Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Columbia
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 1% of Columbia’s land is conserved, about 1 acre. 2 acres are parks and preserves, 13 per 1,000 residents.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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1 conserved acres
1% of Columbia’s land. Water is left out: Columbia has 0.1 square miles of land and 0.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Columbia’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Beach Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 1 | Open |
The best walking months in Columbia: April, May, July and August
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 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 40 | 49 | 62 | 71 | 79 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 64 | 52 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Columbia →
Columbia and its neighbors
Columbia has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Knowlton Township | 37% | 0.9 | 792 | 68% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Columbia
Is there public land near Columbia?
36,042 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Columbia or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Columbia neighbors.
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 →