Photo: Brandonrush · CC BY-SA 3.0Decatur has 43 acres of parks, 28 for every 1,000 residents
54% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.1 miles of mapped trail cross Decatur, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Decatur have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Decatur is ahead of 35% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few Arkansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Decatur’s under 1% is ahead of 8% of Arkansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 49% 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
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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
1 lakes & rivers
1.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
June is the best month for walking in Decatur
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) | 47 | 52 | 61 | 70 | 77 | 85 | 90 | 89 | 82 | 71 | 59 | 49 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.9 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Decatur →
Questions about parks and trails in Decatur
How much of Decatur 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 Decatur’s trails?
Edmiston Park and Decatur Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Decatur?
1.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Decatur?
498 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Decatur or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 43 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Decatur have?
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Decatur 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 →