Alma City Park
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Alma City Auditorium and Sale Barn · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0COutdoors
Outdoors in Alma
Alma has 8 acres of parks, 7.1 for every 1,000 residents
67% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3% of Alma’s land is conserved, about 20 acres.
Ahead of 27% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
20 acres · of 1.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
8 ac
7.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
67%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Alma have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Alma is ahead of 27% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Alma’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical NE town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NE 0.3 · U.S. 0.4DPark land7.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (8 acres) · NE 15 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home67% of residents within a half mile of a park · NE 90% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 27%
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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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Harlan County Recreation Area
Managed by United States Army Corps of Engineers
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
20 conserved acres
3% of Alma’s land. Who manages Alma’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Army Corps of Engineers20 ac
Recreation Management Area · 20 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harlan County Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 20 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Alma
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Alma
2 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
3Baseball
2Tennis
1Football
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Alma
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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 75 | 86 | 91 | 88 | 81 | 67 | 53 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 4.0 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Alma →
Questions about parks and trails in Alma
How much of Alma is conserved land?
3% of its land, against a typical 4% for a Nebraska town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Alma’s trails?
Alma City Park and Harlan County Recreation Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Alma?
17,683 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Alma or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 21 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Alma have?
Ahead of 27% 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 Alma 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 →