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Outdoors in Mattydale

Few parks or trails are on the map in Mattydale

4% of Mattydale’s land is conserved, about 48 acres. 49 acres are parks and preserves, 8.2 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Mattydale, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
4%
48 acres · of 1.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
49 ac
8.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
89%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.2 mi
1.2 mi paths
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

12
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.

Burnham Park

Park
32 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Richfield Park

Park
3 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

48 conserved acres

4% of Mattydale’s land. Who manages Mattydale’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city47 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government44 ac
Local Park · 91 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Town Of Salina Land
Local Park
Town or city44Unknown
Burnham Park
Local Park
Other or Unknown Local Government44Open
Richfield Park
Local Park
Town or city3Open
Things to do

10 places to go in Mattydale

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

Playgrounds in Mattydale

10 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Biking & sports

1.2 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

1.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
8Baseball
4Basketball
2Multi-sport

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

When to get out

The best walking months in Mattydale: 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)9.310.511.813.314.615.415.113.912.410.99.69.0
High (°F)313342566977828073604837
Rain (in)2.82.53.03.53.64.03.93.73.64.23.43.3

February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.2 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Mattydale →

Questions about parks and trails in Mattydale

Where can I hike in Mattydale?

The longest trail networks: Richfield Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Mattydale’s trails?

Burnham Park and Richfield Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Mattydale?

1.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.2 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Mattydale?

16,989 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mattydale or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 49 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Mattydale 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 →