North Park
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Schuyler Carnegie Library · Photo: Ammodramus · Public domainB+Outdoors
Outdoors in Schuyler
6% of Schuyler’s land is conserved: 114 acres
90% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 115 acres are parks and preserves, 17 per 1,000 residents. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Schuyler, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns · #22 of 57 in Nebraska. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
114 acres · of 2.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
115 ac
17 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
90%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Schuyler?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Schuyler have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Schuyler is ahead of 69% of U.S. towns, #22 of 57 in Nebraska. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Schuyler’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical NE town 4% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · NE 0.3 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land17 acres of park per 1,000 residents (115 acres) · NE 15 · U.S. 13BParks close to home90% 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 69%
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Nebraska towns of 2,500+ (57)Ahead of 62%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Schuyler. 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 B to A−. 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
114 conserved acres
6% of Schuyler’s land. Who manages Schuyler’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city114 ac
Local Park · 75 acLocal Recreation Area · 38 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schuyler Soccer Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 38 | Open |
| South Park Local Park | Town or city | 36 | Open |
| Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Merchants Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| North Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Railyard Green Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Schuyler
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Schuyler
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Schuyler
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
7Baseball
5Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →8 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Colfax County CourthouseBuilding · listed 1981
About itSchuyler City HallBuilding · listed 1981
About itJohn Janecek HouseBuilding · listed 1982
About itOak BallroomSite · listed 1983
About itUS Post Office-SchuylerBuilding · listed 1992
About itSchuyler Carnegie LibraryBuilding · listed 2001
About itSchuyler Downtown Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2016
About itMerchant ParkStructure · listed 2022
About itWhen to get out
September is the best month for walking in Schuyler
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 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 38 | 51 | 62 | 73 | 83 | 87 | 84 | 78 | 65 | 49 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Schuyler →
Questions about parks and trails in Schuyler
How much of Schuyler is conserved land?
6% 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 Schuyler’s trails?
North Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Schuyler?
319 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Schuyler or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 115 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Schuyler have?
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #22 of 57 in Nebraska. 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 Schuyler 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 →