Betty Hinshaw Bird Sanctuary
Managed by Northwest Arkansas Land Trust
14 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Illinois River Bridge at Phillips Ford · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 3.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in Tontitown
Few parks or trails are on the map in Tontitown
0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Tontitown. 24 acres are parks and preserves, 3.7 per 1,000 residents. 31% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 11% of U.S. towns · #110 of 123 in Arkansas. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
9 acres · of 17.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
24 ac
3.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
31%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.7 mi
0.7 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Tontitown have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Tontitown is ahead of 11% of U.S. towns, #110 of 123 in Arkansas. 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 Tontitown’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical AR town 1% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · AR 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land3.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (24 acres) · AR 8 · U.S. 13CParks close to home31% 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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Arkansas towns of 2,500+ (123)Ahead of 11%
Few Arkansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Tontitown’s under 1% is ahead of 17% of Arkansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 11% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Tontitown. 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 still be D. 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.
Who protects it
9 conserved acres
under 1% of Tontitown’s land. Who manages Tontitown’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city9 ac
Local Park · 9 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Sbanotto Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Tontitown
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Tontitown
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Tontitown
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.7 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
3Baseball
2Basketball
2Tennis
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).
Tontitown School BuildingBuilding · listed 1992
About itWhen to get out
June is the best month for walking in Tontitown
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 | 69 | 77 | 84 | 89 | 89 | 82 | 71 | 59 | 49 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Tontitown →
Next door
Tontitown and its neighbors
Tontitown 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tontitown | under 1% | under 0.1 | 4 | 31% | D |
| Springdale | 1% | 0.4 | 7 | 39% | C |
| Elm Springs | under 1% | 0.1 | 2 | 25% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Tontitown
How much of Tontitown 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 Tontitown’s trails?
Betty Hinshaw Bird Sanctuary and Harry Sbanotto Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Tontitown?
0.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Tontitown?
21,106 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Tontitown or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 24 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Tontitown have?
Ahead of 11% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #110 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 Tontitown 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 →