Photo: Ian Poellet · CC BY-SA 3.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Nyssa
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 2.7 miles of mapped trail cross Nyssa, 1.7 per square mile of land. 13 acres are parks and preserves, 4.0 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns · #75 of 142 in Oregon. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Nyssa?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Nyssa have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Nyssa is ahead of 65% of U.S. towns, #75 of 142 in Oregon. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
12 conserved acres
1% of Nyssa’s land. Who manages Nyssa’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Lions Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| North Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Nyssa River Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
8 places to go in Nyssa
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Nyssa: April to June and 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 47 | 58 | 66 | 75 | 83 | 93 | 92 | 81 | 66 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
August is the driest month (0.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 1.4 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Nyssa →
Questions about parks and trails in Nyssa
How much of Nyssa is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 4% for an Oregon town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Nyssa’s trails?
South Park and North Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Nyssa?
19,879 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Nyssa or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Nyssa have?
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #75 of 142 in Oregon. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Nyssa neighbors.
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 →