Oak Bower Community Park
Park
4 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Lavaca
Lavaca has 6 acres of parks, 2.3 for every 1,000 residents
0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Lavaca, 0.1 per square mile of land. 54% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns · #103 of 123 in Arkansas. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 2.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
6 ac
2.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
54%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lavaca have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lavaca is ahead of 15% of U.S. towns, #103 of 123 in Arkansas. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lavaca’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical AR town 1% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · AR 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land2.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (6 acres) · AR 8 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home54% 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 15%
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Arkansas towns of 2,500+ (123)Ahead of 16%
Few Arkansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Lavaca’s under 1% is ahead of 7% of Arkansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 30% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Lavaca. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D 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 Oak Bower Community Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Things to do
2 places to go in Lavaca
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Lavaca
2 playgrounds 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
2Tennis
2Baseball
1Basketball
1Football
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Lavaca
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 | 10.2 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 51 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 88 | 93 | 92 | 85 | 75 | 62 | 53 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.9 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 6.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lavaca →
Questions about parks and trails in Lavaca
Where can I hike in Lavaca?
The longest trail networks: Oak Bower Community Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lavaca is conserved land?
under 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 Lavaca’s trails?
Oak Bower Community Park and Lavaca City Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lavaca?
11,862 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lavaca or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Lavaca have?
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #103 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 Lavaca 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 →