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Outdoors in McLain

Few parks or trails are on the map in McLain

1.5 miles of mapped trail cross McLain, 0.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
4 acres · of 3.4 sq mi of land
Trails
1.5 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
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
Who protects it

4 conserved acres

under 1% of McLain’s land. Who manages McLain’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service4 ac
National Forest · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
De Soto National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service4Open
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

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

When to get out

The best walking months in McLain: April and May

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)10.311.011.912.913.714.214.013.312.311.410.510.1
High (°F)616673798691929288807063
Rain (in)6.25.06.05.04.96.26.15.84.53.74.25.8

October is the driest month (3.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 6.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in McLain →

Questions about parks and trails in McLain

Is there public land near McLain?

75,325 acres of parks and open public land lie inside McLain or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from McLain 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 →