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Nelson, Nebraska downtown 3Photo: Ammodramus · Public domain
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Outdoors in Nelson

Few parks or trails are on the map in Nelson

OpenStreetMap doesn’t show named parks or mapped trails in Nelson 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 0.8 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

5 places to go in Nelson

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

Playgrounds in Nelson

2 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
1Football
1Baseball
1Tennis
1Basketball

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

History along the way

2 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Nuckolls County CourthouseDistrict · listed 1990
About it
Nelson Cemetery WalkStructure · listed 2002
About it
When to get out

April is the best month for walking in Nelson

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)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.813.712.411.19.99.3
High (°F)374153647484888679665240
Rain (in)0.60.71.52.44.44.14.23.42.32.11.20.8

January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Nelson →

Questions about parks and trails in Nelson

Is there public land near Nelson?

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

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Nelson 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 →