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Outdoors in Breaks

Few parks or trails are on the map in Breaks

3% of Breaks’ land is conserved, about 28 acres. 4 acres are parks and preserves, 20 per 1,000 residents. 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Breaks, 0.6 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
3%
28 acres · of 1.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
4 ac
20 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
59%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Breaks Interstate Park

Managed by Breaks Interstate Park Commission
28 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it

28 conserved acres

3% of Breaks’ land. Who manages Breaks’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Land trusts & nonprofits28 ac
Private Conservation · 28 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Cumberland Forest
Private Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits28Closed
When to get out

The best walking months in Breaks: 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)9.910.811.913.114.214.714.513.612.411.210.19.6
High (°F)444957697682858479695747
Rain (in)3.43.54.34.14.74.75.34.03.22.92.64.0

November is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.3 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Breaks →

Questions about parks and trails in Breaks

Are dogs allowed on Breaks’ trails?

Breaks Interstate Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Breaks?

13,619 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Breaks or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Breaks 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 →