Crater of Diamonds State Park
Park
670 acres2.2 mi of trail
Prospectors Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Murfreesboro Cities Service Station · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 4.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Murfreesboro
37% of Murfreesboro’s land is conserved: 858 acres
905 acres are parks and preserves, 497 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Crater of Diamonds State Park (2.2 mi). 2.8 miles of mapped trail cross Murfreesboro, 0.8 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 87% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
37%
858 acres · of 3.7 sq mi of land
Trails
2.8 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
905 ac
497 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
37%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
397 ft
East Hill
What kind of outdoors town is Murfreesboro?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Murfreesboro have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Murfreesboro is ahead of 87% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Murfreesboro’s overall grade.
Conserved land37% of the land · typical AR town 1% · U.S. 4%A+Trails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · AR 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land497 acres of park per 1,000 residents (905 acres) · AR 8 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home37% 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 87%
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Few Arkansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Murfreesboro’s 37% is ahead of 100% of Arkansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 89% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− to A+. 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 Crater of Diamonds State Park, with 2.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Murfreesboro City Park
Park
14 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
858 conserved acres
37% of Murfreesboro’s land. Who manages Murfreesboro’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks858 ac
State Park · 858 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crater Of Diamonds State Park State Park | State parks | 858 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Murfreesboro
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Murfreesboro
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Murfreesboro
East Hill397 ft elevation · In Crater of Diamonds State Park
DirectionsMiddle Hill364 ft elevation · In Crater of Diamonds State Park
DirectionsWest Hill344 ft elevation · In Crater of Diamonds State Park
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.9 mi
Prospectors Trail1.1 mi
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
4Baseball
3Tennis
2Basketball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The walking year in Murfreesboro
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 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 53 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 88 | 92 | 92 | 86 | 76 | 64 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 4.1 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.3 |
August is the driest month (3.2 in) and the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 6.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Murfreesboro →
Questions about parks and trails in Murfreesboro
Where can I hike in Murfreesboro?
The longest trail networks: Crater of Diamonds State Park, 2.2 miles; Murfreesboro City Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Murfreesboro is conserved land?
37% 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 Murfreesboro’s trails?
Crater of Diamonds State Park and Murfreesboro City Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Murfreesboro?
992 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Murfreesboro or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 905 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Murfreesboro have?
Ahead of 87% 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 Murfreesboro 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 →