Blog · October 8, 2026 · Arkansas
Arkansas Landowner Map for Hunting
Use a free Arkansas landowner map to find who owns hunting land: county parcel maps, public versus private ground, land records and permission.
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Paid apps sell it as a subscription, but the core of any Arkansas landowner map is public: county parcel data showing owners and boundaries. Read on for the free Arkansas map links, the records behind them, and the etiquette that gets you a yes.
How the Arkansas landowner map works county by county
By Census Bureau land-area figures, Arkansas's 75 counties add up to about 51,990 square miles. Union County, White County, and Arkansas County lead Arkansas in land area. Free parcel maps are listed for 75 of Arkansas's counties in our directory. Every Arkansas county on the list runs its own viewer, so the look and search tools change from Fulton County to Arkansas County. Open our Arkansas page and click the county you plan to hunt, whether that's Arkansas County or Greene County.
Pitfalls to avoid in Arkansas
Most Arkansas landowner-map mix-ups are avoidable. Watch for Arkansas owners listed as trusts, LLCs or estates; the person you need may be a trustee or family member, not the tenant on site. Data lag is the other trap, since an Arkansas tract sold last month may still show the old owner.
Deeds and parcel data in Arkansas
Arkansas hunters looking for a deed go to the circuit clerk, who ordinarily serves as ex officio recorder. Arkansas law ordinarily makes the circuit clerk the ex officio county recorder, so deeds and mortgages are usually filed in that office. A deed book and page or an instrument number on a Greene County record leads straight to the recorded document.
What an Arkansas parcel record tells a hunter
Each parcel record in Arkansas gives you more than a name: look for the owner's mailing address, the parcel ID, the assessed acreage and the legal description. The mailing address is how you reach an absentee owner of Arkansas ground, and the parcel ID is what you put in your letter so there's no confusion about which tract you mean. Scan the adjoining parcels. If one family owns all the ground around a spot near Berryville, that's one letter instead of five.
Leases and written permission in Arkansas
If you lease Arkansas farm or timber ground, get the terms on paper, including the parcel IDs covered. Outline the hunting area on a printed Arkansas parcel map and sign it along with the agreement. For more on leasing Arkansas ground, see what a hunting lease is.
Where Arkansas public hunting ground meets private parcels
Public land is part of the Arkansas picture too, including Ozark National Forest, Ouachita National Forest, and Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge. Near Ozark National Forest, the county parcel layer shows exactly which bordering tracts are private. Read the rules for Ozark National Forest or any other area; they can differ from the statewide Arkansas regulations.
Aerial and topo layers in Arkansas county viewers
Switch the Arkansas basemap to aerial photos and you'll see field edges, timber, ponds and the travel corridors between them, with ownership lines on top. If the county viewer has a topo or elevation layer, add it to spot benches, saddles and drainages on Arkansas ground. Aerial photos can be a few years old, and Arkansas timber gets cut and fields get built on.
How Arkansas describes land
Because Arkansas is a section-township-range state, section lines often show on parcel maps in counties like Fulton County and make tracts easy to locate. Tax-map lines in Arkansas can be off by several feet or more; a survey is the only legal answer.
Do you need a paid app for Arkansas land?
An app is convenient in an Arkansas treestand, but the county record is the original source. Before the season, save the map view for the area you'll hunt, since cell service in rural Arkansas can be spotty.
Asking an Arkansas landowner for access
Pick a spot near DeWitt, click every parcel it touches, and list the owners; in Arkansas farm country one family may hold several adjoining tracts. Landowners near Fayetteville may hear from other hunters in the fall, so ask in spring or summer and name the exact tract. For Arkansas regulations, go to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.
Arkansas county maps worth bookmarking
Some Arkansas starting points:
- White County plat map
- Grant County plat map
- Garland County plat map
- Stone County plat map
- Faulkner County plat map
- Union County (1,039 sq mi of land)
- White County (1,034 sq mi of land)
- Arkansas County (992 sq mi of land)
On the ground
Learn the boundary of any Arkansas tract before the hunt, not during it. Posted signs and painted marks count as notice in many places, so read Arkansas's trespass rules.
Frequently asked questions
Is there an official Arkansas landowner map?
No single official Arkansas map exists; each county publishes its own parcel data.
Who owns that Arkansas woodlot?
Pull up the Arkansas county parcel map, click the woods, and copy the owner's name and mailing address.
Do Arkansas county parcel maps cost money?
Viewing is free for the 75 Arkansas counties listed in our directory; copies of recorded documents may cost a fee.
Is unposted land in Arkansas open to hunting?
Don't assume so. Get permission from the owner and read Arkansas's trespass rules.
Open the Arkansas county GIS directory
Not a survey. County GIS and tax parcel maps are assessment and planning layers. They are not a substitute for a recorded plat, deed, or licensed survey, especially for fences, setbacks, or boundary disputes.