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Outdoors in Salem

Few parks or trails are on the map in Salem

OpenStreetMap doesn’t show named parks or mapped trails in Salem yet. Know a trail or a town park? Anyone can add it to OpenStreetMap, and it shows up here on the next refresh.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
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.

Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
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
1Basketball
1Tennis

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

When to get out

The best walking months in Salem: April to June

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)10.110.911.913.014.014.514.313.512.311.210.39.8
High (°F)525664737986898782726354
Rain (in)6.15.15.75.35.16.06.27.05.64.65.16.4

October is the driest month (4.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 7.0 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Salem →

Questions about parks and trails in Salem

Is there public land near Salem?

41,934 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Salem or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Salem 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 →