Green Forest Water Tower · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Green Forest
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Green Forest. 1% of Green Forest’s land is conserved, about 16 acres. 16 acres are parks and preserves, 5.1 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns · #93 of 123 in Arkansas. What drives it
How much outdoors does Green Forest have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Green Forest is ahead of 20% of U.S. towns, #93 of 123 in Arkansas. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
Few Arkansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Green Forest’s 1% is ahead of 60% of Arkansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 11% 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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16 conserved acres
1% of Green Forest’s land. Who manages Green Forest’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadway Ball Fields Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
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 Green Forest
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 | 89 | 88 | 81 | 70 | 58 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Green Forest →
Questions about parks and trails in Green Forest
How much of Green Forest is conserved land?
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.
Is there public land near Green Forest?
229 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Green Forest or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 16 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Green Forest have?
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #93 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 Green Forest 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 →