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Outdoors in Wapella

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

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 3% of Wapella’s land is conserved, about 9 acres. 10 acres are parks and preserves, 20 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
3%
9 acres · of 0.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
10 ac
20 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.

Wapella Park

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

9 conserved acres

3% of Wapella’s land. Who manages Wapella’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city9 ac
Local Park · 9 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Wapella Park
Local Park
Town or city9Open
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
1Baseball

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 Wapella

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)333951647483858479665138
Rain (in)2.21.92.73.94.54.34.13.53.23.33.02.3

February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Wapella →

Questions about parks and trails in Wapella

Are dogs allowed on Wapella’s trails?

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

Is there public land near Wapella?

1,457 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wapella or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 10 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Wapella 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 →