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Outdoors in Mansfield

Few parks or trails are on the map in Mansfield

5 acres are parks and preserves, 5.2 per 1,000 residents. 91% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
1%
3 acres · of 0.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
5 ac
5.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
91%
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.

Mansfield City Park

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

3 conserved acres

1% of Mansfield’s land. Water is left out: Mansfield has 0.5 square miles of land and 0.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Mansfield’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Regional agency3 ac
State Conservation Area · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Mansfield Forest Preserve Park
State Conservation Area
Regional agency3Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Mansfield

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

Playgrounds in Mansfield

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
1Pickleball
1Basketball

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

When to get out

August is the best month for walking in Mansfield

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)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.813.712.411.19.99.3
High (°F)333950637483858479665138
Rain (in)2.31.92.74.04.54.64.33.63.23.33.12.3

February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Mansfield →

Questions about parks and trails in Mansfield

Are dogs allowed on Mansfield’s trails?

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

Is there public land near Mansfield?

1,517 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mansfield or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Mansfield 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 →