Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.097% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Bloomington
3 acres are parks and preserves, 18 per 1,000 residents. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Bloomington, 1.0 per square mile of land.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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3 conserved acres
1% of Bloomington’s land. Who manages Bloomington’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Bloomington: April, July and August
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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 43 | 52 | 65 | 74 | 81 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 53 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.0 |
November is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Bloomington →
Questions about parks and trails in Bloomington
Is there public land near Bloomington?
28,455 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bloomington or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Bloomington 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 →