Elm Springs City Park
Managed by City of Elm Springs
2 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
DOutdoors
Outdoors in Elm Springs
Few parks or trails are on the map in Elm Springs
6 acres are parks and preserves, 2.0 per 1,000 residents. 25% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Elm Springs, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 11% of U.S. towns · #112 of 123 in Arkansas. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
6 acres · of 6.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
6 ac
2.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
25%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.8 mi
0.8 mi paths
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Elm Springs have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Elm Springs is ahead of 11% of U.S. towns, #112 of 123 in Arkansas. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Elm Springs’ overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical AR town 1% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · AR 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land2.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (6 acres) · AR 8 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home25% 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 11%
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Arkansas towns of 2,500+ (123)Ahead of 9%
Few Arkansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Elm Springs’ under 1% is ahead of 25% of Arkansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 16% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Elm Springs. 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 still be D. 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 Elm Springs City Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
6 conserved acres
under 1% of Elm Springs’ land. Who manages Elm Springs’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city6 ac
Local Park · 6 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elm Springs City Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Elm Springs
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Elm Springs
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Elm Springs
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
Biking & sports
0.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Elm Springs Cemetery, Historic SectionSite · listed 2020
About itWhen to get out
June is the best month for walking in Elm Springs
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 | 69 | 77 | 84 | 89 | 89 | 82 | 71 | 59 | 49 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Elm Springs →
Next door
Elm Springs and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elm Springs | under 1% | 0.1 | 2 | 25% | D |
| Springdale | 1% | 0.4 | 7 | 39% | C |
| Tontitown | under 1% | under 0.1 | 4 | 31% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Elm Springs
Where can I hike in Elm Springs?
The longest trail networks: Elm Springs City Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Elm Springs 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 Elm Springs’ trails?
Elm Springs City Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Elm Springs?
0.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Elm Springs?
19,574 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Elm Springs or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Elm Springs have?
Ahead of 11% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #112 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 Elm Springs 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 →