Cline Park
Park
22 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Ron Reiring · CC BY 2.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Clarksville
15% of Clarksville’s land is conserved: 1,739 acres
The biggest trail networks: Cline Park (1 mi). 42% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 46 acres are parks and preserves, 4.9 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns · #35 of 123 in Arkansas. What drives it
Conserved land
15%
1,739 acres · of 18.2 sq mi of land
Trails
2.3 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
46 ac
4.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
42%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
5.1 mi
0.8 mi lanes · 4.2 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Clarksville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Clarksville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Clarksville is ahead of 42% of U.S. towns, #35 of 123 in Arkansas. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Clarksville’s overall grade.
Conserved land15% of the land · typical AR town 1% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · AR 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land4.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (46 acres) · AR 8 · U.S. 13CParks close to home42% of residents within a half mile of a park · AR 46% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 42%
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Arkansas towns of 2,500+ (123)Ahead of 72%
Few Arkansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Clarksville’s 15% is ahead of 100% of Arkansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 26% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B−. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Cline Park, with 1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
1,739 conserved acres
15% of Clarksville’s land. Who manages Clarksville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Army Corps of Engineers1,707 ac
Town or city32 ac
Recreation Management Area · 1,707 acLocal Park · 32 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dardanelle Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 1,707 | Open |
| Cline Park Local Park | Town or city | 25 | Open |
| Clarksville City Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Clarksville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Clarksville
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Clarksville
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Biking & sports
5.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.8 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
4.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
13Baseball
10Tennis
7Softball
5Basketball
4Beach volleyball
3Soccer
2Pickleball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →19 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Capt. Archibald S. McKennon HouseBuilding · listed 1976
About itDavis HouseBuilding · listed 1982
About itDunlap HouseBuilding · listed 1982
About itMcKennon HouseBuilding · listed 1982
About itFirst Presbyterian ChurchBuilding · listed 1991
About itJohnson County CourthouseBuilding · listed 1991
About itMissouri-Pacific Depot-ClarksvilleBuilding · listed 1992
About itClarksville High School Building No. 1Building · listed 1992
About itMunger, Raymond, Memorial Chapel-University of the OzarksBuilding · listed 1993
About itPennington HouseBuilding · listed 1994
About itPioneer HouseBuilding · listed 1995
About itClarksville Confederate MonumentObject · listed 1999
About it7 more on the History page.
When to get out
The walking year in Clarksville
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) | 10.0 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 50 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 88 | 93 | 92 | 85 | 75 | 62 | 52 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 5.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Clarksville →
Questions about parks and trails in Clarksville
Where can I hike in Clarksville?
The longest trail networks: Cline Park, 1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Clarksville is conserved land?
15% 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 Clarksville’s trails?
Cline Park and Clarksville City Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Clarksville?
5.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of painted or protected lanes and 4.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Clarksville?
53,008 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Clarksville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,761 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Clarksville have?
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #35 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 Clarksville neighbors.
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Sources
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 →