Photo: Fredlyfish4 · CC BY-SA 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Pocahontas
3 acres are parks and preserves, 7.1 per 1,000 residents. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Pocahontas, 0.1 per square mile of land. 41% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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3 conserved acres
under 1% of Pocahontas’ land. Who manages Pocahontas’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Hill Pond State Park | Other state land | 3 | Open |
1 lakes & rivers
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
May is the best month for walking in Pocahontas
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) | 10.0 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 50 | 54 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 88 | 90 | 90 | 85 | 74 | 62 | 53 |
| Rain (in) | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 5.9 |
August is the driest month (3.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.9 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Pocahontas →
Questions about parks and trails in Pocahontas
Is there public land near Pocahontas?
5,000 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pocahontas or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Pocahontas 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 →