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Outdoors in Mineral

Few parks or trails are on the map in Mineral

14 acres are parks and preserves, 26 per 1,000 residents. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Mineral, 0.3 per square mile of land. 93% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
14 ac
26 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
93%
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.

12
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.

Elizabeth Trice Walton Park

Park
12 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Grace Adams Davis Memorial Playground

Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
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

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

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

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

History →
Mineral Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2005
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Mineral: April and May

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)9.810.711.813.114.214.814.613.612.411.110.19.5
High (°F)465058697784888680695849
Rain (in)3.12.83.83.54.14.54.14.14.43.73.53.5

February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Mineral →

Questions about parks and trails in Mineral

Are dogs allowed on Mineral’s trails?

Elizabeth Trice Walton Park and Grace Adams Davis Memorial Playground don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Mineral?

2,725 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mineral or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 14 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Mineral 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 →