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Outdoors in Hillsboro

7% of Hillsboro’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 7% of Hillsboro’s land is conserved, about 10 acres. 1 acre is park or preserve, 7.5 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
7%
10 acres · of 0.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
7.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
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.

1
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.

Hillsboro Community Center

Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

10 conserved acres

7% of Hillsboro’s land. Who manages Hillsboro’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Land trusts & nonprofits21 ac
Other Easement · 10 acConservation Easement · 10 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 10 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Things to do

1 places to go in Hillsboro

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

Playgrounds in Hillsboro

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
1Basketball
1Baseball

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

History along the way

2 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
Hillsboro Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1979
About it
Bernard Hough HouseBuilding · listed 2021
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Hillsboro: 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)414553657482868578665545
Rain (in)2.92.43.53.44.34.24.13.34.23.53.03.3

February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Hillsboro →

Questions about parks and trails in Hillsboro

Are dogs allowed on Hillsboro’s trails?

Hillsboro Community Center doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Hillsboro?

7,934 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hillsboro or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Hillsboro 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 →