Riverside Park
Park
6 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Brandonrush · CC BY 3.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in West Fork
Few parks or trails are on the map in West Fork
6 acres are parks and preserves, 1.9 per 1,000 residents. 29% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross West Fork, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 10% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 3.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
6 ac
1.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
29%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does West Fork have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, West Fork is ahead of 10% 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 Fork’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical AR town 1% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · AR 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land1.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (6 acres) · AR 8 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home29% 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 10%
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Few Arkansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so West Fork’s under 1% is ahead of 8% of Arkansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 25% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in West Fork. 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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The longest trail network is Riverside Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Things to do
1 places to go in West Fork
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in West Fork
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Biking & 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
5Baseball
2Tennis
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
June is the best month for walking in West Fork
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) | 47 | 52 | 60 | 69 | 76 | 84 | 89 | 88 | 81 | 71 | 59 | 49 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.6 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 West Fork →
Questions about parks and trails in West Fork
Where can I hike in West Fork?
The longest trail networks: Riverside Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of West Fork 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 Fork’s trails?
Riverside Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near West Fork?
10,325 acres of parks and open public land lie inside West Fork or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does West Fork have?
Ahead of 10% 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 Fork 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 →