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First National Bank of NordenFirst National Bank of Norden · Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in Lake Norden

Few parks or trails are on the map in Lake Norden

5% of Lake Norden’s land is conserved, about 28 acres.

Conserved land
5%
28 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
Bike routes
0.2 mi
0.2 mi paths
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

28 conserved acres

5% of Lake Norden’s land. Water is left out: Lake Norden has 0.9 square miles of land and 0.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Lake Norden’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service28 ac
Conservation Easement · 28 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 28 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Biking & sports

0.2 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

0.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Baseball

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

History along the way

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.

History →
First National Bank of NordenBuilding · listed 2005
About it
When to get out

The walking year in Lake Norden

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)9.210.411.813.414.815.515.214.012.410.99.58.8
High (°F)232840556877828072574127
Rain (in)0.60.71.32.43.34.13.43.22.72.11.00.7

January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Lake Norden →

Questions about parks and trails in Lake Norden

Where can I bike in Lake Norden?

0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Lake Norden?

1,228 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lake Norden or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Lake Norden neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →