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Outdoors in Scotland

Few parks or trails are on the map in Scotland

31 acres are parks and preserves, 36 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Scotland, 0.1 per square mile of land. 75% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
31 ac
36 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
75%
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.

Scotland City Park

Park
32 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do

1 places to go in Scotland

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

Campgrounds in Scotland
Scotland CampgroundFee · In Scotland City Park
Directions
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
3Baseball
1Football
1Tennis
1Basketball
1Equestrian

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

History along the way

7 places on the National Register

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

History →
Methodist Episcopal ChurchBuilding · listed 1979
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St. Andrew's Episcopal ChurchBuilding · listed 1982
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Gen. Charles T. Campbell HouseBuilding · listed 1982
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Koobs HouseBuilding · listed 1984
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Scotland Residential Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1995
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Scotland Royal TheaterBuilding · listed 1996
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Scotland Main Street Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1999
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When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Scotland

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)9.310.511.813.314.615.415.113.912.410.99.69.0
High (°F)293447607181868376624633
Rain (in)0.60.81.43.03.73.83.03.32.92.31.00.8

January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 3.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Scotland →

Questions about parks and trails in Scotland

Are dogs allowed on Scotland’s trails?

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

Is there public land near Scotland?

73 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Scotland or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 31 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Scotland 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 →