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Outdoors in McBain

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

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 2% of McBain’s land is conserved, about 19 acres. 15 acres are parks and preserves, 22 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
2%
19 acres · of 1.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
15 ac
22 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.

123
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.

Softball Complex

Managed by City of Mcbain
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

City Park

Managed by City of Mclain
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Stewart Park

Managed by City of McBain
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Who protects it

19 conserved acres

2% of McBain’s land. Who manages McBain’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city11 ac
Other state land8 ac
Local Park · 11 acConservation Easement · 8 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 8 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Softball Complex
Local Park
Town or city9Open
Playground
Local Park
Town or city2Open
Things to do

1 places to go in McBain

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

Playgrounds in McBain

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

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
7Baseball
1Tennis
1Basketball

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

When to get out

The best walking months in McBain: May to September

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)9.210.411.813.414.715.515.214.012.410.99.58.9
High (°F)273041546777817871574332
Rain (in)2.11.62.03.53.53.53.33.33.13.62.52.1

February is the driest month (1.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.6 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in McBain →

Next door

McBain and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
McBain— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Richland Township3%0.341323%B
Riverside Township1%0.1under 17%D

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

Questions about parks and trails in McBain

Are dogs allowed on McBain’s trails?

Softball Complex and City Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near McBain?

12,308 acres of parks and open public land lie inside McBain or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 15 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from McBain 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 →