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Outdoors in Clarkton

Few parks or trails are on the map in Clarkton

2 acres are parks and preserves, 2.2 per 1,000 residents. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Clarkton, 0.4 per square mile of land. 92% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 1.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
2.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
92%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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

Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Things to do

3 places to go in Clarkton

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

Playgrounds in Clarkton

3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

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
3Baseball
2Basketball

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). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
Charles and Bettie Birthright HouseBuilding · listed 2009
About it
When to get out

The walking year in Clarkton

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)9.910.811.913.114.114.614.413.512.411.210.29.7
High (°F)455060718088908983735948
Rain (in)3.63.84.75.25.23.84.03.13.43.94.54.6

August is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Clarkton →

Next door

Clarkton and its neighbors

Clarkton has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Clarkton— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Freeborn Townshipunder 1%0.1164%C−

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Clarkton

Is there public land near Clarkton?

318 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Clarkton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Clarkton 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 →