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Outdoors in Snelling

Few parks or trails are on the map in Snelling

11 acres are parks and preserves, 48 per 1,000 residents. 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Snelling, 0.2 per square mile of land. 58% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
11 acres · of 4.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
11 ac
48 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
58%
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 Snelling Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Snelling Park

Park
10 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

11 conserved acres

under 1% of Snelling’s land. Who manages Snelling’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city10 ac
Department of Energy1 ac
Local Park · 10 acFederal Other or Unknown · 1 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Snelling Park
Local Park
Town or city10Open
Savannah River Site
Federal Other or Unknown
Department of Energy1Unknown
Things to do

1 places to go in Snelling

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

Playgrounds in Snelling

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

When to get out

The best walking months in Snelling: 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)10.211.011.913.013.914.314.113.412.311.310.410.0
High (°F)596270778590939186776861
Rain (in)4.03.74.03.13.44.95.25.14.03.02.93.9

November is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 5.2 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Snelling →

Questions about parks and trails in Snelling

Where can I hike in Snelling?

The longest trail networks: Snelling Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Snelling’s trails?

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

Is there public land near Snelling?

519 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Snelling or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 11 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Snelling 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 →