Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
24 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
D−Outdoors
Outdoors in West Crossett
Few parks or trails are on the map in West Crossett
0.5 miles of mapped trail cross West Crossett.
Ahead of 5% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
24 acres · of 11.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does West Crossett have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, West Crossett is ahead of 5% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
D−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of West Crossett’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 land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · AR 8 · U.S. 13DParks close to home0% of residents within a half mile of a park · AR 46% · U.S. 72%D−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 5%
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Few Arkansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so West Crossett’s under 1% is ahead of 28% of Arkansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 14% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in West Crossett. 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 range from D− to 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
24 conserved acres
under 1% of West Crossett’s land. Who manages West Crossett’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service49 ac
National Wildlife Refuge · 49 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 49 | Restricted |
When to get out
May is the best month for walking in West Crossett
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) | 10.2 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 55 | 60 | 68 | 76 | 83 | 90 | 92 | 93 | 88 | 78 | 66 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 5.6 |
September is the driest month (3.5 in) and August the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 5.7 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in West Crossett →
Next door
West Crossett and its neighbors
West Crossett has the second 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Crossett | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
| Crossett | 2% | 0.2 | 46 | 62% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in West Crossett
How much of West Crossett 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 West Crossett’s trails?
Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near West Crossett?
307 acres of parks and open public land lie inside West Crossett or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does West Crossett have?
Ahead of 5% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 West Crossett 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 →