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McCool Junction, Nebraska 1Photo: Ammodramus · Public domain
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Outdoors in McCool Junction

Few parks or trails are on the map in McCool Junction

11 acres are parks and preserves, 15 per 1,000 residents. 83% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 0.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
11 ac
15 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
83%
of residents within ½ mile
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

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Northside Park

Managed by Village of McCool Junction
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Things to do

4 places to go in McCool Junction

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

Playgrounds in McCool Junction

4 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

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in McCool Junction: April 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.610.611.813.214.415.114.813.812.411.09.89.3
High (°F)354052637384878578665138
Rain (in)0.60.71.42.64.84.03.63.72.52.11.20.9

January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in McCool Junction →

Questions about parks and trails in McCool Junction

Are dogs allowed on McCool Junction’s trails?

Northside Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near McCool Junction?

1,774 acres of parks and open public land lie inside McCool Junction or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 11 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from McCool Junction 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 →