Wilderness Park
Park
122 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
West Point City Auditorium · Photo: Ammodramus · Public domainB+Outdoors
Outdoors in West Point
West Point has 177 acres of parks, 51 for every 1,000 residents
90% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 8% of West Point’s land is conserved, about 146 acres. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross West Point, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns · #17 of 57 in Nebraska. What drives it
Conserved land
8%
146 acres · of 2.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
177 ac
51 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
90%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is West Point?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does West Point have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, West Point is ahead of 72% of U.S. towns, #17 of 57 in Nebraska. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of West Point’s overall grade.
Conserved land8% of the land · typical NE town 4% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NE 0.3 · U.S. 0.4CPark land51 acres of park per 1,000 residents (177 acres) · NE 15 · U.S. 13A−Parks 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 72%
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Nebraska towns of 2,500+ (57)Ahead of 71%
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
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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Timmerman Park
Park
13 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Sherman Park
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
146 conserved acres
8% of West Point’s land. Who manages West Point’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city146 ac
Local Conservation Area · 108 acLocal Park · 39 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilderness Park Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 108 | Open |
| Neligh Park Local Park | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| Timmerman Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in West Point
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in West Point
West Point Swimming PoolIn Neligh Park
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
5Baseball
2Pickleball
2Football
1Basketball
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).
West Point City AuditoriumBuilding · listed 2009
About itWhen to get out
The walking year in West Point
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 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 36 | 49 | 61 | 72 | 82 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 63 | 47 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in West Point →
Next door
West Point and its neighbors
West Point has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Point | 8% | 0.1 | 51 | 90% | B+ |
| Sherman Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in West Point
How much of West Point is conserved land?
8% 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 West Point’s trails?
Wilderness Park and Neligh Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near West Point?
393 acres of parks and open public land lie inside West Point or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 177 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does West Point have?
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #17 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 West Point 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 →