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Outdoors in Elizabeth

99% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Elizabeth

10 acres are parks and preserves, 13 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
under 1%
2 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
10 ac
13 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.

Elizabeth Park

Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

2 conserved acres

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

Town or city2 ac
Local Park · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Elizabeth City Park
Local Park
Town or city2Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Elizabeth

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

Playgrounds in Elizabeth

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
2Baseball
1Basketball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

2 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Chicago Great Western Railroad DepotBuilding · listed 1996
About it
Bishop’s Busy Big Store-Lyric Opera HouseBuilding · listed 2022
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Elizabeth: April 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)9.410.511.813.314.615.315.013.912.411.09.79.1
High (°F)293346607181848275624634
Rain (in)1.41.62.33.84.45.64.74.03.83.02.31.9

January is the driest month (1.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Elizabeth →

Questions about parks and trails in Elizabeth

Are dogs allowed on Elizabeth’s trails?

Elizabeth Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Elizabeth?

9,119 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Elizabeth or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 10 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Elizabeth 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 →