Cedar Park
Park
48 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Farm Loop
Few parks or trails are on the map in Farm Loop
5% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 47 acres are parks and preserves, 16 per 1,000 residents. 1.8 miles of mapped trail cross Farm Loop, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns · #37 of 41 in Alaska. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
221 acres · of 9.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.8 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
47 ac
16 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
5%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.0 mi
0.4 mi lanes · 1.6 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Farm Loop have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Farm Loop is ahead of 36% of U.S. towns, #37 of 41 in Alaska. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Farm Loop’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical AK town 15% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · AK 0.5 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land16 acres of park per 1,000 residents (47 acres) · AK 15 · U.S. 13BParks close to home5% of residents within a half mile of a park · AK 36% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 36%
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Alaska towns of 2,500+ (41)Ahead of 10%
Alaska towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 15%; the U.S., 4%), so Farm Loop’s 4% is ahead of 18% of Alaska towns, while its trails per square mile lead 28% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B−. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
221 conserved acres
4% of Farm Loop’s land. Who manages Farm Loop’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)221 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits113 ac
Agricultural Easement · 334 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 221 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
Things to do
1 places to go in Farm Loop
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Scenic views in Farm Loop
1 scenic view without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.6 mi
Palmer Rail-Trail0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.4 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
1.6 mi
off-road bike paths
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Farm Loop: June and July
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) | 6.2 | 8.8 | 11.5 | 14.6 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 18.6 | 15.9 | 12.8 | 9.8 | 7.0 | 5.3 |
| High (°F) | 23 | 29 | 34 | 46 | 58 | 64 | 66 | 63 | 55 | 42 | 28 | 24 |
| Rain (in) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
April is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 66 °F). 3.0 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Farm Loop →
Next door
Farm Loop and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farm Loop | 4% | 0.2 | 16 | 5% | C+ |
| North Lakes | 7% | 0.2 | 13 | 52% | B− |
| Palmer | 4% | 1.3 | 37 | 89% | A− |
| Buffalo Soapstone | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Fishhook | 55% | 0.6 | 1,529 | 4% | A− |
| Gateway | 11% | 2.4 | 81 | 34% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Farm Loop
How much of Farm Loop is conserved land?
4% of its land, against a typical 15% for an Alaska town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Farm Loop’s trails?
Cedar Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Farm Loop?
2.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of painted or protected lanes and 1.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Farm Loop?
40,447 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Farm Loop or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 47 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Farm Loop have?
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #37 of 41 in Alaska. 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 Farm Loop 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 →