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Onaway CourthousePhoto: David Coats · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Outdoors in Onaway

Few parks or trails are on the map in Onaway

2% of Onaway’s land is conserved, about 17 acres. 51 acres are parks and preserves, 76 per 1,000 residents. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Onaway, 0.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
2%
17 acres · of 1.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
51 ac
76 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
82%
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.

12
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.

Edna Lound Recreational Park

Park
20 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Trailhead Park

Managed by City of Onaway
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

17 conserved acres

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

Town or city17 ac
Local Park · 17 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Edna Lound Recreation Area
Local Park
Town or city14Open
Maxon Field
Local Park
Town or city3Open
Things to do

3 places to go in Onaway

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

Playgrounds in Onaway

3 playgrounds 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
4Baseball
4Tennis
1Basketball

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

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Presque Isle County CourthouseBuilding · listed 1980
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Onaway: 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)262939526676807870564332
Rain (in)1.91.41.72.73.03.03.23.23.33.52.32.2

February is the driest month (1.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 3.5 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Onaway →

Next door

Onaway 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
Onaway— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Allis Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
North Allis Township— 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 Onaway

Are dogs allowed on Onaway’s trails?

Edna Lound Recreational Park and Trailhead Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Onaway?

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

Is there public land near Onaway?

75,906 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Onaway or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 51 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Onaway 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 →