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Outdoors in Owen

96% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Owen

174 acres are parks and preserves, 189 per 1,000 residents. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Owen, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 2.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
174 ac
189 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
96%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.2 mi
1.2 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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

1 places to go in Owen

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

Playgrounds in Owen

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

Trails & water

2 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports

1.2 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

1.2 mi
off-road bike paths
History along the way

2 places on the National Register

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

History →
Owen High SchoolBuilding · listed 2004
About it
Woodland HotelBuilding · listed 2016
About it
When to get out

The walking year in Owen

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)222739546775797769564027
Rain (in)1.01.11.73.03.94.73.94.03.92.91.81.4

January is the driest month (1.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Owen →

Next door

Owen and its neighbors

Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Owen— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Hixon— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Green Grove— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Owen

Where can I bike in Owen?

1.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.2 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Owen?

1,631 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Owen or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 174 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Owen 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 →