Millenium Park
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: afiler · CC BY-SA 2.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Lincoln
Lincoln has 17 acres of parks, 3.9 for every 1,000 residents
1% of Lincoln’s land is conserved, about 17 acres. 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Lincoln, 0.3 per square mile of land. 59% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns · #20 of 23 in North Dakota. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
17 acres · of 2.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
17 ac
3.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
59%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.2 mi
0.2 mi paths
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lincoln have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lincoln is ahead of 32% of U.S. towns, #20 of 23 in North Dakota. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lincoln’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical ND town 3% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · ND 0.7 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land3.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (17 acres) · ND 10 · U.S. 13CParks close to home59% of residents within a half mile of a park · ND 71% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 32%
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North Dakota towns of 2,500+ (23)Ahead of 14%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Lincoln. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to C+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
17 conserved acres
1% of Lincoln’s land. Who manages Lincoln’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency10 ac
Town or city7 ac
Local Park · 17 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santee Park Local Park | Regional agency | 10 | Open |
| Lincoln Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Pt Weigel Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Lincoln
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Dog parks in Lincoln
Lincoln Dog Park
DirectionsBiking & sports
0.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Lincoln: 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 8.9 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| High (°F) | 22 | 27 | 40 | 56 | 68 | 77 | 84 | 83 | 73 | 57 | 40 | 27 |
| Rain (in) | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 3.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Lincoln →
Next door
Lincoln and its neighbors
Lincoln has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln | 1% | 0.3 | 4 | 59% | C |
| Apple Creek Township | 2% | 0.7 | under 1 | 10% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lincoln
How much of Lincoln is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 3% for a North Dakota town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Lincoln’s trails?
Millenium Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Lincoln?
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Lincoln?
7,853 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lincoln or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 17 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Lincoln have?
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #20 of 23 in North Dakota. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Lincoln 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 →