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Landscape near DelaplanePhoto: Rex Walters · CC BY 2.0
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Outdoors in Paris

More than half of Paris’ land is conserved: 82%

82% of Paris’ land is conserved, about 113 acres. 59% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
82%
113 acres · of 0.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
59%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
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
Who protects it

113 conserved acres

82% of Paris’ land. Who manages Paris’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State conservation102 ac
Other state land94 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits81 ac
County18 ac
Other Easement · 183 acConservation Easement · 111 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 113 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 10 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Paris Barns Pondpond
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

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

History →
Paris Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2007
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Paris: 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)9.710.711.813.214.314.914.613.712.411.110.09.4
High (°F)414452647280848376655444
Rain (in)3.12.43.63.54.54.64.23.54.63.53.13.3

February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Paris →

Questions about parks and trails in Paris

Is there public land near Paris?

9,783 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Paris or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Paris 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 →