California Bend
Nature preserve
177 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
DOutdoors
Outdoors in Township 5
Few parks or trails are on the map in Township 5
0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Township 5. 25% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 6 acres are parks and preserves, 4.3 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
531 acres · of 115.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
6 ac
4.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
25%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
1 beach · 2 boat launches
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Township 5 have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Township 5 is ahead of 12% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Township 5’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical NE town 4% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · NE 0.3 · U.S. 0.4DPark land4.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (6 acres) · NE 15 · U.S. 13CParks close to home25% 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 12%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Township 5. 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 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.
Herman Park
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
531 conserved acres
1% of Township 5’s land. Who manages Township 5’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)238 ac
Regional agency217 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits77 ac
Conservation Easement · 305 acState Other or Unknown · 217 acPrivate Conservation · 10 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 305 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 7 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| California Bend State Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 217 | Unknown |
| Cuming City Cemetery Prairie Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 10 | Closed |
Things to do
8 places to go in Township 5
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Township 5
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Township 5
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Township 5
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in Township 5
Cottonwood Cove RV ResortFee
DirectionsRiver View Park ResortFee
DirectionsTrails & 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
1Basketball
1Tennis
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Township 5
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) | 31 | 36 | 49 | 62 | 73 | 83 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 65 | 49 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Township 5 →
Next door
Township 5 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 5 | 1% | under 0.1 | 4 | 25% | D |
| Blair | 4% | 0.9 | 23 | 94% | A− |
| Summit Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Hooper Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 1 | 2% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Township 5
How much of Township 5 is conserved land?
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.
Are dogs allowed on Township 5’s trails?
California Bend and Herman Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Township 5?
6,442 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Township 5 or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 21 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Township 5 have?
Ahead of 12% 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 Township 5 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 →