Davis Park
Park
12 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Gibbon Baptist Church · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Gibbon
Gibbon has 14 acres of parks, 7.7 for every 1,000 residents
78% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Gibbon, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
14 ac
7.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
78%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Gibbon have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Gibbon is ahead of 36% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Gibbon’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical NE town 4% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NE 0.3 · U.S. 0.4BPark land7.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (14 acres) · NE 15 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home78% of residents within a half mile of a park · NE 90% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 36%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Gibbon. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B−. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Davis Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Things to do
1 places to go in Gibbon
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Gibbon
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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
5Baseball
2Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Gibbon Baptist ChurchBuilding · listed 2016
About itWhen to get out
September is the best month for walking in Gibbon
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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 40 | 53 | 63 | 72 | 83 | 87 | 85 | 79 | 65 | 51 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Gibbon →
Questions about parks and trails in Gibbon
Where can I hike in Gibbon?
The longest trail networks: Davis Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Gibbon is conserved land?
under 1% 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 Gibbon’s trails?
Davis Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Gibbon?
680 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Gibbon or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 14 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Gibbon have?
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Gibbon neighbors.
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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 →