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Outdoors in Elba

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Elba

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 3% of Elba’s land is conserved, about 19 acres. 11 acres are parks and preserves, 23 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
3%
19 acres · of 1.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
11 ac
23 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
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
Places to walk

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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Elba Village Park

Managed by Village of Elba
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

19 conserved acres

3% of Elba’s land. Who manages Elba’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city11 ac
Regional agency7 ac
Local Park · 11 acLocal Other or Unknown · 7 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Village Of Elba Land
Local Park
Town or city11Unknown
Elba Central School, Dist No 1 Land
Local Other or Unknown
Regional agency7Unknown
Things to do

1 places to go in Elba

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Elba

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

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
8Baseball
1Basketball
1Tennis

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Elba: May to September

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)9.310.511.813.314.615.315.113.912.410.99.69.0
High (°F)313342556876807972604737
Rain (in)2.41.92.43.13.23.63.53.43.43.72.82.6

February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 3.7 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Elba →

Questions about parks and trails in Elba

Are dogs allowed on Elba’s trails?

Elba Village Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Elba?

3,541 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Elba or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 11 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Elba 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 →