Graves Park
Park
14 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Salem Church · Photo: Ammodramus · Public domainC−Outdoors
Outdoors in Wakefield
Wakefield has 15 acres of parks, 12 for every 1,000 residents
70% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 19% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 1.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
15 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
70%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.5 mi
0.5 mi paths
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Wakefield have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wakefield is ahead of 19% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Wakefield’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical NE town 4% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NE 0.3 · U.S. 0.4DPark land12 acres of park per 1,000 residents (15 acres) · NE 15 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home70% 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 19%
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Water is 6% of Wakefield’s area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Wakefield. 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
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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.
Biking & sports
0.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Baseball
1Football
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).
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Salem ChurchBuilding · listed 1983
About itWhen to get out
September is the best month for walking in Wakefield
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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 35 | 48 | 60 | 71 | 81 | 85 | 82 | 76 | 63 | 47 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Wakefield →
Questions about parks and trails in Wakefield
How much of Wakefield 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.
Are dogs allowed on Wakefield’s trails?
Graves Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Wakefield?
0.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Wakefield?
273 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wakefield or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 15 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Wakefield have?
Ahead of 19% 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 Wakefield 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 →