Herman Dierks Park
Park
19 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in De Queen
Few parks or trails are on the map in De Queen
45% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 46 acres are parks and preserves, 7.6 per 1,000 residents. 1% of De Queen’s land is conserved, about 45 acres.
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns · #96 of 123 in Arkansas. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
45 acres · of 6.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
46 ac
7.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
45%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is De Queen?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does De Queen have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, De Queen is ahead of 18% of U.S. towns, #96 of 123 in Arkansas. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of De Queen’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical AR town 1% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · AR 0.2 · U.S. 0.4DPark land7.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (46 acres) · AR 8 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home45% 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 18%
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Arkansas towns of 2,500+ (123)Ahead of 22%
Few Arkansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so De Queen’s 1% is ahead of 66% of Arkansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 2% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in De Queen. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C. 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
45 conserved acres
1% of De Queen’s land. Who manages De Queen’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city45 ac
Local Recreation Area · 23 acLocal Park · 22 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| De Queen Sportsplex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 23 | Open |
| Herman Dierks Memoiral Park Local Park | Town or city | 22 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in De Queen
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in De Queen
De Queen City Pool
DirectionsBiking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
7Baseball
2Tennis
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →6 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Hayes Hardware StoreBuilding · listed 1980
About itFirst Presbyterian ChurchBuilding · listed 1994
About itDeQueen & Eastern Railroad Machine ShopBuilding · listed 1996
About itBishop Brookes HouseBuilding · listed 1999
About itOtis Theodore and Effiegene Locke Wingo HouseBuilding · listed 2004
About itDeQueen Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2012
About itWhen to get out
The walking year in De Queen
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) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 53 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 88 | 92 | 93 | 87 | 76 | 64 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.1 |
August is the driest month (3.7 in) and the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 6.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in De Queen →
Questions about parks and trails in De Queen
How much of De Queen is conserved land?
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 De Queen’s trails?
Herman Dierks Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near De Queen?
5,790 acres of parks and open public land lie inside De Queen or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 46 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does De Queen have?
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #96 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 De Queen 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 →