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Bland County CourthousePhoto: Skye Marthaler · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Outdoors in Bland

Few parks or trails are on the map in Bland

14 acres are parks and preserves, 24 per 1,000 residents. 1.5 miles of mapped trail cross Bland, 0.7 per square mile of land. 72% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 2.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.5 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
14 ac
24 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
72%
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
Things to do

1 places to go in Bland

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

Playgrounds in Bland

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

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
1Equestrian

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

When to get out

The best walking months in Bland: April, June 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)9.910.811.913.114.114.714.513.612.411.210.19.6
High (°F)424553647278828075655445
Rain (in)3.33.04.03.84.44.04.53.63.43.02.73.3

November is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Bland →

Questions about parks and trails in Bland

Is there public land near Bland?

53,633 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bland or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 14 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Bland 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 →