Bryant-Lasater House · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 3.011% of Mulberry’s land is conserved: 558 acres
65 acres are parks and preserves, 40 per 1,000 residents. 1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Mulberry, 0.2 per square mile of land. 65% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 68% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Mulberry?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Mulberry have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mulberry is ahead of 68% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Arkansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Mulberry’s 11% is ahead of 99% of Arkansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 37% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Mulberry City Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Vine Prairie Park
Kirksey Park
Bluff Hole Park
558 conserved acres
11% of Mulberry’s land. Who manages Mulberry’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ozark Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 558 | Open |
4 places to go in Mulberry
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
April is the best month for walking in Mulberry
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 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 50 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 89 | 93 | 92 | 85 | 74 | 62 | 52 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.9 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 5.9 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Mulberry →
Questions about parks and trails in Mulberry
Where can I hike in Mulberry?
The longest trail networks: Mulberry City Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Mulberry is conserved land?
11% 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 Mulberry’s trails?
Mulberry City Park and Vine Prairie Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Mulberry?
31,136 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mulberry or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 593 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Mulberry have?
Ahead of 68% 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 Mulberry 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 →