Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park
Park
128 acres1.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Brandonrush · Public domainB+Outdoors
Outdoors in Prairie Grove
Prairie Grove has 643 acres of parks, 82 for every 1,000 residents
10% of Prairie Grove’s land is conserved, about 625 acres. The biggest trail networks: Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park (1.3 mi). 1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Prairie Grove, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns · #7 of 123 in Arkansas. What drives it
Conserved land
10%
625 acres · of 9.3 sq mi of land
Trails
1.4 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
643 ac
82 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
78%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Prairie Grove?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Prairie Grove have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Prairie Grove is ahead of 74% of U.S. towns, #7 of 123 in Arkansas. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Prairie Grove’s overall grade.
Conserved land10% of the land · typical AR town 1% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · AR 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land82 acres of park per 1,000 residents (643 acres) · AR 8 · U.S. 13AParks close to home78% of residents within a half mile of a park · AR 46% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 74%
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Arkansas towns of 2,500+ (123)Ahead of 95%
Few Arkansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Prairie Grove’s 10% is ahead of 99% of Arkansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 34% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B 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 Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park, with 1.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Delford Rieff Park
Park
19 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Mock Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
625 conserved acres
10% of Prairie Grove’s land. Who manages Prairie Grove’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks602 ac
Town or city23 ac
State Historic or Cultural Area · 602 acLocal Recreation Area · 20 acLocal Park · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park State Historic or Cultural Area | State parks | 602 | Open |
| Delford Rieff Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Mock Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Prairie Grove
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Prairie Grove
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Dog parks in Prairie Grove
1 dog park without a name on the map.
Scenic views in Prairie Grove
Morton Hayfield West Overlook
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
6Baseball
2Tennis
1Soccer
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →10 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Prairie Grove Battlefield ParkSite · listed 1970
About itLake-Bell HouseBuilding · listed 1974
About itBorden HouseBuilding · listed 1977
About itSouthern Mercantile BuildingBuilding · listed 1990
About itPrairie Grove BattlefieldSite · listed 1992
About itHighway B-29 BridgeStructure · listed 2008
About itPrairie Grove Airlight Outdoor Telephone BoothBuilding · listed 2015
About itPrairie Grove Cemetery Historic SectionSite · listed 2016
About itNorth Mock Street Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2018
About itPrairie Grove Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2018
About itHindman Hall MuseumBuilding · listed 2020
About itWhen to get out
June is the best month for walking in Prairie Grove
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 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 48 | 52 | 61 | 70 | 77 | 85 | 90 | 89 | 82 | 72 | 59 | 50 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Prairie Grove →
Next door
Prairie Grove and its neighbors
Prairie Grove has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Grove | 10% | 0.2 | 82 | 78% | B+ |
| Farmington | under 1% | 0.2 | 6 | 58% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Prairie Grove
Where can I hike in Prairie Grove?
The longest trail networks: Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park, 1.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Prairie Grove is conserved land?
10% 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 Prairie Grove’s trails?
Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park and Delford Rieff Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Prairie Grove?
11,033 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Prairie Grove or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 643 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Prairie Grove have?
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #7 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 Prairie Grove 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 →