Preacher Roe Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Brandonrush · CC BY-SA 4.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in Salem
Few parks or trails are on the map in Salem
5 acres are parks and preserves, 2.9 per 1,000 residents. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Salem, 0.1 per square mile of land. 34% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 11% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 2.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
5 ac
2.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
34%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,060 ft
Salem Knob
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Salem have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Salem is ahead of 11% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Salem’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical AR town 1% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · AR 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land2.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (5 acres) · AR 8 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home34% 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 11%
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Few Arkansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Salem’s under 1% is ahead of 8% of Arkansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 19% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Salem. 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 D 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Things to do
1 places to go in Salem
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Salem
Salem Knob1,060 ft elevation
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
5Baseball
1Tennis
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Castleberry BuildingBuilding · listed 2021
About itWhen to get out
June is the best month for walking in Salem
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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 77 | 86 | 90 | 89 | 82 | 71 | 59 | 49 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 3.9 |
January is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Salem →
Questions about parks and trails in Salem
How much of Salem is conserved land?
under 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 Salem’s trails?
Preacher Roe Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Salem?
83 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Salem or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Salem have?
Ahead of 11% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Salem 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 →