City of Mackay Tourist Park
Managed by City of Mackay
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Photo: User:akampfer · CC BY-SA 3.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Mackay
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Mackay
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 12 acres are parks and preserves, 19 per 1,000 residents.
Conserved land
1%
4 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
12 ac
19 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.1 mi
0.1 mi lanes
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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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.
Who protects it
4 conserved acres
1% of Mackay’s land. Who manages Mackay’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service4 ac
National Forest · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Challis National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 4 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Mackay
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Mackay
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.1 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Mackay: May to 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 29 | 34 | 44 | 54 | 64 | 73 | 83 | 82 | 72 | 57 | 41 | 29 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
August is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 1.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Mackay →
Questions about parks and trails in Mackay
Are dogs allowed on Mackay’s trails?
City of Mackay Tourist Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Mackay?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Mackay?
90,086 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mackay or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 17 of them inside the city line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Mackay 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 →