Prairie De Ann Battlefield · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 4.0Prescott has 32 acres of parks, 10 for every 1,000 residents
80% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Prescott, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns · #38 of 123 in Arkansas. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Prescott?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Prescott have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Prescott is ahead of 40% of U.S. towns, #38 of 123 in Arkansas. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few Arkansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Prescott’s 1% is ahead of 38% of Arkansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 48% 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.
McRay Park
23 conserved acres
1% of Prescott’s land. Who manages Prescott’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Hale Walking Trail Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Mcrae Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| City Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
1 places to go in Prescott
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
1 more on the History page.
The walking year in Prescott
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 | 10.4 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 54 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 89 | 92 | 92 | 86 | 76 | 64 | 56 |
| Rain (in) | 4.1 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 5.3 |
August is the driest month (3.4 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 Prescott →
Questions about parks and trails in Prescott
Where can I hike in Prescott?
The longest trail networks: Prescott City Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Prescott 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 Prescott’s trails?
Johnson Sports Complex and Prescott City Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Prescott?
31 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Prescott or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 32 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Prescott have?
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #38 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 Prescott 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 →