Memphis and Arkansas Bridge · Photo: Thomas R Machnitzki ([email protected]) · CC BY 3.0West Memphis has 6.2 miles of mapped trails, 0.2 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Worthington Park (0.6 mi). 80% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 144 acres are parks and preserves, 6.0 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns · #55 of 123 in Arkansas. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is West Memphis?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does West Memphis have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, West Memphis is ahead of 34% of U.S. towns, #55 of 123 in Arkansas. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few Arkansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so West Memphis’ 1% is ahead of 39% of Arkansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 45% 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 Worthington Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
All 10 parks & preserves
121 conserved acres
1% of West Memphis’ land. Who manages West Memphis’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tildon Rogers Park Local Park | Town or city | 47 | Open |
| Unnamed Park Local Park | Town or city | 26 | Open |
| Welcome Center Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Worthington Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Matthews Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Grimsley Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Hightower Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Whittaker Field Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Hicks Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
3 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
14 places to go in West Memphis
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
14 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
0.9 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 walking year in West Memphis
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) | 49 | 54 | 63 | 73 | 81 | 89 | 91 | 91 | 85 | 74 | 62 | 52 |
| Rain (in) | 4.2 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
August is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 5.7 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in West Memphis →
West Memphis and its neighbors
West Memphis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Memphis | 1% | 0.2 | 6 | 80% | C |
| Marion | 1% | 0.2 | 9 | 44% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in West Memphis
Where can I hike in West Memphis?
The longest trail networks: Worthington Park, 0.6 miles; Grimsley Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of West Memphis 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 West Memphis’ trails?
Worthington Park and Tilden Rogers Sports Complex don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in West Memphis?
0.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near West Memphis?
5,634 acres of parks and open public land lie inside West Memphis or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 144 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does West Memphis have?
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #55 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 West Memphis 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 →