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Outdoors in Oslo

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

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 8 acres are parks and preserves, 32 per 1,000 residents. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Oslo, 0.5 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 0.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
8 ac
32 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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1
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Oslo City Park

Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Things to do

2 places to go in Oslo

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

Playgrounds in Oslo

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
1Basketball
1Baseball

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

When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Oslo

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)8.810.111.713.615.216.015.714.312.510.79.18.4
High (°F)152134536777818071543521
Rain (in)0.60.50.91.22.93.93.42.62.41.80.90.7

February is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Oslo →

Next door

Oslo 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
Oslo— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Oak Park 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 Oslo

Are dogs allowed on Oslo’s trails?

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

Is there public land near Oslo?

558 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Oslo or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 9 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Oslo 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 →