Photo: StuttgartChamber · CC BY-SA 3.0Stuttgart has 50 acres of parks, 6.3 for every 1,000 residents
3.4 miles of mapped trail cross Stuttgart, 0.5 per square mile of land. 51% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns · #53 of 123 in Arkansas. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Stuttgart?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Stuttgart have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Stuttgart is ahead of 35% of U.S. towns, #53 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 Stuttgart’s 1% is ahead of 57% of Arkansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 80% 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.
Crawford Field - Legion Post
41 conserved acres
1% of Stuttgart’s land. Who manages Stuttgart’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reinsch Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| John Cain Park Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| J.B. Bryant Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
3 places to go in Stuttgart
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
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.
6 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
May is the best month for walking in Stuttgart
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) | 51 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 88 | 91 | 91 | 85 | 75 | 63 | 53 |
| Rain (in) | 3.9 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
September is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 5.4 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Stuttgart →
Questions about parks and trails in Stuttgart
Where can I hike in Stuttgart?
The longest trail networks: Cain Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Stuttgart 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 Stuttgart’s trails?
Reinsch Complex and Cain Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Stuttgart?
113 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Stuttgart or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 50 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Stuttgart have?
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #53 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 Stuttgart 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 →