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Towns with the most conserved land in Arkansas

Ranked by the share of the town's area that is permanently protected: town forests, state and federal land, land-trust preserves and conservation easements (USGS PAD-US). 102 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Clarksville 1 Clarksville 14.5% Conserved acres 1,739 Prairie Grove 2 Prairie Grove 10.5% Conserved acres 625 Fayetteville 3 Fayetteville 10.2% Conserved acres 3,655
#TownConserved landConserved acresTrails
1 Clarksville Clarksville9,526 people 14.5% 1,739 2.3 mi
2 Prairie Grove Prairie Grove7,798 people 10.5% 625 1.4 mi
3 Fayetteville Fayetteville99,319 people 10.2% 3,655 43.2 mi
4 Hot Springs Hot Springs37,920 people 8.3% 1,992 26.6 mi
5 Dardanelle Dardanelle4,511 people 7.7% 179 1.9 mi
6 Van Buren Van Buren23,763 people 6.4% 662 4.9 mi
7 Little Rock Little Rock203,436 people 6.3% 5,005 92.6 mi
8 Russellville Russellville29,162 people 6.1% 1,136 5.2 mi
9 Fort Smith Fort Smith89,805 people 5.9% 2,593 16.8 mi
10 Ozark Ozark3,551 people 5.5% 278 2.3 mi
11 North Little Rock North Little Rock64,538 people 5.1% 1,820 37.8 mi
12 Map of Barling Barling5,007 people 4.5% 304 3.6 mi
13 Berryville Berryville5,707 people 4.2% 175 1.9 mi
14 Bentonville Bentonville58,249 people 3.9% 887 47.3 mi
15 Pine Bluff Pine Bluff39,743 people 3.7% 1,099 16.8 mi
16 Fairfield Bay Fairfield Bay2,515 people 3.2% 312 25.1 mi
17 DeWitt DeWitt2,933 people 3.1% 59 1.2 mi
18 Map of Mountain Home Mountain Home13,108 people 2.7% 206 17.4 mi
19 Rogers Rogers72,981 people 2.4% 589 12.2 mi
20 Crossett Crossett4,639 people 2.2% 105 1.2 mi
21 Map of Maumelle Maumelle19,373 people 2.1% 179 14.2 mi
22 Hope Hope8,671 people 2.1% 143 3.6 mi
23 Marianna Marianna3,417 people 2.1% 48 0.3 mi
24 Brinkley Brinkley2,596 people 1.9% 74 0.9 mi
25 Jonesboro Jonesboro80,137 people 1.8% 921 32.4 mi
26 Benton Benton36,595 people 1.8% 276 2.0 mi
27 Piggott Piggott3,555 people 1.8% 62 0.7 mi
28 Map of Bryant Bryant21,504 people 1.7% 220 3.3 mi
29 Arkadelphia Arkadelphia10,099 people 1.7% 81 5.4 mi
30 Helena-West Helena Helena-West Helena8,935 people 1.7% 140 5.6 mi
31 Dumas Dumas3,768 people 1.7% 31 0.0 mi
32 Map of Heber Springs Heber Springs7,161 people 1.6% 93 3.9 mi
33 Nashville Nashville4,063 people 1.5% 54 1.5 mi
34 Corning Corning3,134 people 1.5% 35 0.3 mi
35 Pocahontas Pocahontas7,538 people 1.4% 72 3.2 mi
36 Trumann Trumann7,410 people 1.4% 54 1.3 mi
37 Map of Searcy Searcy23,340 people 1.3% 154 8.0 mi
38 Harrison Harrison13,350 people 1.3% 95 7.1 mi
39 Blytheville Blytheville12,790 people 1.3% 168 26.6 mi
40 Map of Wynne Wynne8,120 people 1.3% 72 4.6 mi
41 Lonoke Lonoke4,267 people 1.3% 40 0.5 mi
42 Fordyce Fordyce3,268 people 1.3% 58 0.4 mi
43 Map of Morrilton Morrilton7,080 people 1.2% 71 0.7 mi
44 De Queen De Queen6,058 people 1.2% 45 0.0 mi
45 Paris Paris3,284 people 1.2% 45 1.0 mi
46 Jacksonville Jacksonville29,221 people 1.1% 204 22.3 mi
47 Map of Camden Camden10,307 people 1.1% 112 1.2 mi
48 Cave Springs Cave Springs6,008 people 1.1% 60 2.0 mi
49 McGehee McGehee3,666 people 1.1% 45 4.9 mi
50 Map of Sherwood Sherwood33,070 people 1% 140 8.1 mi
51 Map of Green Forest Green Forest3,112 people 1% 16 0.1 mi
52 Hamburg Hamburg2,886 people 1% 22 0.5 mi
53 Map of Greenwood Greenwood9,616 people 0.9% 67 1.7 mi
54 Stuttgart Stuttgart7,903 people 0.9% 41 3.4 mi
55 Walnut Ridge Walnut Ridge5,434 people 0.9% 97 6.9 mi
56 Booneville Booneville3,798 people 0.9% 22 1.0 mi
57 Waldron Waldron3,344 people 0.9% 34 0.1 mi
58 Conway Conway67,642 people 0.8% 252 11.2 mi
59 Paragould Paragould30,215 people 0.8% 167 3.8 mi
60 Magnolia Magnolia10,894 people 0.8% 71 1.1 mi
61 Map of Ward Ward6,573 people 0.8% 24 0.0 mi
62 Map of Alma Alma5,906 people 0.8% 30 1.5 mi
63 Mena Mena5,582 people 0.8% 33 1.4 mi
64 El Dorado El Dorado17,115 people 0.7% 72 10.3 mi
65 Marion Marion13,623 people 0.7% 97 3.5 mi
66 Malvern Malvern10,953 people 0.7% 46 2.3 mi
67 Newport Newport8,024 people 0.7% 63 5.2 mi
68 Gentry Gentry4,240 people 0.7% 25 1.8 mi
69 Map of Springdale Springdale88,160 people 0.6% 190 19.5 mi
70 Texarkana Texarkana29,177 people 0.6% 156 12.4 mi
71 West Memphis23,929 people 0.6% 121 6.2 mi
72 Siloam Springs Siloam Springs18,699 people 0.6% 51 2.0 mi
73 Lowell Lowell10,849 people 0.6% 36 1.4 mi
74 Monticello Monticello8,257 people 0.6% 39 1.0 mi
75 Map of Prescott Prescott3,032 people 0.6% 23 1.4 mi
76 Map of Bald Knob Bald Knob2,518 people 0.6% 20 2.9 mi
77 Farmington Farmington9,094 people 0.5% 32 1.7 mi
78 Map of Beebe Beebe8,707 people 0.5% 35 2.8 mi
79 Sheridan Sheridan5,165 people 0.5% 37 2.4 mi
80 Map of Batesville Batesville11,445 people 0.4% 33 2.5 mi
81 Map of Greenbrier Greenbrier6,018 people 0.4% 20 2.1 mi
82 White Hall White Hall5,512 people 0.4% 19 0.0 mi
83 Manila Manila3,691 people 0.4% 11 1.9 mi
84 Map of Cabot Cabot26,960 people 0.3% 43 5.2 mi
85 Forrest City Forrest City12,646 people 0.3% 38 0.3 mi
86 Map of Cherokee Village Cherokee Village5,046 people 0.3% 36 76.0 mi
87 Map of Haskell Haskell4,100 people 0.3% 8 0.1 mi
88 Elkins Elkins3,808 people 0.3% 8 0.5 mi
89 Map of Centerton Centerton21,920 people 0.2% 21 5.9 mi
90 Map of Pea Ridge Pea Ridge8,108 people 0.2% 12 0.7 mi
91 Osceola Osceola6,688 people 0.2% 18 9.8 mi
92 Warren Warren5,353 people 0.2% 9 0.9 mi
93 Map of Brookland Brookland4,377 people 0.2% 10 6.9 mi
94 Pottsville Pottsville3,229 people 0.2% 20 0.1 mi
95 Map of Elm Springs Elm Springs3,069 people 0.2% 6 0.4 mi
96 Mountain View Mountain View2,913 people 0.2% 12 0.3 mi
97 Bella Vista Bella Vista31,697 people 0.1% 18 123.2 mi
98 Tontitown Tontitown6,425 people 0.1% 9 0.6 mi
99 Johnson Johnson3,656 people 0.1% 2 0.5 mi
100 Map of Mayflower Mayflower2,861 people 0.1% 4 2.3 mi
101 Gosnell Gosnell2,778 people 0.1% 1 0.5 mi
102 Lake City Lake City2,531 people 0.1% 2 1.0 mi

How this ranking works

We rank every town by the share of the town's area that is permanently protected: town forests, state and federal land, land-trust preserves and conservation easements (USGS PAD-US). Easements protect land from development but are often private, so not all of it is open to visitors. The town with the highest figure ranks #1.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Trails, streets and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Conserved land: USGS PAD-US. Measured within each town's Census boundary. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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