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Jacksonport State ParkJacksonport State Park · Photo: Jma661 · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Outdoors in Jacksonport

12% of Jacksonport’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 12% of Jacksonport’s land is conserved, about 27 acres. 32 acres are parks and preserves, 281 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
12%
27 acres · of 0.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
32 ac
281 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

12
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 Jacksonport State Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Jacksonport State Park

Managed by Arkansas State Parks
30 acres0.2 mi of trail
Tunstall Riverwalk
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗

Jacksonport City Park

Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

27 conserved acres

12% of Jacksonport’s land. Who manages Jacksonport’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State parks27 ac
State Park · 27 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Jacksonport State Park
State Park
State parks27Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Jacksonport

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Jacksonport

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

Trails & water

1 named trail

Named trails
Tunstall Riverwalk0.2 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
1Basketball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

2 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
Jacksonport State ParkDistrict · listed 1970
About it
Jackson Guards MemorialObject · listed 1996
About it
When to get out

The walking year in Jacksonport

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)10.010.811.913.014.014.614.313.512.311.210.29.8
High (°F)485262728088919084736050
Rain (in)3.63.94.95.45.53.23.93.43.43.94.74.8

June is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 5.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Jacksonport →

Questions about parks and trails in Jacksonport

Where can I hike in Jacksonport?

The longest trail networks: Jacksonport State Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Jacksonport’s trails?

Jacksonport State Park and Jacksonport City Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Jacksonport?

263 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Jacksonport or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 32 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Jacksonport 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 →