Four Trees Park
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Ammodramus · Public domainB−Outdoors
Outdoors in Oakland
Oakland has 56 acres of parks, 36 for every 1,000 residents
81% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Oakland, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
56 ac
36 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
81%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Oakland?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Oakland have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Oakland is ahead of 48% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Oakland’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical NE town 4% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NE 0.3 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land36 acres of park per 1,000 residents (56 acres) · NE 15 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home81% 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 48%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Oakland. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Things to do
3 places to go in Oakland
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Oakland
Oakland Pool
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Oakland
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Oakland
Canoe Ramp
DirectionsBiking & 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
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).
Oakland City AuditoriumBuilding · listed 2019
About itWhen to get out
The walking year in Oakland
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 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 36 | 49 | 62 | 72 | 82 | 86 | 83 | 77 | 64 | 48 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Oakland →
Next door
Oakland and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland | under 1% | 0.3 | 36 | 81% | B− |
| Oakland Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Bell Creek Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Oakland
How much of Oakland 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 Oakland’s trails?
Four Trees Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Oakland?
127 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Oakland or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 56 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Oakland 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 Oakland 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 →