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Outdoors in Knobel

97% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Knobel

8 acres are parks and preserves, 53 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Knobel, 0.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
1%
2 acres · of 0.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
8 ac
53 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
97%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

2 conserved acres

1% of Knobel’s land. Who manages Knobel’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

USDA easements (NRCS)2 ac
State fish & wildlife1 ac
Conservation Easement · 2 acState Conservation Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Dave Donaldson Black River Wildlife Management Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife1Restricted
Things to do

1 places to go in Knobel

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

Playgrounds in Knobel

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

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
1Basketball

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

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Sink-Crumb Post No. 72 American Legion HutBuilding · listed 2008
About it
When to get out

The walking year in Knobel

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)9.910.811.913.114.114.614.413.512.411.210.29.7
High (°F)465160717988908983735948
Rain (in)3.53.74.65.45.33.63.93.63.43.74.64.3

September is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.4 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Knobel →

Questions about parks and trails in Knobel

Is there public land near Knobel?

55 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Knobel or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Knobel 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 →