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Outdoors in Lake Preston

Few parks or trails are on the map in Lake Preston

6% of Lake Preston’s land is conserved, about 29 acres. 10 acres are parks and preserves, 17 per 1,000 residents. 88% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
6%
29 acres · of 0.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
10 ac
17 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
88%
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

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Thorsnes Park

Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

29 conserved acres

6% of Lake Preston’s land. Who manages Lake Preston’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service29 ac
Conservation Easement · 29 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 29 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Things to do

10 places to go in Lake Preston

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

Playgrounds in Lake Preston

10 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
2Baseball
1Basketball
1Football

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

History along the way

3 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Lake Preston Tourist Park Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2002
About it
Lake Preston High SchoolBuilding · listed 2003
About it
First Methodist Episcopal Church of Lake PrestonBuilding · listed 2023
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When to get out

The walking year in Lake Preston

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)9.210.411.813.414.815.515.214.012.410.99.58.9
High (°F)242941566878838073584228
Rain (in)0.60.71.22.53.44.13.33.22.72.21.00.7

January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Lake Preston →

Questions about parks and trails in Lake Preston

Are dogs allowed on Lake Preston’s trails?

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

Is there public land near Lake Preston?

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

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Lake Preston 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 →