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Outdoors in Hinton

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Hinton

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 12 acres are parks and preserves, 12 per 1,000 residents. 1.2 miles of mapped trail cross Hinton, 1.3 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
1.2 mi
1.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
12 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.4 mi
0.4 mi paths
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.

Hinton City Park

Park
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Things to do

4 places to go in Hinton

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

Playgrounds in Hinton

4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Biking & sports

0.4 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

0.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
5Baseball
2Basketball
1Beach volleyball
1Football

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

When to get out

The best walking months in Hinton: April and September

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)9.410.511.813.314.615.315.013.912.411.09.79.1
High (°F)293447617282858376634633
Rain (in)0.70.81.53.04.04.73.53.73.02.41.31.0

January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Hinton →

Questions about parks and trails in Hinton

Are dogs allowed on Hinton’s trails?

Hinton City Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Hinton?

0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Hinton?

3,644 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hinton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 12 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Hinton 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 →