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Outdoors in Akeley

Few parks or trails are on the map in Akeley

4% of Akeley’s land is conserved, about 41 acres.

Conserved land
4%
41 acres · of 1.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.4 mi
1.4 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

41 conserved acres

4% of Akeley’s land. Who manages Akeley’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources41 ac
State Resource Management Area · 41 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Miscellaneous
State Resource Management Area
State natural resources41Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Akeley

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

Campgrounds in Akeley
Akeley City Campground & ParkFee
Directions
Trails & water

2 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
1Baseball

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

When to get out

The walking year in Akeley

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)8.910.211.813.515.015.915.514.212.510.89.38.5
High (°F)182437516574797768533623
Rain (in)0.70.71.12.03.14.33.93.12.92.61.10.8

February is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Akeley →

Questions about parks and trails in Akeley

Where can I bike in Akeley?

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

Is there public land near Akeley?

63,627 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Akeley or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 39 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Akeley 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 →