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Outdoors in Nome

Few parks or trails are on the map in Nome

13% of Nome’s land is conserved, about 36 acres. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Nome, 0.7 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
13%
36 acres · of 0.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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

36 conserved acres

13% of Nome’s land. Who manages Nome’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service36 ac
Conservation Easement · 36 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 36 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Nome

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)8.910.211.813.515.015.815.514.212.510.89.38.6
High (°F)192437546877828072563824
Rain (in)0.50.61.01.43.13.83.22.72.52.00.70.7

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Nome →

Next door

Nome and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Nome— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Thordenskjold Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Raritan Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Nome

Is there public land near Nome?

1,336 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Nome or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Nome 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 →