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Outdoors in Nashua

Few parks or trails are on the map in Nashua

11% of Nashua’s land is conserved, about 50 acres. 3.3 miles of mapped trail cross Nashua, 4.7 per square mile of land. 93% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
11%
50 acres · of 0.7 sq mi of land
Trails
3.3 mi
4.7 per sq mi of land
Near a park
93%
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

50 conserved acres

11% of Nashua’s land. Who manages Nashua’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Other or Unknown Local Government50 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 50 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 Government50Unknown
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.

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

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

History →
Charles C. Sargent HouseBuilding · listed 1982
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Nashua: May, 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)8.810.111.713.615.216.015.714.312.510.79.28.4
High (°F)242944586978878674584127
Rain (in)0.40.30.40.92.22.81.91.31.00.90.40.3

February is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 2.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Nashua →

Questions about parks and trails in Nashua

Is there public land near Nashua?

30,686 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Nashua or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Nashua 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 →