Photo: Photolitherland Chris Litherland · CC BY 3.0Walnut Ridge has 105 acres of parks, 19 for every 1,000 residents
74% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 6.9 miles of mapped trail cross Walnut Ridge, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns · #22 of 123 in Arkansas. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Walnut Ridge?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Walnut Ridge have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Walnut Ridge is ahead of 52% of U.S. towns, #22 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 Walnut Ridge’s 1% is ahead of 57% of Arkansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 73% 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 Stewart Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Lawrence Memorial Hospital Walking Park
97 conserved acres
1% of Walnut Ridge’s land. Who manages Walnut Ridge’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Ridge City Park Local Park | Town or city | 97 | Open |
9 places to go in Walnut Ridge
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1.5 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.
8 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.
The walking year in Walnut Ridge
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 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 51 | 61 | 71 | 79 | 88 | 90 | 89 | 83 | 73 | 59 | 49 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 |
June is the driest month (3.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.3 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Walnut Ridge →
Walnut Ridge and its neighbors
Walnut Ridge 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Ridge | 1% | 0.4 | 19 | 74% | B− |
| Hoxie | under 1% | 0.8 | 2 | 53% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Walnut Ridge
Where can I hike in Walnut Ridge?
The longest trail networks: Stewart Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Walnut Ridge 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 Walnut Ridge’s trails?
Stewart Park and Sanders Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Walnut Ridge?
1.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Walnut Ridge?
805 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Walnut Ridge or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 105 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Walnut Ridge have?
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #22 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 Walnut Ridge 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 →