Janssen Park
Park
10 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Lauren Shufelberger · CC BY-SA 3.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Mena
Few parks or trails are on the map in Mena
25 acres are parks and preserves, 4.5 per 1,000 residents. 45% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Mena, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns · #80 of 123 in Arkansas. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
33 acres · of 6.9 sq mi of land
Trails
1.4 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
25 ac
4.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
45%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Mena?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Mena have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mena is ahead of 24% of U.S. towns, #80 of 123 in Arkansas. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Mena’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical AR town 1% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · AR 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land4.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (25 acres) · AR 8 · U.S. 13CParks close to home45% 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 24%
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Arkansas towns of 2,500+ (123)Ahead of 35%
Few Arkansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Mena’s 1% is ahead of 54% of Arkansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 44% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Mena. 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 C− 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 Janssen Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
33 conserved acres
1% of Mena’s land. Who manages Mena’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city23 ac
U.S. Forest Service8 ac
County2 ac
Local Park · 25 acNational Forest · 8 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mcmilliam Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Janssen Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Ouachita National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 8 | Open |
| County Park Local Park | County | 2 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Mena
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Mena
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
5Baseball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →11 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
James D. Shaver HouseBuilding · listed 1979
About itJanssen ParkDistrict · listed 1979
About itMena Kansas City-Southern DepotBuilding · listed 1991
About itNational Guard ArmoryBuilding · listed 1991
About itOld Post OfficeBuilding · listed 1991
About itSt. Agnes Catholic ChurchBuilding · listed 1991
About itEbenezer MonumentObject · listed 1992
About itPolk County CourthouseBuilding · listed 1992
About itElks LodgeBuilding · listed 1998
About itStudebaker ShowroomBuilding · listed 2000
About itMena Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2009
About itWhen to get out
June is the best month for walking in Mena
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) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 50 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 78 | 86 | 90 | 90 | 84 | 73 | 61 | 52 |
| Rain (in) | 3.9 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
January is the driest month (3.9 in) and August the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 6.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Mena →
Questions about parks and trails in Mena
Where can I hike in Mena?
The longest trail networks: Janssen Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Mena 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 Mena’s trails?
Janssen Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Mena?
112,550 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mena or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 40 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Mena have?
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #80 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 Mena 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 →