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Outdoors in Finzel

Few parks or trails are on the map in Finzel

7% of Finzel’s land is conserved, about 176 acres. 182 acres are parks and preserves, 245 per 1,000 residents. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Finzel, 0.3 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
7%
176 acres · of 3.9 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
182 ac
245 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
63%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

176 conserved acres

7% of Finzel’s land. Who manages Finzel’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Land trusts & nonprofits156 ac
Not recorded20 ac
Private Conservation · 156 acLocal Park · 20 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 8 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Finzel Swamp Preserve
Private Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits156Open
Finzel Park
Local Park
Not recorded20Unknown
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

The best walking months in Finzel: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.610.611.813.214.315.014.713.712.411.19.99.4
High (°F)343746596875797771604838
Rain (in)3.43.14.04.25.14.84.14.04.33.73.13.7

February is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 5.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Finzel →

Questions about parks and trails in Finzel

Is there public land near Finzel?

14,376 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Finzel or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 182 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Finzel 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 →