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Boyce Historic District 1Photo: APK · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in Boyce

Few parks or trails are on the map in Boyce

9% of Boyce’s land is conserved, about 19 acres. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Boyce, 1.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
9%
19 acres · of 0.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 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

19 conserved acres

9% of Boyce’s land. Who manages Boyce’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Other state land28 ac
County7 ac
Conservation Easement · 19 acHistoric or Cultural Easement · 12 acOther Easement · 3 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 19 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Things to do

2 places to go in Boyce

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

Playgrounds in Boyce

2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

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
1Baseball
1Soccer
1Basketball

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

History along the way

4 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
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SaratogaNational Historic Landmark · Building · listed 1970
About it
HuntingdonBuilding · listed 1979
About it
ScalebyBuilding · listed 1990
About it
Boyce Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2004
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Boyce: 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)9.710.711.813.214.314.914.713.712.411.110.09.4
High (°F)424654667482878578675646
Rain (in)2.82.23.43.44.34.34.13.44.33.22.93.1

February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Boyce →

Questions about parks and trails in Boyce

Is there public land near Boyce?

8,125 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Boyce or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Boyce 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 →