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Outdoors in Arnold

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

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 5 acres are parks and preserves, 5.7 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Arnold, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
1 acre · of 0.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
5 ac
5.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

12
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Arnold State Recreation Area

Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Arnold City Park

Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

1 conserved acres

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

State parks1 ac
State Recreation Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Arnold State Recreation Area
State Recreation Area
State parks1Open
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
South Loup River
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
1Football

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 →
Finch Memorial LibraryBuilding · listed 2015
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Arnold: April 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)9.510.611.813.314.515.214.913.812.411.09.89.2
High (°F)384153627182878578645040
Rain (in)0.40.61.22.53.83.93.32.62.01.90.70.5

January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 3.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Arnold →

Questions about parks and trails in Arnold

Are dogs allowed on Arnold’s trails?

Arnold State Recreation Area and Arnold City Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Arnold?

67 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Arnold or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Arnold 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 →