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Outdoors in Thayer

Few parks or trails are on the map in Thayer

OpenStreetMap doesn’t show named parks or mapped trails in Thayer yet. Know a trail or a town park? Anyone can add it to OpenStreetMap, and it shows up here on the next refresh.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 0.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
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
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Thayer

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)9.510.611.813.314.515.114.813.812.411.09.89.2
High (°F)323650627281858376644936
Rain (in)0.91.32.13.95.45.04.24.23.72.82.01.4

January is the driest month (0.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Thayer →

Questions about parks and trails in Thayer

Is there public land near Thayer?

1,825 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Thayer or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Thayer 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 →