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McFarlane, Harold J. and Agnes, Stone House and BarnMcFarlane, Harold J. and Agnes, Stone House and Barn · Photo: Jeff the quiet · CC0
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Outdoors in Richland

Few parks or trails are on the map in Richland

1% of Richland’s land is conserved, about 169 acres. 12 acres are parks and preserves, 70 per 1,000 residents. 10% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
1%
169 acres · of 23.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
12 ac
70 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
10%
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

169 conserved acres

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

USDA easements (NRCS)123 ac
State natural resources44 ac
County1 ac
Conservation Easement · 166 acLocal Conservation Area · 1 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 167 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Rusk County Forest
Local Conservation Area
County1Open
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Lake LaVernereservoir
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

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

History →
McFarlane, Harold J. and Agnes, Stone House and BarnBuilding · listed 2016
About it
When to get out

The walking year in Richland

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)9.110.311.813.514.915.715.314.112.510.89.48.7
High (°F)212739536675797769553926
Rain (in)1.11.01.62.83.84.63.83.93.63.31.91.3

February is the driest month (1.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Richland →

Next door

Richland and its neighbors

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Hawkins7.2 miTrue0.7 miRichland0.0 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Richland— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Hawkins— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
True— 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 Richland

Is there public land near Richland?

104,864 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Richland or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 12 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Richland 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 →