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Phillips 66 station, Bassett, Nebraska, USAPhoto: Bkell · Public domain
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Outdoors in Bassett

Few parks or trails are on the map in Bassett

88% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
1%
2 acres · of 0.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
88%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.5 mi
0.5 mi paths
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

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

State fish & wildlife2 ac
State Other or Unknown · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Bassett Storage
State Other or Unknown
State fish & wildlife1Restricted
Bassett Office
State Other or Unknown
State fish & wildlife1Restricted
Biking & sports

0.5 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

0.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Football

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

History along the way

3 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Rock County CourthouseBuilding · listed 1990
About it
Hub BuildingBuilding · listed 2006
About it
Bassett Lodge and Range CafeBuilding · listed 2006
About it
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Bassett

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)9.410.511.813.314.615.315.013.912.411.09.79.1
High (°F)343849597080878577634836
Rain (in)0.50.71.33.04.14.03.12.92.42.00.70.6

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Bassett →

Questions about parks and trails in Bassett

Where can I bike in Bassett?

0.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Bassett?

970 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bassett or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Bassett 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 →