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Outdoors in Atkins

Few parks or trails are on the map in Atkins

5.1 miles of mapped trail cross Atkins, 0.8 per square mile of land. 1% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
3 acres · of 6.2 sq mi of land
Trails
5.1 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Near a park
1%
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.

Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

3 conserved acres

under 1% of Atkins’ land. Who manages Atkins’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service2 ac
National Forest · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Jefferson National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service2Open
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

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

History →
Old Stone TavernBuilding · listed 1982
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Atkins: April and August

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)9.910.811.913.114.114.714.413.612.411.210.19.6
High (°F)424654647278818075655546
Rain (in)3.63.34.14.04.64.64.83.93.53.13.13.7

October is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.8 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Atkins →

Questions about parks and trails in Atkins

Is there public land near Atkins?

42,656 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Atkins or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Atkins 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 →