Son's Chapel · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Goshen
0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Goshen. 4% of Goshen’s land is conserved, about 273 acres.
Ahead of 10% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Goshen have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Goshen is ahead of 10% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds 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 Goshen’s 4% is ahead of 88% of Arkansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 9% 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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273 conserved acres
4% of Goshen’s land. Who manages Goshen’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 273 | Open |
1 places to go in Goshen
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 lakes & rivers
0.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
June is the best month for walking in Goshen
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 | 85 | 90 | 89 | 82 | 71 | 59 | 50 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Goshen →
Questions about parks and trails in Goshen
How much of Goshen is conserved land?
4% 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.
Where can I bike in Goshen?
0.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Goshen?
7,049 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Goshen or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 211 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Goshen have?
Ahead of 10% 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 Goshen 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 →