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Outdoors in Fertile

Few parks or trails are on the map in Fertile

9 acres are parks and preserves, 34 per 1,000 residents. 82% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
3 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
9 ac
34 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
82%
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.

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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.

Storre Wildlife Management Area

Nature preserve
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

3 conserved acres

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

County3 ac
Local Conservation Area · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Storre Wildlife Area
Local Conservation Area
County3Open
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.

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

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

History →
Rhodes MillBuilding · listed 1978
About it
When to get out

The walking year in Fertile

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)9.310.411.813.414.715.415.113.912.410.99.69.0
High (°F)242842576979828073604329
Rain (in)0.91.02.03.85.05.44.54.03.52.51.61.3

January is the driest month (0.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 5.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Fertile →

Questions about parks and trails in Fertile

Are dogs allowed on Fertile’s trails?

Storre Wildlife Management Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Fertile?

10,027 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fertile or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 9 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Fertile neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →