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Outdoors in Lignite

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

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 1 acre is park or preserve, 5.4 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Lignite, 0.6 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 0.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
5.4 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.

Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Things to do

6 places to go in Lignite

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Lignite

6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

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
2Baseball
1Basketball

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

When to get out

The best walking months in Lignite: 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)8.710.111.713.615.316.215.814.412.510.79.18.3
High (°F)172235536674808069533521
Rain (in)0.50.50.71.12.53.62.81.91.71.20.70.5

February is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 3.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Lignite →

Questions about parks and trails in Lignite

Is there public land near Lignite?

4,151 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lignite or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Lignite 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 →