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Elwood, Nebraska downtown 2Photo: Ammodramus · Public domain
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Outdoors in Elwood

Few parks or trails are on the map in Elwood

OpenStreetMap doesn’t show named parks or mapped trails in Elwood yet. Know a trail or a town park? Anyone can add it to OpenStreetMap, and it shows up here on the next refresh.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 0.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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
Things to do

7 places to go in Elwood

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Elwood

7 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
2Baseball
1Equestrian
1Football
1Basketball

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 →
Gosper County CourthouseBuilding · listed 1990
About it
When to get out

April is the best month for walking in Elwood

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)9.610.611.813.214.415.114.813.812.411.09.99.3
High (°F)384253627283878578655140
Rain (in)0.40.71.22.43.73.73.43.01.71.80.90.6

January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 3.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Elwood →

Questions about parks and trails in Elwood

Is there public land near Elwood?

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

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Elwood 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 →