Few parks or trails are on the map in Shannon Hills
5 acres are parks and preserves, 1.0 per 1,000 residents. 29% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.1 miles of mapped trail cross Shannon Hills, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 16% of U.S. towns · #102 of 123 in Arkansas. What drives it
How much outdoors does Shannon Hills have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Shannon Hills is ahead of 16% of U.S. towns, #102 of 123 in Arkansas. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few Arkansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Shannon Hills’ under 1% is ahead of 7% of Arkansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 75% 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 Shamrock Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
1 conserved acres
under 1% of Shannon Hills’ land. Who manages Shannon Hills’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shamrock Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
6 places to go in Shannon Hills
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.7 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.
The walking year in Shannon Hills
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 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 52 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 81 | 89 | 92 | 92 | 86 | 75 | 63 | 54 |
| Rain (in) | 3.9 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
September is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 5.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Shannon Hills →
Shannon Hills and its neighbors
Shannon Hills 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon Hills | under 1% | 0.4 | 1 | 29% | C− |
| Bryant | 2% | 0.2 | 15 | 33% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Shannon Hills
Where can I hike in Shannon Hills?
The longest trail networks: Shamrock Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Shannon Hills 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 Shannon Hills’ trails?
Shamrock Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Shannon Hills?
0.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Shannon Hills?
4,632 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Shannon Hills or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Shannon Hills have?
Ahead of 16% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #102 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 Shannon Hills 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 →