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Lincoln Township MausoleumLincoln Township Mausoleum · Photo: Keith Snyder · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in Zearing

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

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 17 acres are parks and preserves, 31 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
1%
3 acres · of 0.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
17 ac
31 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
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.

Veterans Memorial Field

Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Zearing Park

Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Praeri Rail Trail

Managed by Story CCB
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Zearing South Park

Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

3 conserved acres

1% of Zearing’s land. Who manages Zearing’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 byAcresPublic access
Praeri Rail Trail
Local Park
County3Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Zearing

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

Playgrounds in Zearing

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
3Baseball
1Tennis
1Beach volleyball

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 →
Lincoln Township MausoleumBuilding · listed 2007
About it
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Zearing

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)9.410.511.813.314.615.215.013.912.411.09.79.1
High (°F)273246607180838175624633
Rain (in)0.91.01.93.85.05.64.14.33.62.71.81.3

January is the driest month (0.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 5.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Zearing →

Questions about parks and trails in Zearing

Are dogs allowed on Zearing’s trails?

Veterans Memorial Field and Zearing Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Zearing?

677 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Zearing or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 17 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Zearing 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 →