Saddle Store · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 3.0Cherokee Village has 76 miles of mapped trails, 3.7 for every square mile of land
37% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 53 acres are parks and preserves, 11 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns · #25 of 123 in Arkansas. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Cherokee Village?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Cherokee Village have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cherokee Village is ahead of 48% of U.S. towns, #25 of 123 in Arkansas. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few Arkansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Cherokee Village’s under 1% is ahead of 30% of Arkansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 99% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Tohi Nature Trail, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Papoosa Park
36 conserved acres
under 1% of Cherokee Village’s land. Who manages Cherokee Village’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha Community Center Local Recreation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 18 | Open |
| Raccoon Spring Park Local Park | County | 5 | Open |
| Papoosa Park Local Park | Regional agency | 4 | Open |
| Navajo Park State Recreation Area | Other state land | 3 | Open |
| Allegheny Park Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 3 | Open |
| Cedar Valley Park Local Park | Regional agency | 3 | Open |
| Dogwood Park Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 1 | Open |
25 named trails and 6 lakes & rivers
15 more trails
June is the best month for walking in Cherokee Village
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 77 | 86 | 90 | 89 | 82 | 71 | 59 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.0 |
January is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.5 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Cherokee Village →
Cherokee Village and its neighbors
Cherokee Village has the most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Cherokee Village
Where can I hike in Cherokee Village?
The longest trail networks: Tohi Nature Trail, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Cherokee Village is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 1% for an Arkansas town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Cherokee Village’s trails?
Tohi Nature Trail and Papoosa Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Cherokee Village?
512 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cherokee Village or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 53 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Cherokee Village have?
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #25 of 123 in Arkansas. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Cherokee Village neighbors.
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →