Photo: Brandonrush · CC BY-SA 4.0Siloam Springs has 226 acres of parks, 12 for every 1,000 residents
2.0 miles of mapped trail cross Siloam Springs, 0.2 per square mile of land. 60% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns · #58 of 123 in Arkansas. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Siloam Springs?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Siloam Springs have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Siloam Springs is ahead of 34% of U.S. towns, #58 of 123 in Arkansas. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few Arkansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Siloam Springs’ 1% is ahead of 43% of Arkansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 36% 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 La-Z-Boy Ball Parks, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Eliana Chacon Memorial Park
All 10 parks & preserves
51 conserved acres
1% of Siloam Springs’ land. Who manages Siloam Springs’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| La-Z-Boy Ball Parks Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 37 | Open |
| Bob Henry Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Twin Springs Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| City Park Gazebo Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
8 places to go in Siloam Springs
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
3 lakes & rivers
13 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.
23 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
11 more on the History page.
June is the best month for walking in Siloam Springs
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) | 47 | 52 | 61 | 70 | 77 | 85 | 90 | 89 | 82 | 71 | 59 | 50 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.4 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 Siloam Springs →
Siloam Springs and its neighbors
Siloam Springs has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siloam Springs | 1% | 0.2 | 12 | 60% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Siloam Springs
Where can I hike in Siloam Springs?
The longest trail networks: La-Z-Boy Ball Parks, 0.4 miles; Bob Henry Park, 0.4 miles; City Lake Park, 0.3 miles; Eliana Chacon Memorial Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Siloam Springs 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 Siloam Springs’ trails?
La-Z-Boy Ball Parks and Bob Henry Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Siloam Springs?
13 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of painted or protected lanes and 13 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Siloam Springs?
16,247 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Siloam Springs or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 226 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Siloam Springs have?
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #58 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 Siloam Springs 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 →