County Fairgrounds
Park
23 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Ozark Courthouse Square Historic District · Photo: Brandonrush · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Ozark
Ozark has 77 acres of parks, 22 for every 1,000 residents
5% of Ozark’s land is conserved, about 278 acres. 54% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2.3 miles of mapped trail cross Ozark, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns · #15 of 123 in Arkansas. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
278 acres · of 7.9 sq mi of land
Trails
2.3 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
77 ac
22 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
54%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Ozark?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Ozark have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ozark is ahead of 58% of U.S. towns, #15 of 123 in Arkansas. Park acres per resident 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 Ozark’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical AR town 1% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · AR 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land22 acres of park per 1,000 residents (77 acres) · AR 8 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home54% 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 58%
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Arkansas towns of 2,500+ (123)Ahead of 89%
Few Arkansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Ozark’s 5% is ahead of 93% of Arkansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 59% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Ozark Soccer Complex
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Eastside Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Ozark-Saint Francis National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
278 conserved acres
5% of Ozark’s land. Who manages Ozark’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Army Corps of Engineers214 ac
Town or city43 ac
County23 ac
U.S. Forest Service2 ac
Recreation Management Area · 214 acLocal Park · 62 acLocal Recreation Area · 3 acNational Forest · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ozark Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 214 | Open |
| West Side Park Local Park | Town or city | 35 | Open |
| Fairgrounds Local Park | County | 23 | Open |
| East Side City Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Ozark Ball Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Ozark National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 2 | Open |
Things to do
10 places to go in Ozark
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Ozark
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Ozark
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Ozark
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
Picnic areas in Ozark
3 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in Ozark
Aux Arc ParkFee
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
10Baseball
2Tennis
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →7 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Franklin County JailBuilding · listed 1982
About itMissouri-Pacific Depot-OzarkBuilding · listed 1992
About itFirst Methodist Episcopal Church, SouthBuilding · listed 1992
About itFranklin County CourthouseBuilding · listed 1995
About itBristow HotelBuilding · listed 1999
About itOzark Courthouse Square Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2002
About itWhitman, Merle, Tourist CabinBuilding · listed 2006
About itWhen to get out
The walking year in Ozark
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) | 49 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 80 | 87 | 92 | 91 | 84 | 74 | 61 | 51 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.0 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 6.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Ozark →
Questions about parks and trails in Ozark
How much of Ozark is conserved land?
5% 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 Ozark’s trails?
County Fairgrounds and Ozark Soccer Complex don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Ozark?
37,174 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ozark or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 280 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Ozark have?
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #15 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 Ozark 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 →