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Outdoors in Petersburg

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

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 9 acres are parks and preserves, 76 per 1,000 residents. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Petersburg, 0.5 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
2 acres · of 1.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
9 ac
76 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
Who protects it

2 conserved acres

under 1% of Petersburg’s land. Who manages Petersburg’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service2 ac
Conservation Easement · 2 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Things to do

1 places to go in Petersburg

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

Playgrounds in Petersburg

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

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
2Tennis
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 →
Petersburg AuditoriumBuilding · listed 2025
About it
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Petersburg

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)141932506574797868523320
Rain (in)0.50.40.71.12.93.83.72.62.21.70.80.6

February is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 3.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Petersburg →

Next door

Petersburg and its neighbors

Petersburg has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Petersburg Township36 miPetersburg0.5 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Petersburg— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Petersburg 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 Petersburg

Is there public land near Petersburg?

368 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Petersburg or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 9 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Petersburg 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 →