Photo: Ammodramus · Public domainFew parks or trails are on the map in Ravenna
86% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 14 acres are parks and preserves, 10 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Ravenna?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Ravenna have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ravenna is ahead of 22% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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8 places to go in Ravenna
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 public pools without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
6 playgrounds without a name on the map.
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
September is the best month for walking in Ravenna
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 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 40 | 52 | 62 | 72 | 83 | 87 | 85 | 78 | 65 | 51 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Ravenna →
Questions about parks and trails in Ravenna
How much of Ravenna 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.
Is there public land near Ravenna?
104 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ravenna or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 14 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Ravenna have?
Ahead of 22% 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 Ravenna neighbors.
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 →