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Arkansas maps: printable and free

5 free maps of Arkansas: high-resolution PNG (300 dpi) and PDF for US Letter or A4.

PDF = US Letter; A4 for other countries. Tap a map to view it full size. Free for personal, school and commercial use.

Data updated · By Ankit Kumar, compiled from public U.S. government and open datasets · How these numbers are made

1. Arkansas blank outline map

The state border only, with a scale bar. Good for labeling, coloring and tracing.

Blank outline map of Arkansas with no labels: about 283 miles wide and 242 miles tall, on a letter-size page.View full size
Blank outline map of Arkansas with no labels: about 283 miles wide and 242 miles tall, on a letter-size page.
PNG (3,178 × 2,455, 57 KB)PDF, US Letter (16 KB)PDF, A4 (16 KB)

2. Arkansas county map

All 75 counties, outlined without names.

Map of Arkansas showing the borders of its 75 counties, without names.View full size
Map of Arkansas showing the borders of its 75 counties, without names.
PNG (3,178 × 2,455, 137 KB)PDF, US Letter (69 KB)PDF, A4 (69 KB)

3. Arkansas labeled county map

The same 75 counties, each named. Names that don't fit inside a small area sit just outside, joined by a short line.

Map of Arkansas's 75 counties with each name printed inside its border, including Union County, the largest by land area.View full size
Map of Arkansas's 75 counties with each name printed inside its border, including Union County, the largest by land area.
PNG (3,178 × 2,455, 191 KB)PDF, US Letter (76 KB)PDF, A4 (76 KB)

4. Arkansas map with major cities

23 cities, chosen by 2024 Census population and spaced so no labels overlap. The capital is marked with a star.

Map of Arkansas with 23 major cities marked and labeled, including Little Rock (capital), Fayetteville, Fort Smith and Springdale.View full size
Map of Arkansas with 23 major cities marked and labeled, including Little Rock (capital), Fayetteville, Fort Smith and Springdale.
PNG (3,178 × 2,455, 180 KB)PDF, US Letter (81 KB)PDF, A4 (81 KB)

5. Arkansas elevation map

USGS 3DEP elevation as color plus hillshade. Legend in feet with meters underneath; triangles mark the high and low points, a star the capital.

Shaded-relief elevation map of Arkansas, colored from green lowlands to brown and white high ground, marking Magazine Mountain (2,753 ft, highest), the Ouachita River low point (55 ft) and Little Rock, with a legend in feet and meters.View full size
Shaded-relief elevation map of Arkansas, colored from green lowlands to brown and white high ground, marking Magazine Mountain (2,753 ft, highest), the Ouachita River low point (55 ft) and Little Rock, with a legend in feet and meters.
PNG (3,178 × 2,455, 2.5 MB)PDF, US Letter (882 KB)PDF, A4 (876 KB)

Arkansas: shape, counties and terrain

Arkansas spans about 283 miles from east to west and 242 miles from north to south, with 51,992 square miles of land. Its outline is fairly compact: the state fills 79% of the box drawn around it on the map. The boundary is a single piece of land with no islands.

Arkansas has 75 counties. The largest by land area is Union County (1,039 sq mi) and the smallest is Lafayette County (529 sq mi). The capital, Little Rock, sits at 337 ft downtown (USGS).

Elevation runs from 55 ft (17 m) on the Ouachita River to 2,753 ft (839 m) at Magazine Mountain in Logan County, a range of 2,698 ft. The sampled average is about 537 ft.

On the relief map's elevation grid, 83% of the state lies below 1,000 ft, 16% between 1,000 and 2,000 ft and 1% above 2,000 ft. Split from south to north into thirds, the southern third averages 209 ft, the central third 451 ft and the northern third 846 ft, so the land is highest in the northern third and lowest in the southern third.

More figures, with sources: Arkansas elevation: highest, lowest and average points.

How teachers and students can use these maps

  • Blank map: label Little Rock, the capital, and the largest cities, then check them against the cities map. Older students can draw in rivers or mountain ranges from an atlas.
  • County map: find your own county among the 75. The labeled version works as an answer key; the blank one as a quiz.
  • Cities map: Little Rock to Bella Vista is about 163 miles in a straight line. Measure it with the scale bar and see how close you get.
  • Elevation map: find Magazine Mountain (2,753 ft) and the Ouachita River (55 ft), and work out the difference: 2,698 ft. Then use the legend to estimate the elevation of your town and check it with our elevation tool.
  • Printing: each map has a US Letter PDF and an A4 PDF. The PDFs are vector files, so lines and labels stay sharp at any size. The outline maps use very little ink in black and white.

License: free to use

These maps are free for personal, school and commercial use. Print them, copy them, change them, and use them in worksheets, slides, books, apps or websites. No permission or fee is needed. A credit is appreciated: Map: MyCurrentElevation.org.

The data behind them (US Census Bureau boundaries and population, USGS elevation) is in the public domain. Inter, the typeface on the maps, is licensed under the SIL Open Font License.

Sources

How each number is produced: methodology and data sources.

Other states and the US map: all printable maps · Arkansas elevation

Data updated · By Ankit Kumar, compiled from public U.S. government and open datasets · How these numbers are made

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