Few parks or trails are on the map in Midway
0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Midway, 0.1 per square mile of land. 2% of Midway’s land is conserved, about 69 acres.
Ahead of 10% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Midway have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Midway is ahead of 10% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
Few Arkansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Midway’s 2% is ahead of 82% of Arkansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 25% 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
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69 conserved acres
2% of Midway’s land. Who manages Midway’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bull Shoals Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 69 | Open |
June is the best month for walking in Midway
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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 77 | 85 | 90 | 89 | 82 | 71 | 59 | 49 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.5 |
January is the driest month (3.0 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 Midway →
Questions about parks and trails in Midway
How much of Midway is conserved land?
2% 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.
Is there public land near Midway?
22,974 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Midway or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 57 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Midway have?
Ahead of 10% 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 Midway 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 →