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Outdoors in Hubbard

98% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Hubbard

5 acres are parks and preserves, 6.0 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
under 1%
2 acres · of 1.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
5 ac
6.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
98%
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.

12
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.

Brubaker-Hoelscher City Park

Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Hubbard Prairie

Managed by Hardin County Conservation
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

2 conserved acres

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

County2 ac
Local Conservation Area · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Hubbard Prairie
Local Conservation Area
County2Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Hubbard

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

Playgrounds in Hubbard

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
2Tennis
1Softball
1Baseball
1Basketball
1Soccer

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 Hubbard

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)273245597180838175624532
Rain (in)0.81.01.93.85.05.74.24.33.52.71.81.3

January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 5.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Hubbard →

Questions about parks and trails in Hubbard

Are dogs allowed on Hubbard’s trails?

Brubaker-Hoelscher City Park and Hubbard Prairie don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Hubbard?

603 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hubbard or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Hubbard 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 →