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Shawnee 17Photo: Keith DeBard · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in Shawnee

Few parks or trails are on the map in Shawnee

36% of Shawnee’s land is conserved, about 511 acres. 5 acres are parks and preserves, 13 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Shawnee.

Conserved land
36%
511 acres · of 2.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
5 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
76%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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

1
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.

Shawnee Park

Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

511 conserved acres

36% of Shawnee’s land. Who manages Shawnee’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service511 ac
National Forest · 511 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Wayne National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service511Open
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
1Basketball
1Baseball

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

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
Shawnee Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1976
About it
When to get out

August is the best month for walking in Shawnee

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)9.710.611.813.214.315.014.713.712.411.19.99.4
High (°F)384252657481848377665342
Rain (in)3.22.73.84.04.34.54.53.53.23.13.13.3

February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Shawnee →

Questions about parks and trails in Shawnee

Are dogs allowed on Shawnee’s trails?

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

Is there public land near Shawnee?

65,443 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Shawnee or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 517 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Shawnee 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 →