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Outdoors in Powellville

Few parks or trails are on the map in Powellville

3% of Powellville’s land is conserved, about 30 acres. 27 acres are parks and preserves, 117 per 1,000 residents. 47% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
3%
30 acres · of 1.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
27 ac
117 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
47%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

1
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.

Adkins Mill Park

Nature preserve
34 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it

30 conserved acres

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

County3 ac
State natural resources3 ac
Not recorded26 ac
Local Park · 26 acConservation Easement · 3 acForest Stewardship Easement · 3 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Adkins Mill Park
Local Park
Not recorded26Unknown
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out

The best walking months in Powellville: April to June

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)9.810.711.813.114.214.814.613.612.411.110.09.5
High (°F)474956667583888680705951
Rain (in)3.53.14.23.43.63.84.44.74.34.13.23.8

February is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.7 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Powellville →

Questions about parks and trails in Powellville

Are dogs allowed on Powellville’s trails?

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

Is there public land near Powellville?

17,637 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Powellville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 27 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Powellville 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 →