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Outdoors in Oden

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

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 8 acres are parks and preserves, 51 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
under 1%
1 acre · of 0.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
8 ac
51 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.4 mi
1.4 mi paths
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.

Oden Field

Managed by Oden Community Association
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Gazebo Park

Managed by Littlefield Township
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗

Woodruff Park

Managed by Littlefield Township
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Who protects it

1 conserved acres

under 1% of Oden’s land. Who manages Oden’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city1 ac
Local Park · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Dow Park
Local Park
Town or city1Open
Things to do

4 places to go in Oden

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

Beaches in Oden

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

Biking & sports

1.4 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

1.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Basketball
1Baseball

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

When to get out

The best walking months in Oden: 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)9.110.311.813.514.915.615.314.112.510.89.48.7
High (°F)272939516575797770564333
Rain (in)1.91.31.82.83.03.02.93.13.54.12.82.2

February is the driest month (1.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.1 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Oden →

Questions about parks and trails in Oden

Are dogs allowed on Oden’s trails?

Oden Field and Gazebo Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Oden?

1.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.4 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Oden?

6,092 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Oden or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Oden 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 →