Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Chalco
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Willow Creek Park (0.5 mi). 58 acres are parks and preserves, 5.5 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns · #29 of 57 in Nebraska. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Chalco?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Chalco have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Chalco is ahead of 62% of U.S. towns, #29 of 57 in Nebraska. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Willow Creek Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Echo Hills Park
All 7 parks & preserves
48 conserved acres
3% of Chalco’s land. Who manages Chalco’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadows Community Center Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Willow Creek Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Southridge Meadow Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Millard Highlands Park - North Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Echo Hills Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Stonybrook South Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
20 places to go in Chalco
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
19 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1.0 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 Chalco: 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 38 | 51 | 63 | 73 | 83 | 86 | 84 | 78 | 65 | 50 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Chalco →
Chalco and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Chalco
Where can I hike in Chalco?
The longest trail networks: Willow Creek Park, 0.5 miles; Echo Hills Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Chalco 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 Chalco’s trails?
Willow Creek Park and Echo Hills Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Chalco?
1.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Chalco?
11,400 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Chalco or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 58 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Chalco have?
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #29 of 57 in Nebraska. 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 Chalco 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 →