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Ranger Station Mound, southern sidePhoto: Nyttend · Public domain
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Outdoors in Zaleski

24% of Zaleski’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 24% of Zaleski’s land is conserved, about 63 acres. 66 acres are parks and preserves, 170 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
24%
63 acres · of 0.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
66 ac
170 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.0 mi
1.0 mi paths
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

63 conserved acres

24% of Zaleski’s land. Who manages Zaleski’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources63 ac
State Conservation Area · 63 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Zaleski State Forest
State Conservation Area
State natural resources63Open
Biking & sports

1.0 miles of bike routes

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

1.0 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Baseball
1Basketball

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).

History →
Masonic Lodge #472Building · listed 2000
About it
When to get out

August is the best month for walking in Zaleski

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)9.710.711.813.214.314.914.713.712.411.110.09.4
High (°F)394353667481848378665443
Rain (in)3.23.13.94.04.44.34.53.33.43.12.93.3

November is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Zaleski →

Questions about parks and trails in Zaleski

Where can I bike in Zaleski?

1.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.0 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Zaleski?

52,696 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Zaleski or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 66 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Zaleski neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →