Ozark Folk Center State Park
Managed by Arkansas State Parks
76 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Brandonrush · CC BY-SA 4.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Mountain View
Mountain View has 80 acres of parks, 27 for every 1,000 residents
0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Mountain View. 26% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 23% of U.S. towns · #81 of 123 in Arkansas. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
12 acres · of 7.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
80 ac
27 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
26%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
791 ft
Indian Knob
What kind of outdoors town is Mountain View?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Mountain View have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mountain View is ahead of 23% of U.S. towns, #81 of 123 in Arkansas. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Mountain View’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical AR town 1% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · AR 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land27 acres of park per 1,000 residents (80 acres) · AR 8 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home26% 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 23%
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Arkansas towns of 2,500+ (123)Ahead of 34%
Few Arkansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Mountain View’s under 1% is ahead of 23% of Arkansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 13% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Mountain View. 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
The longest trail network is Ozark Folk Center State Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Ozark-Saint Francis National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
City Park Stone Ampitheater
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
12 conserved acres
under 1% of Mountain View’s land. Who manages Mountain View’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service8 ac
State parks3 ac
National Forest · 8 acState Historic or Cultural Area · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ozark National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 8 | Open |
| Ozark Folk Center State Historic or Cultural Area | State parks | 3 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Mountain View
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Mountain View
Indian Knob791 ft elevation
DirectionsDisc golf in Mountain View
Bluegrass Trails Disc Golf Course
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
5Baseball
3Tennis
1Soccer
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →15 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Stone County CourthouseBuilding · listed 1976
About itBrewer's MillBuilding · listed 1985
About itCase, C. B., Motor Co. BuildingBuilding · listed 1985
About itClark-King HouseBuilding · listed 1985
About itCommercial HotelBuilding · listed 1985
About itDew Drop InnBuilding · listed 1985
About itFarmers and Merchants BankBuilding · listed 1985
About itLackey General Merchandise and WarehouseBuilding · listed 1985
About itSmith, C. L., & Son General StoreBuilding · listed 1985
About itStegall General StoreBuilding · listed 1985
About itA. B. Brewer BuildingBuilding · listed 1985
About itJohn F. Brewer HouseBuilding · listed 1985
About it3 more on the History page.
When to get out
June is the best month for walking in Mountain View
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 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.0 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 48 | 53 | 61 | 71 | 78 | 86 | 90 | 89 | 83 | 72 | 60 | 50 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.2 |
January is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Mountain View →
Questions about parks and trails in Mountain View
Where can I hike in Mountain View?
The longest trail networks: Ozark Folk Center State Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Mountain View 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 Mountain View’s trails?
Ozark Folk Center State Park and Ozark-Saint Francis National Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Mountain View?
5,521 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mountain View or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 88 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Mountain View have?
Ahead of 23% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #81 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 View 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 →