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Outdoors in Svensen

Few parks or trails are on the map in Svensen

4% of Svensen’s land is conserved, about 63 acres. 1.7 miles of mapped trail cross Svensen, 0.8 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
4%
63 acres · of 2.2 sq mi of land
Trails
1.7 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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

4% of Svensen’s land. Who manages Svensen’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State land board63 ac
State Resource Management Area · 63 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
State Trust Land
State Resource Management Area
State land board63Open
When to get out

The best walking months in Svensen: May 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)9.010.311.813.514.915.715.414.112.510.89.48.6
High (°F)495154576265707169615348
Rain (in)11.07.58.25.93.42.40.81.12.86.611.311.7

July is the driest month (0.8 in) and August the warmest (highs of 71 °F). 11.7 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Svensen →

Questions about parks and trails in Svensen

Is there public land near Svensen?

37,676 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Svensen or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 63 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Svensen neighbors.

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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 →