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Outdoors in Powers Lake

6% of Powers Lake’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 6% of Powers Lake’s land is conserved, about 54 acres. 9 acres are parks and preserves, 31 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
6%
54 acres · of 1.4 sq mi of land
Trails
1.1 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
9 ac
31 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

54 conserved acres

6% of Powers Lake’s land. Water is left out: Powers Lake has 1.4 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Powers Lake’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service107 ac
Resource Management Area · 107 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Burke County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service107Restricted
Things to do

4 places to go in Powers Lake

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

Playgrounds in Powers Lake

3 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
1Beach volleyball

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

When to get out

The best walking months in Powers Lake: 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)8.710.111.713.615.216.115.714.312.510.79.18.3
High (°F)182335536574808069533522
Rain (in)0.50.50.61.12.33.62.91.81.61.20.70.6

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 Powers Lake →

Questions about parks and trails in Powers Lake

Is there public land near Powers Lake?

9,609 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Powers Lake or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 9 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Powers Lake 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 →