Beech Grove Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Ardelta · CC BY-SA 4.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in Forrest City
Few parks or trails are on the map in Forrest City
0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Forrest City. 39 acres are parks and preserves, 3.1 per 1,000 residents. 49% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 13% of U.S. towns · #108 of 123 in Arkansas. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
38 acres · of 20.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
39 ac
3.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
49%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
4
What kind of outdoors town is Forrest City?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Forrest City have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Forrest City is ahead of 13% of U.S. towns, #108 of 123 in Arkansas. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Forrest City’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical AR town 1% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · AR 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land3.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (39 acres) · AR 8 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home49% 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 13%
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Arkansas towns of 2,500+ (123)Ahead of 12%
Few Arkansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Forrest City’s under 1% is ahead of 27% of Arkansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 6% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Forrest City. 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 range from D to C−. 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Sycamore Street Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
38 conserved acres
under 1% of Forrest City’s land. Who manages Forrest City’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city38 ac
Local Park · 38 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Springs Park Local Park | Town or city | 21 | Open |
| South Side Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Northside Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Beech Grove Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Lake Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Forrest Hills Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Lincoln Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Forrest City
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Forrest City
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
4 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
8Golf
6Tennis
2Soccer
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →9 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Stuart SpringsSite · listed 1977
About itMann HouseBuilding · listed 1982
About itForrest City High SchoolBuilding · listed 1992
About itFirst United Methodist ChurchBuilding · listed 1994
About itCampbell HouseBuilding · listed 2006
About itForrest City Colored CemeterySite · listed 2021
About itForrest City Public LibraryBuilding · listed 2022
About itForrest City City HallBuilding · listed 2022
About itHighway A-1. Forrest City SegmentStructure · listed 2026
About itWhen to get out
The walking year in Forrest City
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 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 49 | 54 | 63 | 73 | 81 | 88 | 91 | 90 | 85 | 74 | 61 | 52 |
| Rain (in) | 3.9 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
August is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 5.7 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Forrest City →
Questions about parks and trails in Forrest City
How much of Forrest City 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 Forrest City’s trails?
Beech Grove Park and Sycamore Street Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Forrest City?
5,784 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Forrest City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 39 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Forrest City have?
Ahead of 13% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #108 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 Forrest City 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 →