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Pawnee City, Nebraska G from 6thPhoto: Ammodramus · Public domain
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Outdoors in Pawnee City

98% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Pawnee City

5 acres are parks and preserves, 6.2 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Pawnee City, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 1.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
5 ac
6.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
98%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.8 mi
0.8 mi paths
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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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.

South Park

Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do

3 places to go in Pawnee City

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

Community gardens in Pawnee City
Answer Plot Community Garden
Directions
Biking & sports

0.8 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

0.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
8Tracks
3Football
2Basketball
1Running tracks

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

History along the way

5 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.

History →
E. F. Hempstead HouseBuilding · listed 1982
About it
Pawnee County CourthouseDistrict · listed 1990
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US Post Office-Pawnee CityBuilding · listed 1992
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Pawnee City Historic Business DistrictDistrict · listed 1994
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Pawnee City Carnegie LibraryBuilding · listed 2010
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When to get out

April is the best month for walking in Pawnee City

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)364154657484888679675240
Rain (in)0.71.12.03.25.14.54.43.43.02.61.71.2

January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Pawnee City →

Questions about parks and trails in Pawnee City

Are dogs allowed on Pawnee City’s trails?

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

Where can I bike in Pawnee City?

0.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Pawnee City?

2,110 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pawnee City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Pawnee City 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 →