Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Columbia
0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Columbia, 1.2 per square mile of land.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
May is the best month for walking in Columbia
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) | 10.3 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 58 | 62 | 70 | 77 | 85 | 90 | 93 | 94 | 89 | 79 | 68 | 60 |
| Rain (in) | 5.8 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.6 |
August is the driest month (3.7 in) and the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 5.8 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Columbia →
Questions about parks and trails in Columbia
Is there public land near Columbia?
487 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Columbia or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Columbia neighbors.
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 →