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Outdoors in Marmaduke

98% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Marmaduke

1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Marmaduke, 0.7 per square mile of land. 23 acres are parks and preserves, 18 per 1,000 residents.

Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns. What drives it

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 1.4 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
23 ac
18 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
98%
of residents within ½ mile

What kind of outdoors town is Marmaduke?

Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.

Outdoors grade

How much outdoors does Marmaduke have?

On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Marmaduke is ahead of 60% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.

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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Marmaduke’s overall grade.
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 60%
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Few Arkansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Marmaduke’s under 1% is ahead of 8% of Arkansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 88% of them.

How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A. 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.

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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.

Marmaduke City Park

Park
16 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Marmaduke community park

Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Marmaduke Church of Christ Rec. Park.

Park
1 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Things to do

4 places to go in Marmaduke

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

Playgrounds in Marmaduke

4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Trails & water

1 named trail

Named trails
Unpaved · 0.8 mi
Walking path, Track0.2 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
6Baseball
2Soccer
2Football

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

When to get out

The walking year in Marmaduke

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)9.910.811.913.114.114.614.413.512.411.210.29.7
High (°F)465160718088908983735949
Rain (in)3.73.94.85.35.43.64.03.53.33.84.54.5

September is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Marmaduke →

Questions about parks and trails in Marmaduke

Where can I hike in Marmaduke?

The longest trail networks: Marmaduke Church of Christ Rec. Park., 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

How much of Marmaduke 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 Marmaduke’s trails?

Marmaduke City Park and Marmaduke community park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Marmaduke?

61 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Marmaduke or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 23 of them inside the city line.

How much outdoors does Marmaduke have?

Ahead of 60% 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 Marmaduke 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 →