Photo: Brandonrush · CC BY-SA 3.0Paris has 50 acres of parks, 15 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Paris City Park (1 mi). 1% of Paris’ land is conserved, about 45 acres. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Paris, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns · #40 of 123 in Arkansas. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Paris?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Paris have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Paris is ahead of 39% of U.S. towns, #40 of 123 in Arkansas. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few Arkansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Paris’ 1% is ahead of 66% of Arkansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 40% 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 Paris City Park, with 1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Ozark-Saint Francis National Forest
45 conserved acres
1% of Paris’ land. Who manages Paris’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wood Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 28 | Open |
| E Chism St Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Patterson St Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Ozark National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 3 | Open |
| Ball Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
5 places to go in Paris
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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.
13 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
1 more on the History page.
The walking year in Paris
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 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 50 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 80 | 88 | 92 | 92 | 85 | 74 | 61 | 52 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 5.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Paris →
Questions about parks and trails in Paris
Where can I hike in Paris?
The longest trail networks: Paris City Park, 1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Paris is conserved land?
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 Paris’ trails?
Paris City Park and Veterians Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Paris?
59,387 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Paris or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 53 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Paris have?
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #40 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 Paris 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 →