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US 11 in DeKalb JunctionPhoto: Mitchazenia · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in DeKalb Junction

Few parks or trails are on the map in DeKalb Junction

8% of DeKalb Junction’s land is conserved, about 201 acres. 3 acres are parks and preserves, 6.1 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross DeKalb Junction.

Conserved land
8%
201 acres · of 4.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
3 ac
6.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
53%
of residents within ½ mile
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
Who protects it

201 conserved acres

8% of DeKalb Junction’s land. Who manages DeKalb Junction’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

USDA easements (NRCS)198 ac
Town or city3 ac
Conservation Easement · 198 acLocal Park · 3 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 198 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Town of Dekalb Land
Local Park
Town or city3Unknown
When to get out

The best walking months in DeKalb Junction: May 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.210.411.813.414.815.515.214.012.410.99.58.8
High (°F)273039546776807971584533
Rain (in)2.82.22.63.23.23.83.83.43.94.23.23.0

February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.2 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in DeKalb Junction →

Questions about parks and trails in DeKalb Junction

Is there public land near DeKalb Junction?

19,769 acres of parks and open public land lie inside DeKalb Junction or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from DeKalb Junction 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 →