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Outdoors in Dunbar

Few parks or trails are on the map in Dunbar

1% of Dunbar’s land is conserved, about 9 acres. 9 acres are parks and preserves, 16 per 1,000 residents. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Dunbar, 0.3 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
1%
9 acres · of 1.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
9 ac
16 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
71%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

The longest trail network is Dunbar Community Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Dunbar Community Park

Park
8 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

9 conserved acres

1% of Dunbar’s land. Water is left out: Dunbar has 1.0 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Dunbar’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

County9 ac
Local Park · 9 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Dunbar Park
Local Park
County9Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Dunbar

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Dunbar

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

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
2Baseball
1Basketball

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

When to get out

The best walking months in Dunbar: April and May

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)10.210.911.913.013.914.414.213.412.311.310.49.9
High (°F)596268768388918985776861
Rain (in)3.53.33.63.43.75.46.16.45.74.33.13.8

November is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 6.4 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Dunbar →

Questions about parks and trails in Dunbar

Where can I hike in Dunbar?

The longest trail networks: Dunbar Community Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Dunbar’s trails?

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

Is there public land near Dunbar?

2,598 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Dunbar or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 9 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Dunbar 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 →