Alfred W. Henson House · Photo: Wjhannah68 · CC BY-SA 4.0Judsonia has 18 acres of parks, 8.6 for every 1,000 residents
63% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 21% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Judsonia?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Judsonia have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Judsonia is ahead of 21% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Arkansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Judsonia’s 1% is ahead of 58% of Arkansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 2% 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
17 conserved acres
1% of Judsonia’s land. Who manages Judsonia’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly Acres Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Unknown Ball Fields Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Orr Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
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.
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.
The walking year in Judsonia
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 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 49 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 80 | 88 | 91 | 91 | 84 | 74 | 61 | 51 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 5.1 |
August is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 5.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Judsonia →
Questions about parks and trails in Judsonia
How much of Judsonia 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 Judsonia’s trails?
W.R. Orr Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Judsonia?
5,455 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Judsonia or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 18 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Judsonia have?
Ahead of 21% 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 Judsonia 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 →