T.A. Cowan Parkway
Park
22 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Brandonrush · CC BY-SA 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Hazen
Hazen has 33 acres of parks, 18 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: T.A. Cowan Parkway (0.8 mi). 88% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Hazen, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
16 acres · of 3.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
33 ac
18 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
88%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Hazen?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Hazen have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hazen is ahead of 51% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Hazen’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical AR town 1% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · AR 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land18 acres of park per 1,000 residents (33 acres) · AR 8 · U.S. 13BParks close to home88% of residents within a half mile of a park · AR 46% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 51%
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Few Arkansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Hazen’s 1% is ahead of 46% of Arkansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 53% 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 T.A. Cowan Parkway, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Town & Country Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
16 conserved acres
1% of Hazen’s land. Who manages Hazen’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land16 ac
State Conservation Area · 16 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Railroad Prairie Natural Area State Conservation Area | Other state land | 16 | Restricted |
Things to do
3 places to go in Hazen
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Hazen
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Dog parks in Hazen
2 dog parks without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
4Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 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 Hazen
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) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 50 | 55 | 63 | 73 | 81 | 88 | 91 | 91 | 85 | 74 | 62 | 52 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 5.1 |
August is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 5.4 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Hazen →
Questions about parks and trails in Hazen
Where can I hike in Hazen?
The longest trail networks: T.A. Cowan Parkway, 0.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Hazen 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.
Are dogs allowed on Hazen’s trails?
T.A. Cowan Parkway and John Harrison Sims Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Hazen?
76 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hazen or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 33 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Hazen have?
Ahead of 51% 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 Hazen 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 →