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Outdoors in Melba

5% of Melba’s land is conserved, and 97% of residents live within a half mile of a park

5% of Melba’s land is conserved, about 15 acres. 16 acres are parks and preserves, 25 per 1,000 residents. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Melba, 1.3 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
5%
15 acres · of 0.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
1.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
16 ac
25 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
97%
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
Who protects it

15 conserved acres

5% of Melba’s land. Who manages Melba’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city15 ac
Local Park · 15 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Melba Park
Local Park
Town or city15Open
Things to do

3 places to go in Melba

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

Playgrounds in Melba

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

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
6Baseball
1Football
1Basketball

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 →
Melba I.O.OF. Lodge HallBuilding · listed 2024
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Melba: April to June 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)9.310.411.813.414.715.415.113.912.410.99.69.0
High (°F)404859657483939181675140
Rain (in)0.90.60.90.91.10.70.20.20.30.60.80.9

August is the driest month (0.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 1.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Melba →

Questions about parks and trails in Melba

Is there public land near Melba?

32,183 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Melba or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 20 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Melba neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →