Gunning-Purves Building · Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Friendship
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 11 acres are parks and preserves, 14 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Friendship, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Friendship Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
3 places to go in Friendship
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The walking year in Friendship
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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 26 | 31 | 43 | 57 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 72 | 59 | 44 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Friendship →
Questions about parks and trails in Friendship
Where can I hike in Friendship?
The longest trail networks: Friendship Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
Are dogs allowed on Friendship’s trails?
Friendship Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Friendship?
11,780 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Friendship or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 11 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Friendship neighbors.
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 →