Hastings Municipal Airport Hangar-Building No. 1 · Photo: Ammodramus · Public domainHastings has 355 acres of parks, 14 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Brickyard Park (0.6 mi). 86% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4% of Hastings’ land is conserved, about 390 acres.
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns · #29 of 57 in Nebraska. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Hastings?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Hastings have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hastings is ahead of 62% of U.S. towns, #29 of 57 in Nebraska. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, trail miles lowest.
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 Brickyard Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Lincoln Park
Hastings dog park
Prairie Ridge Park
All 23 parks & preserves
390 conserved acres
4% of Hastings’ land. Who manages Hastings’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 73 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Hastings Park Local Park | Town or city | 72 | Open |
| Hastings Dog Park Local Park | Town or city | 54 | Open |
| Prairie Ridge Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 48 | Open |
| Libs Park Local Park | Town or city | 27 | Open |
| Brickyard Park Local Park | Town or city | 26 | Open |
| Chatauqua Park Local Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Heartwell Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Lincoln Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Crosier Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Duncan Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 8 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
11 places to go in Hastings
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
10 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2 lakes & rivers
2.8 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.
19 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
7 more on the History page.
The walking year in Hastings
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 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 40 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 83 | 87 | 85 | 78 | 65 | 51 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
January is the driest month (0.6 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 Hastings →
Questions about parks and trails in Hastings
Where can I hike in Hastings?
The longest trail networks: Brickyard Park, 0.6 miles; Lincoln Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Hastings is conserved land?
4% 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 Hastings’ trails?
Brickyard Park and Lincoln Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Hastings?
2.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Hastings?
608 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hastings or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 355 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Hastings 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 Hastings 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 →