Sodie Davidson Park
Park
29 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Brandonrush · CC BY-SA 4.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Waldron
Waldron has 39 acres of parks, 12 for every 1,000 residents
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Waldron. 57% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns · #77 of 123 in Arkansas. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
34 acres · of 5.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
39 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
57%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
807 ft
Bohnstein Hill
What kind of outdoors town is Waldron?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Waldron have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Waldron is ahead of 26% of U.S. towns, #77 of 123 in Arkansas. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Waldron’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical AR town 1% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · AR 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land12 acres of park per 1,000 residents (39 acres) · AR 8 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home57% of residents within a half mile of a park · AR 46% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 26%
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Arkansas towns of 2,500+ (123)Ahead of 38%
Few Arkansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Waldron’s 1% is ahead of 58% of Arkansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 7% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− 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.
Who protects it
34 conserved acres
1% of Waldron’s land. Who manages Waldron’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city34 ac
Local Park · 34 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sodie Davidson Park Local Park | Town or city | 34 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Waldron
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Waldron
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Waldron
Bohnstein Hill807 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
7Baseball
1Softball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →7 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Scott County CourthouseBuilding · listed 1989
About itPoteau Work CenterBuilding · listed 1993
About itPoteau Work Center Residence No. 2Building · listed 1993
About itC.E. Forrester HouseBuilding · listed 1998
About itScott City County Jail, (Old)Building · listed 2002
About itWaldron Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2008
About itWaldron School Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2019
About itWhen to get out
The walking year in Waldron
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) | 10.0 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 51 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 87 | 92 | 92 | 85 | 74 | 62 | 53 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
February is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 6.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Waldron →
Questions about parks and trails in Waldron
How much of Waldron 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 Waldron’s trails?
Sodie Davidson Park and Waldron City Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Waldron?
122,921 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Waldron or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 39 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Waldron have?
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #77 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 Waldron 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 →