Hill Wheatley Park
Managed by Parks & Trails
31 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
COutdoors
Outdoors in Rockwell
Few parks or trails are on the map in Rockwell
The biggest trail networks: Hill Wheatley Park (0.9 mi). 18% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Rockwell’s land is conserved, about 29 acres.
Ahead of 27% of U.S. towns · #73 of 123 in Arkansas. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
29 acres · of 3.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
31 ac
7.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
18%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
2 boat launches
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Rockwell have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Rockwell is ahead of 27% of U.S. towns, #73 of 123 in Arkansas. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Rockwell’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical AR town 1% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · AR 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land7.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (31 acres) · AR 8 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home18% 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 27%
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Arkansas towns of 2,500+ (123)Ahead of 41%
Few Arkansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Rockwell’s 1% is ahead of 74% of Arkansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 57% of them.
Water is 24% of Rockwell’s area (1 of 4 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Rockwell. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C+. 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 Hill Wheatley Park, with 0.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
29 conserved acres
1% of Rockwell’s land. Water is left out: Rockwell has 3.3 square miles of land and 1.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Rockwell’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city29 ac
Local Park · 29 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hill Wheatley Park Local Park | Town or city | 29 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Rockwell
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Rockwell
2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The walking year in Rockwell
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 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 52 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 81 | 88 | 92 | 92 | 86 | 75 | 63 | 54 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.0 |
August is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 6.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Rockwell →
Next door
Rockwell and its neighbors
Rockwell has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockwell | 1% | 0.3 | 8 | 18% | C |
| Hot Springs | 8% | 0.7 | 53 | 45% | B+ |
| Piney | under 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 10% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Rockwell
Where can I hike in Rockwell?
The longest trail networks: Hill Wheatley Park, 0.9 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Rockwell 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 Rockwell’s trails?
Hill Wheatley Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Rockwell?
23,591 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rockwell or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 31 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Rockwell have?
Ahead of 27% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #73 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 Rockwell 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 →