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Outdoors in Spring Mills

Few parks or trails are on the map in Spring Mills

11% of Spring Mills’ land is conserved, about 38 acres. 4 acres are parks and preserves, 6.4 per 1,000 residents. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Spring Mills, 0.3 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
11%
38 acres · of 0.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
4 ac
6.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
82%
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

38 conserved acres

11% of Spring Mills’ land. Who manages Spring Mills’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

USDA easements (NRCS)59 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits21 ac
Not recorded2 ac
Conservation Easement · 59 acAgricultural Easement · 21 acLocal Other or Unknown · 2 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 36 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Gregg Community & Family Recreation Center
Local Other or Unknown
Not recorded2Open
Things to do

2 places to go in Spring Mills

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Playgrounds in Spring Mills

2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Trails & water

1 named trail

Named trails
Muddy Paws Walking Path0.1 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Spring Mills: April to August

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)9.510.611.813.214.415.114.813.812.411.09.89.3
High (°F)343847617178838174625039
Rain (in)3.02.33.43.64.14.14.13.84.43.83.13.3

February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.4 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Spring Mills →

Questions about parks and trails in Spring Mills

Is there public land near Spring Mills?

59,142 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Spring Mills or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Spring Mills 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 →