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Jasper, ArkansasPhoto: PhotolitherlandChris Litherland · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Outdoors in Jasper

Few parks or trails are on the map in Jasper

14 acres are parks and preserves, 30 per 1,000 residents. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Jasper, 0.2 per square mile of land. 64% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
1 acre · of 1.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
14 ac
30 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
64%
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

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Bradley Park

Park
14 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Ozark-Saint Francis National Forest

Managed by United States Forest Service
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

1 conserved acres

under 1% of Jasper’s land. Who manages Jasper’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service1 ac
National Forest · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Ozark National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service1Open
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
2Baseball
1Tennis
1Basketball

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

History along the way

6 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Dr. Hudson Sanitarium Agricultural Building Historic DistrictBuilding · listed 1992
About it
Newton County CourthouseBuilding · listed 1994
About it
Newton County JailBuilding · listed 1994
About it
Jones, Gould, ReservoirStructure · listed 1998
About it
Jasper Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2010
About it
Dermott Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2010
About it
When to get out

June is the best month for walking in Jasper

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)10.010.811.913.114.114.614.413.512.411.210.29.7
High (°F)475261707785898982715949
Rain (in)3.03.04.54.95.14.13.53.44.14.24.33.4

February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Jasper →

Questions about parks and trails in Jasper

Are dogs allowed on Jasper’s trails?

Bradley Park and Ozark-Saint Francis National Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Jasper?

33,225 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Jasper or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 15 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Jasper neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →