East End has 93 acres of parks, 13 for every 1,000 residents
7% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2.0 miles of mapped trail cross East End, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns · #92 of 123 in Arkansas. What drives it
How much outdoors does East End have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, East End is ahead of 20% of U.S. towns, #92 of 123 in Arkansas. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Few Arkansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so East End’s 1% is ahead of 49% of Arkansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 24% 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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92 conserved acres
1% of East End’s land. Who manages East End’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 92 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
2 places to go in East End
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
The walking year in East End
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 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 52 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 81 | 89 | 92 | 92 | 86 | 75 | 63 | 54 |
| Rain (in) | 3.9 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
September is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 5.7 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in East End →
Questions about parks and trails in East End
How much of East End 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.
Is there public land near East End?
5,192 acres of parks and open public land lie inside East End or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 93 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does East End have?
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #92 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 East End 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 →