Illinois Bayou Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Fair View School · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 3.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in London
6% of London’s land is conserved: 120 acres
1% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2 acres are parks and preserves, 1.3 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 13% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
120 acres · of 3.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
1.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
449 ft
Negro Hill
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does London have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, London is ahead of 13% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of London’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical AR town 1% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · AR 0.2 · U.S. 0.4DPark land1.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (2 acres) · AR 8 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home1% of residents within a half mile of a park · AR 46% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 13%
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Few Arkansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so London’s 6% is ahead of 93% of Arkansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 2% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in London. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
120 conserved acres
6% of London’s land. Who manages London’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Army Corps of Engineers120 ac
Recreation Management Area · 120 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dardanelle Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 120 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in London
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in London
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in London
Negro Hill449 ft elevation
DirectionsBiking & 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
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
US 64, Old, Scotia SegmentStructure · listed 2007
About itWhen to get out
The walking year in London
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) | 50 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 88 | 93 | 92 | 85 | 75 | 62 | 52 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.3 |
February is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 5.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in London →
Questions about parks and trails in London
How much of London is conserved land?
6% 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 London’s trails?
Illinois Bayou Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near London?
19,605 acres of parks and open public land lie inside London or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 100 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does London have?
Ahead of 13% 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 London 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 →