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Outdoors in Nettle Lake

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Nettle Lake

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 1 acre is park or preserve, 7.8 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
1%
1 acre · of 0.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
7.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
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

1 conserved acres

1% of Nettle Lake’s land. Water is left out: Nettle Lake has 0.3 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Nettle Lake’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources1 ac
State Conservation Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Nettle Lake Wildlife Area
State Conservation Area
State natural resources1Open
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

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When to get out

The best walking months in Nettle Lake: April and July 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)9.510.511.813.314.515.214.913.812.411.09.89.2
High (°F)313546597079838175624836
Rain (in)2.42.12.43.64.33.83.63.63.33.03.02.4

February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Nettle Lake →

Questions about parks and trails in Nettle Lake

Is there public land near Nettle Lake?

1,369 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Nettle Lake or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Nettle Lake 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 →