Chichaqua Valley Trail
Managed by Jasper CCB
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: PopePompus · CC BY-SA 4.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Baxter
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Baxter
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 9 acres are parks and preserves, 7.6 per 1,000 residents. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Baxter, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
1%
3 acres · of 0.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
9 ac
7.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.5 mi
0.5 mi paths
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
3 conserved acres
1% of Baxter’s land. Who manages Baxter’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County3 ac
Local Park · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chichaqua Valley Trail Local Park | County | 3 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Baxter
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Baxter
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
3Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Baxter
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) | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 29 | 33 | 47 | 61 | 71 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 63 | 47 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
January is the driest month (0.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Baxter →
Questions about parks and trails in Baxter
Are dogs allowed on Baxter’s trails?
Chichaqua Valley Trail and Baxter City Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Baxter?
0.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Baxter?
2,132 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Baxter or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 9 of them inside the city line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Baxter 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 →