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Outdoors in Anderson

More than half of Anderson’s land is conserved: 65%

65% of Anderson’s land is conserved, about 17,330 acres. 14 miles of mapped trail cross Anderson, 0.3 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
65%
17,330 acres · of 41.9 sq mi of land
Trails
14 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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
Who protects it

17,330 conserved acres

65% of Anderson’s land. Water is left out: Anderson has 41.9 square miles of land and 3.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Anderson’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources17,208 ac
Bureau of Land Management122 ac
State Other or Unknown · 17,208 acNational Public Lands · 122 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
State Land Disposals - Municipal Purposes
State Other or Unknown
State natural resources8,373Unknown
State Patented
State Other or Unknown
State natural resources7,658Unknown
State Tentatively Approved (tad)
State Other or Unknown
State natural resources1,177Unknown
Central Yukon Field Office
National Public Lands
Bureau of Land Management122Open
Things to do

2 places to go in Anderson

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Picnic areas in Anderson
Picknic Tables
Directions
Trails & water

2 named trails

Named trails
Open to bikes · 3.7 miHorses · 3.7 miUnpaved · 4.2 mi
Jeep Trail0.9 mi
Winter Trail0.8 mi
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
2Baseball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Anderson: May and June

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)5.38.411.515.018.421.219.816.412.99.56.24.1
High (°F)1132545627273665433116
Rain (in)0.60.50.40.40.71.92.62.91.51.00.90.6

March is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 73 °F). 2.9 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Anderson →

Questions about parks and trails in Anderson

Is there public land near Anderson?

11,170 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Anderson or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 122 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Anderson 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 →