Spring Park
Park
10 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Cleburne County Farm Cemetery · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Heber Springs
Few parks or trails are on the map in Heber Springs
The biggest trail networks: Spring Park (1 mi). 11 acres are parks and preserves, 1.5 per 1,000 residents. 28% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns · #79 of 123 in Arkansas. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
93 acres · of 9.1 sq mi of land
Trails
3.9 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
11 ac
1.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
28%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
6.8 mi
4.0 mi paths
Highest peak
581 ft
Sugar Loaf Mountain
What kind of outdoors town is Heber Springs?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Heber Springs have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Heber Springs is ahead of 25% of U.S. towns, #79 of 123 in Arkansas. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Heber Springs’ overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical AR town 1% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · AR 0.2 · U.S. 0.4BPark land1.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (11 acres) · AR 8 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home28% 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 25%
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Arkansas towns of 2,500+ (123)Ahead of 36%
Few Arkansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Heber Springs’ 2% is ahead of 76% of Arkansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 76% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C+. 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 Spring Park, with 1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
93 conserved acres
2% of Heber Springs’ land. Who manages Heber Springs’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Army Corps of Engineers83 ac
Town or city10 ac
Recreation Management Area · 83 acLocal Park · 10 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greers Ferry Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 83 | Open |
| Spring Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
Things to do
9 places to go in Heber Springs
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Heber Springs
7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Heber Springs
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Heber Springs
Sugar Loaf Mountain581 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
3 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 2.7 mi
Tonawanda Base Trail1.1 mi
Wildlife Trail0.8 mi
Summit Trail0.4 mi
Biking & sports
6.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
4.0 mi
off-road bike paths
2.8 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
8Golf
3Basketball
1Football
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →9 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Cleburne County CourthouseBuilding · listed 1976
About itHugh L. King HouseBuilding · listed 1992
About itClarence Frauenthal HouseBuilding · listed 1993
About itDr. Cyrus F. Crosby HouseBuilding · listed 1993
About itWoman's Community Club Band ShellStructure · listed 1994
About itOlmstead, T. E., & Son Funeral HomeBuilding · listed 1995
About itRector HouseBuilding · listed 2008
About itDisfarmer, Mike Meyer, GravesiteSite · listed 2009
About itHeber Springs Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2009
About itWhen to get out
The walking year in Heber Springs
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 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 49 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 80 | 87 | 91 | 91 | 84 | 73 | 61 | 51 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
September is the driest month (3.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 5.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Heber Springs →
Questions about parks and trails in Heber Springs
Where can I hike in Heber Springs?
The longest trail networks: Spring Park, 1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Heber Springs is conserved land?
2% 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 Heber Springs’ trails?
Spring Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Heber Springs?
6.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.0 of off-road paths and 2.8 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Heber Springs?
7,087 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Heber Springs or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 103 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Heber Springs have?
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #79 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 Heber Springs 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 →