Few parks or trails are on the map in Surrey
2.0 miles of mapped trail cross Surrey, 0.9 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Surrey?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Surrey have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Surrey is ahead of 12% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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3 places to go in Surrey
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 campground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2 named trails
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Surrey: 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) | 8.8 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.2 | 16.1 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 8.4 |
| High (°F) | 19 | 24 | 36 | 53 | 67 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 71 | 55 | 37 | 24 |
| Rain (in) | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
January is the driest month (0.4 in) and August the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Surrey →
Surrey and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surrey | under 1% | 0.9 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Surrey Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Nedrose Township | under 1% | 0.3 | 15 | 20% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Surrey
How much of Surrey is conserved land?
under 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.
Is there public land near Surrey?
730 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Surrey or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Surrey have?
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Surrey neighbors.
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 →