Cooper Park
Managed by Mountain Home Parks & Recreation
44 acres1.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Mountain Home Commercial Historic District · Photo: JenBaker1951 · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Mountain Home
Mountain Home has 17 miles of mapped trails, 1.4 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Cooper Park (1.6 mi), Keller Park (0.6 mi). 41% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 229 acres are parks and preserves, 17 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns · #13 of 123 in Arkansas. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
206 acres · of 12.1 sq mi of land
Trails
17 mi
1.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
229 ac
17 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
41%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,135 ft
Capitol Hill
What kind of outdoors town is Mountain Home?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Mountain Home have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mountain Home is ahead of 61% of U.S. towns, #13 of 123 in Arkansas. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Mountain Home’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical AR town 1% · U.S. 4%B−Trails1.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (17 mi) · AR 0.2 · U.S. 0.4APark land17 acres of park per 1,000 residents (229 acres) · AR 8 · U.S. 13BParks close to home41% 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 61%
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Arkansas towns of 2,500+ (123)Ahead of 90%
Few Arkansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Mountain Home’s 3% is ahead of 87% of Arkansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 98% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B+. 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 Cooper Park, with 1.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
206 conserved acres
3% of Mountain Home’s land. Who manages Mountain Home’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city206 ac
Local Recreation Area · 154 acLocal Park · 52 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clysta Willett Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 75 | Open |
| Mccabe Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 57 | Open |
| Cooper Park Local Park | Town or city | 45 | Open |
| Keller Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 22 | Open |
| Hickory Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
Things to do
15 places to go in Mountain Home
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Mountain Home
14 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Mountain Home
Capitol Hill1,135 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
12Tennis
12Baseball
6Basketball
3Soccer
3Softball
1Football
1Pickleball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →5 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.
When to get out
June is the best month for walking in Mountain Home
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) | 47 | 52 | 60 | 70 | 77 | 85 | 90 | 89 | 82 | 71 | 59 | 49 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.5 |
January is the driest month (2.9 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 Mountain Home →
Questions about parks and trails in Mountain Home
Where can I hike in Mountain Home?
The longest trail networks: Cooper Park, 1.6 miles; Keller Park, 0.6 miles; Hickory Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Mountain Home is conserved land?
3% 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 Mountain Home’s trails?
Cooper Park and Keller Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Mountain Home?
30,300 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mountain Home or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 229 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Mountain Home have?
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #13 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 Mountain Home 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 →