Matthews Park
Managed by City of Greenbrier
51 acres1.8 mi of trail
Prairie Meadow Outer Loop (.60mi)Prairie Meadow Gravel Loop (.25mi)
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
S.D. Merritt House · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 3.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Greenbrier
Greenbrier has 84 acres of parks, 14 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Matthews Park (1.8 mi). 53% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2.1 miles of mapped trail cross Greenbrier, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns · #50 of 123 in Arkansas. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
20 acres · of 7.9 sq mi of land
Trails
2.1 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
84 ac
14 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
53%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Greenbrier have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Greenbrier is ahead of 35% of U.S. towns, #50 of 123 in Arkansas. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Greenbrier’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical AR town 1% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · AR 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land14 acres of park per 1,000 residents (84 acres) · AR 8 · U.S. 13BParks close to home53% 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 35%
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Arkansas towns of 2,500+ (123)Ahead of 60%
Few Arkansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Greenbrier’s under 1% is ahead of 31% of Arkansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 54% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B−. 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 Matthews Park, with 1.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
20 conserved acres
under 1% of Greenbrier’s land. Who manages Greenbrier’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city20 ac
Local Park · 20 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenbrier City Park Local Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
Things to do
7 places to go in Greenbrier
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Greenbrier
7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
2 named trails
Named trails
Prairie Meadow Outer Loop (.60mi)0.6 mi
Prairie Meadow Gravel Loop (.25mi)0.2 mi
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
12Baseball
8Soccer
5Tracks
4Tennis
2Football
2Basketball
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The walking year in Greenbrier
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) | 50 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 88 | 92 | 92 | 85 | 74 | 62 | 52 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.7 |
June is the driest month (3.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 5.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Greenbrier →
Questions about parks and trails in Greenbrier
Where can I hike in Greenbrier?
The longest trail networks: Matthews Park, 1.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Greenbrier 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 Greenbrier’s trails?
Matthews Park and Greenbrier Centennial Soccer Fields don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Greenbrier?
912 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Greenbrier or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 84 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Greenbrier have?
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #50 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 Greenbrier 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 →