Legion Memorial Park
Managed by American Legion Louis Milan Post 101
30 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Wilber
99% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Wilber
1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Wilber, 1.5 per square mile of land. 59 acres are parks and preserves, 31 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
1.3 mi
1.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
59 ac
31 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Wilber?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Wilber have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wilber is ahead of 72% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Wilber’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical NE town 4% · U.S. 4%DTrails1.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · NE 0.3 · U.S. 0.4APark land31 acres of park per 1,000 residents (59 acres) · NE 15 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home99% of residents within a half mile of a park · NE 90% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 72%
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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
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Things to do
6 places to go in Wilber
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Wilber
2 public pools without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Playgrounds in Wilber
2 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in Wilber
2 campgrounds without a name on the map.
Trails & 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
4Tennis
4Baseball
3Basketball
2Beach volleyball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Wilber
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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 41 | 53 | 64 | 74 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 67 | 52 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Wilber →
Questions about parks and trails in Wilber
How much of Wilber 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 Wilber’s trails?
Legion Memorial Park and Wilber City Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Wilber?
1,227 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wilber or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 59 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Wilber have?
Ahead of 72% 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 Wilber 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 →