Springfield High School · Photo: Upstateherd · CC BY-SA 4.096% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Springfield
17 acres are parks and preserves, 36 per 1,000 residents. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Springfield, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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7 conserved acres
1% of Springfield’s land. Who manages Springfield’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Softball Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| W.E. Bennett Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
1 places to go in Springfield
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Springfield: 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.2 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 58 | 62 | 69 | 77 | 84 | 90 | 93 | 91 | 86 | 77 | 67 | 60 |
| Rain (in) | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.9 |
November is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 5.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Springfield →
Questions about parks and trails in Springfield
Is there public land near Springfield?
1,795 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Springfield or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 17 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Springfield neighbors.
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 →