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Outdoors in Lima

Few parks or trails are on the map in Lima

8% of Lima’s land is conserved, about 28 acres. 1 acre is park or preserve, 6.0 per 1,000 residents. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Lima, 0.5 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
8%
28 acres · of 0.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
6.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
86%
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.

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.

Lima City Park

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

28 conserved acres

8% of Lima’s land. Who manages Lima’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service27 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government1 ac
National Forest · 27 acLocal Other or Unknown · 1 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Beaverhead National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service27Open
Local Other or Unknown
Local Other or Unknown
Other or Unknown Local Government1Unknown
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 Lima: May to 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)9.210.411.813.414.815.515.214.012.410.99.58.8
High (°F)283241506070817969543928
Rain (in)0.30.30.51.11.72.01.01.00.91.00.40.4

February is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 2.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Lima →

Questions about parks and trails in Lima

Are dogs allowed on Lima’s trails?

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

Is there public land near Lima?

103,281 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lima or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 29 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Lima 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 →