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Outdoors in Columbia

8% of Columbia’s land is conserved, and 99% of residents live within a half mile of a park

8% of Columbia’s land is conserved, about 79 acres. 12 acres are parks and preserves, 72 per 1,000 residents. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Columbia, 0.3 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
8%
79 acres · of 1.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
12 ac
72 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%
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

79 conserved acres

8% of Columbia’s land. Who manages Columbia’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

USDA easements (NRCS)73 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service6 ac
Conservation Easement · 79 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 79 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Things to do

2 places to go in Columbia

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

Playgrounds in Columbia

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

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
1Pickleball
1Baseball

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

When to get out

The best walking months in Columbia: August and September

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)9.110.311.813.514.915.715.414.112.510.89.48.7
High (°F)212640556978838173584027
Rain (in)0.50.60.91.83.13.73.32.42.22.00.70.6

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 3.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Columbia →

Questions about parks and trails in Columbia

Is there public land near Columbia?

188 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Columbia or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 12 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Columbia 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 →