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Outdoors in Ovando

Few parks or trails are on the map in Ovando

48% of Ovando’s land is conserved, about 2,775 acres. 2.4 miles of mapped trail cross Ovando, 0.3 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
48%
2,775 acres · of 9.0 sq mi of land
Trails
2.4 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

2,775 conserved acres

48% of Ovando’s land. Who manages Ovando’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Land trusts & nonprofits1,828 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service948 ac
Unknown Easement · 1,826 acConservation Easement · 950 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,775 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Milwaukee Road Railroad Grade0.6 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Lahrity Lakelake
When to get out

The best walking months in Ovando: 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)8.910.211.813.515.015.915.514.212.510.89.38.5
High (°F)323646556572838271564031
Rain (in)1.51.11.01.12.12.40.90.91.21.41.41.6

August is the driest month (0.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 2.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Ovando →

Questions about parks and trails in Ovando

Is there public land near Ovando?

81,700 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ovando or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 596 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Ovando 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 →