Calumet Hotel · Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY-SA 3.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Wasta
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 1 acre is park or preserve, 6.9 per 1,000 residents. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Wasta, 1.0 per square mile of land.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Wasta: April 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 39 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 80 | 89 | 88 | 79 | 63 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 3.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Wasta →
Questions about parks and trails in Wasta
Is there public land near Wasta?
18,577 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wasta or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Wasta 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 →