Photo: User:Brandonrush, User:Chrislitherland · Public domainOsceola has 9.8 miles of mapped trails, 0.9 for every square mile of land
20 acres are parks and preserves, 3.0 per 1,000 residents. 72% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns · #41 of 123 in Arkansas. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Osceola?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Osceola have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Osceola is ahead of 38% of U.S. towns, #41 of 123 in Arkansas. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few Arkansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Osceola’s under 1% is ahead of 20% of Arkansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 93% 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Rodney Anders Memorial Park
18 conserved acres
under 1% of Osceola’s land. Who manages Osceola’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Rosenwald Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Irma Belcher Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
5 places to go in Osceola
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1.8 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.
10 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 4 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The walking year in Osceola
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 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 47 | 52 | 61 | 72 | 81 | 88 | 91 | 90 | 84 | 74 | 60 | 51 |
| Rain (in) | 3.9 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 5.1 |
September is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 5.5 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Osceola →
Questions about parks and trails in Osceola
Where can I hike in Osceola?
The longest trail networks: Rodney Anders Memorial Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Osceola 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 Osceola’s trails?
Rosenwald Park and Florida Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Osceola?
1.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Osceola?
3,945 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Osceola or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 20 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Osceola have?
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #41 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 Osceola 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 →