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Outdoors in Effie

Few parks or trails are on the map in Effie

17% of Effie’s land is conserved, about 395 acres. 6 acres are parks and preserves, 82 per 1,000 residents. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Effie, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
17%
395 acres · of 3.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
6 ac
82 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
23%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

1
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.

Effie City Public Park

Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

395 conserved acres

17% of Effie’s land. Who manages Effie’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources395 ac
State Resource Management Area · 395 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Miscellaneous
State Resource Management Area
State natural resources395Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Effie

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

Playgrounds in Effie

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

Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
1Baseball
1Basketball
1Beach volleyball

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

When to get out

The walking year in Effie

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)8.810.211.713.615.116.015.614.312.510.79.28.4
High (°F)162337516573777667513521
Rain (in)0.80.71.11.83.14.34.03.43.12.61.41.0

February is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 77 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Effie →

Questions about parks and trails in Effie

Are dogs allowed on Effie’s trails?

Effie City Public Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Effie?

103,575 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Effie or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 398 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Effie 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 →