Lake Leatherwood Park
Managed by City of Eureka Springs Arkansas
1,406 acres5.1 mi of trail
Beacham TrailLake Leatherwood Dam
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: PhotolitherlandChris Litherland · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Eureka Springs
Eureka Springs has 1,431 acres of parks, 588 for every 1,000 residents
8.8 miles of mapped trail cross Eureka Springs, 1.3 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Lake Leatherwood Park (5.1 mi). 64% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 6.8 sq mi of land
Trails
8.8 mi
1.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,431 ac
588 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
64%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
26 mi
26 mi paths
Highest peak
1,417 ft
Miles Mountain
Lakes & rivers
3
1 beach · 1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Eureka Springs?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Eureka Springs have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Eureka Springs is ahead of 65% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Eureka Springs’ overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical AR town 1% · U.S. 4%DTrails1.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (9 mi) · AR 0.2 · U.S. 0.4APark land588 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,431 acres) · AR 8 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home64% of residents within a half mile of a park · AR 46% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 65%
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Few Arkansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Eureka Springs’ under 1% is ahead of 8% of Arkansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 96% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A. 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 Lake Leatherwood Park, with 5.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Basin Spring Park
Managed by City of Eureka Springs
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Eureka Springs Music Park Public Restrooms
Managed by City of Eureka Springs
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Things to do
14 places to go in Eureka Springs
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Eureka Springs
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Swimming spots in Eureka Springs
1 swimming spot without a name on the map.
Public pools in Eureka Springs
Crescent pool
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Eureka Springs
Harmon PlaygroundIn Harmon Park
DirectionsPlus 3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Eureka Springs
Dog Park
DirectionsBoat launches in Eureka Springs
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
Scenic views in Eureka Springs
Crescent Lookout
DirectionsEast Mountain Overlook
DirectionsThe PointIn Lake Leatherwood Park
DirectionsPeaks in Eureka Springs
Miles Mountain1,417 ft elevation
DirectionsCampgrounds in Eureka Springs
1 campground without a name on the map.
Trails & water
2 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 2.6 mi
Beacham Trail1.5 mi
Lake Leatherwood Dam0.8 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
26 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
26 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
3Soccer
2Baseball
2Basketball
1Volleyball
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →11 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Eureka Springs Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1970
About itMulladay Hollow BridgeStructure · listed 1990
About itLake Leatherwood Recreational FacilitiesBuilding · listed 1992
About itLeatherwood DamStructure · listed 1992
About itLake Leatherwood Park Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1998
About itTall Pines Motor InnDistrict · listed 1999
About itThorncrown ChapelBuilding · listed 2000
About itConcord School HouseBuilding · listed 2009
About itSanitarium Lake Bridges Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2010
About itCrescent HotelBuilding · listed 2016
About itEureka Springs CemeterySite · listed 2018
About itWhen to get out
June is the best month for walking in Eureka 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) | 46 | 51 | 60 | 69 | 76 | 84 | 88 | 88 | 81 | 70 | 58 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.9 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Eureka Springs →
Questions about parks and trails in Eureka Springs
Where can I hike in Eureka Springs?
The longest trail networks: Lake Leatherwood Park, 5.1 miles; Harmon Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Eureka 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 Eureka Springs’ trails?
Lake Leatherwood Park and Harmon Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Eureka Springs?
26 miles of bike routes are on the map: 26 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Eureka Springs?
30,039 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Eureka Springs or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,431 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Eureka Springs have?
Ahead of 65% 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 Eureka 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 →