Gotte Park
Park
16 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Ammodramus · Public domainB−Outdoors
Outdoors in Kimball
Kimball has 19 acres of parks, 8.6 for every 1,000 residents
93% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.6 miles of mapped trail cross Kimball, 0.7 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 2.3 sq mi of land
Trails
1.6 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
19 ac
8.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
93%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Kimball?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Kimball have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Kimball is ahead of 48% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Kimball’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical NE town 4% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · NE 0.3 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land8.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (19 acres) · NE 15 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home93% of residents within a half mile of a park · NE 90% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 48%
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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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Kimball City Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
1 places to go in Kimball
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Dog parks in Kimball
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
2Basketball
1Soccer
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 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.
When to get out
The best walking months in Kimball: April, June, August 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) | 41 | 43 | 53 | 60 | 69 | 81 | 88 | 85 | 77 | 63 | 50 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
January is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 2.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Kimball →
Questions about parks and trails in Kimball
How much of Kimball 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 Kimball’s trails?
Gotte Park and Kimball City Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Kimball?
1,006 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kimball or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 19 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Kimball have?
Ahead of 48% 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 Kimball 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 →