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Outdoors in Lavina

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

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 1% of Lavina’s land is conserved, about 8 acres. 1 acre is park or preserve, 5.2 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
1%
8 acres · of 1.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
5.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
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.

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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.

Lavina City Park

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

8 conserved acres

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

Other or Unknown Local Government8 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 8 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 1 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Local Other or Unknown
Local Other or Unknown
Other or Unknown Local Government8Unknown
History along the way

4 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Slayton Mercantile Co.Building · listed 2000
About it
Adams HotelBuilding · listed 2005
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Lavina State BankBuilding · listed 2007
About it
Lavina School Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2023
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Lavina: August and September

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)9.010.311.813.515.015.815.414.212.510.89.38.6
High (°F)374050586777878675604637
Rain (in)0.40.40.71.62.82.71.51.11.21.10.50.4

January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 2.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lavina →

Questions about parks and trails in Lavina

Are dogs allowed on Lavina’s trails?

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

Is there public land near Lavina?

20,809 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lavina or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Lavina neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →