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Outdoors in Benzonia

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

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 4 acres are parks and preserves, 6.0 per 1,000 residents. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Benzonia, 0.5 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 1.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
4 ac
6.0 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

The longest trail network is Benzonia Village Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Benzonia Village Park

Park
4 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Memorial Park

Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Things to do

2 places to go in Benzonia

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Benzonia

2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

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
3Tennis
1Baseball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Benzonia: May to 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)9.210.411.813.414.815.515.214.012.410.99.58.8
High (°F)283140536676807770574433
Rain (in)2.31.52.03.13.23.23.13.13.54.22.92.3

February is the driest month (1.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.2 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Benzonia →

Next door

Benzonia and its neighbors

Benzonia has the most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Benzonia— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Beulah— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Benzonia

Where can I hike in Benzonia?

The longest trail networks: Benzonia Village Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Benzonia’s trails?

Benzonia Village Park and Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Benzonia?

7,498 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Benzonia or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Benzonia 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 →