Foley Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Bertrand Site · Photo: Billwhittaker at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Township 2
17% of Township 2’s land is conserved: 4,348 acres
1 acre is park or preserve, 0.2 per 1,000 residents. 2.1 miles of mapped trail cross Township 2, 0.1 per square mile of land. 26% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns · #55 of 57 in Nebraska. What drives it
Conserved land
17%
4,348 acres · of 39.7 sq mi of land
Trails
2.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
0.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
26%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.6 mi
0.6 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
3
1 beach · 1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Township 2?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Township 2 have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Township 2 is ahead of 28% of U.S. towns, #55 of 57 in Nebraska. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Township 2’s overall grade.
Conserved land17% of the land · typical NE town 4% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · NE 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land0.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1 acre) · NE 15 · U.S. 13DParks close to home26% of residents within a half mile of a park · NE 90% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 28%
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Nebraska towns of 2,500+ (57)Ahead of 4%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C+. 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.
Who protects it
4,348 conserved acres
17% of Township 2’s land. Who manages Township 2’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service8,578 ac
National Wildlife Refuge · 8,578 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desoto National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 8,578 | Restricted |
Things to do
4 places to go in Township 2
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Township 2
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Township 2
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Township 2
Middle Boat Ramp
DirectionsTrails & water
3 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 2.0 mi
Grassland Nature Trail0.8 mi
Cottonwood Nature Trail0.8 mi
Bertrand Site Trail0.4 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Basketball
1Volleyball
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).
Bertrand SiteSite · listed 1969
About itWhen to get out
April is the best month for walking in Township 2
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 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 37 | 50 | 63 | 73 | 83 | 86 | 84 | 78 | 65 | 49 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Township 2 →
Next door
Township 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Township 2 | 17% | 0.1 | under 1 | 26% | C |
| Blair | 4% | 0.9 | 23 | 94% | A− |
| Township 1 | 12% | 0.3 | 15 | 16% | B− |
| Township 7 | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Township 2
How much of Township 2 is conserved land?
17% 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 Township 2’s trails?
Foley Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Township 2?
0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Township 2?
8,849 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Township 2 or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Township 2 have?
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #55 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 Township 2 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 →