Photo: Brandonrush · CC BY-SA 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Elkins
The biggest trail networks: Bunch Park (0.5 mi). 33% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 31 acres are parks and preserves, 8.2 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns · #91 of 123 in Arkansas. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Elkins?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Elkins have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Elkins is ahead of 20% of U.S. towns, #91 of 123 in Arkansas. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
Few Arkansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Elkins’ under 1% is ahead of 30% of Arkansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 28% 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 Bunch Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
8 conserved acres
under 1% of Elkins’ land. Who manages Elkins’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunch Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
3 places to go in Elkins
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.0 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.
3 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 Elkins
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 | 10.8 | 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 | 84 | 89 | 89 | 81 | 71 | 59 | 49 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Elkins →
Elkins and its neighbors
Elkins has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elkins | under 1% | 0.1 | 8 | 33% | C− |
| Fayetteville | 10% | 0.9 | 40 | 90% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Elkins
Where can I hike in Elkins?
The longest trail networks: Bunch Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Elkins 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 Elkins’ trails?
Bunch Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Elkins?
4,862 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Elkins or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 31 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Elkins have?
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #91 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 Elkins 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 →