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Outdoors in Spencer

Few parks or trails are on the map in Spencer

3% of Spencer’s land is conserved, about 21 acres. 21 acres are parks and preserves, 23 per 1,000 residents. 1.6 miles of mapped trail cross Spencer, 1.5 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
3%
21 acres · of 1.0 sq mi of land
Trails
1.6 mi
1.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
21 ac
23 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
95%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
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

21 conserved acres

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

Town or city21 ac
Local Park · 21 ac
Good to know

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

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Village Of Spencer Land
Local Park
Town or city21Unknown
Things to do

3 places to go in Spencer

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Playgrounds in Spencer

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

Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

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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
1Baseball
1Basketball

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

When to get out

The best walking months in Spencer: May and July

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)9.410.511.813.314.615.215.013.912.411.09.79.1
High (°F)323543576977828073604737
Rain (in)2.52.12.93.43.34.13.83.83.93.82.82.8

February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Spencer →

Questions about parks and trails in Spencer

Is there public land near Spencer?

10,944 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Spencer or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 21 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Spencer 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 →