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Spalding, Nebraska dam from DS 2Photo: Ammodramus · Public domain
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Outdoors in Spalding

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Spalding

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 15 acres are parks and preserves, 43 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 0.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
15 ac
43 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
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.

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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.

Spalding City Park

Park
16 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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
2Football
2Tennis
2Pickleball
2Baseball

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

History along the way

3 places on the National Register

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

History →
St. Michael's Catholic Church ComplexBuilding · listed 1983
About it
Spalding Power Plant and DamDistrict · listed 1998
About it
First Presbyterian ChurchBuilding · listed 2004
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When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Spalding

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)9.510.511.813.314.515.214.913.812.411.09.89.2
High (°F)343850617181868377644936
Rain (in)0.50.71.52.84.23.93.23.32.42.11.00.8

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Spalding →

Questions about parks and trails in Spalding

Are dogs allowed on Spalding’s trails?

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

Is there public land near Spalding?

85 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Spalding or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 15 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Spalding 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 →