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Chapman, Nebraska 9th St 2Photo: Public domain · Public domain
–Not graded
Outdoors in Chapman Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Chapman Township

2.3 miles of mapped trail cross Chapman Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
66 acres · of 30.8 sq mi of land
Trails
2.3 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
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
Who protects it

66 conserved acres

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

USDA easements (NRCS)63 ac
Bureau of Land Management3 ac
Conservation Easement · 63 acNational Public Lands · 3 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 63 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Newcastle Field Office
National Public Lands
Bureau of Land Management3Open
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Chapman Township

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)9.510.611.813.314.515.114.813.812.411.09.89.2
High (°F)354052637383878478655038
Rain (in)0.60.71.52.64.74.13.43.42.32.21.30.9

January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Chapman Township →

Next door

Chapman Township and its neighbors

Chapman Township has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Chapman Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Lone Tree Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Prairie Creek Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Chapman Township

Is there public land near Chapman Township?

836 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Chapman Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Chapman Township 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 →