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Outdoors in Boyd

Few parks or trails are on the map in Boyd

9 acres are parks and preserves, 16 per 1,000 residents. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Boyd, 0.2 per square mile of land. 77% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
1%
8 acres · of 1.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
9 ac
16 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
77%
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.

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

Pick a walk

The longest trail network is Lotz Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Lotz Park

Managed by Village of Boyd
9 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

8 conserved acres

1% of Boyd’s land. Who manages Boyd’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city8 ac
Local Park · 8 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Lotz Park
Local Park
Town or city8Open
Things to do

2 places to go in Boyd

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

Playgrounds in Boyd

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
2Softball
1Basketball

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

When to get out

The walking year in Boyd

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)9.110.311.813.414.815.615.314.112.510.99.58.8
High (°F)232840556876807870564028
Rain (in)1.01.11.73.13.94.63.94.03.72.91.91.3

January is the driest month (1.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Boyd →

Questions about parks and trails in Boyd

Where can I hike in Boyd?

The longest trail networks: Lotz Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Boyd’s trails?

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

Is there public land near Boyd?

8,166 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Boyd or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 9 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Boyd 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 →