Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 4.0Hampton has 14 acres of parks, 13 for every 1,000 residents
0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Hampton, 0.1 per square mile of land. 60% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 23% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Hampton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Hampton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hampton is ahead of 23% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few Arkansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Hampton’s under 1% is ahead of 8% of Arkansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 15% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Ham Moses Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
1 places to go in Hampton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
May is the best month for walking in Hampton
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) | 10.2 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 54 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 89 | 92 | 92 | 87 | 76 | 65 | 56 |
| Rain (in) | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 5.8 |
September is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 5.9 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Hampton →
Questions about parks and trails in Hampton
Where can I hike in Hampton?
The longest trail networks: Ham Moses Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Hampton 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 Hampton’s trails?
Ham Moses Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Hampton?
13,063 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hampton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 14 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Hampton have?
Ahead of 23% 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 Hampton 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 →