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Outdoors in Scandinavia

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Scandinavia

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 3% of Scandinavia’s land is conserved, about 16 acres. 56 acres are parks and preserves, 147 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
3%
16 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
1.1 mi
1.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
56 ac
147 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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

12
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Jorgens Park and Preserve

Park
31 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Ellison Park

Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

16 conserved acres

3% of Scandinavia’s land. Water is left out: Scandinavia has 0.9 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Scandinavia’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources16 ac
State Park · 16 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Tomorrow River State Trail
State Park
State natural resources16Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Scandinavia

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

Playgrounds in Scandinavia

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

Trails & water

1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.1 miUnpaved · 1.1 mi
Tomorrow River State Trail1.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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.

Tomorrow River State TrailBike route
1.1 mi
Courts & fields
1Baseball

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

When to get out

The walking year in Scandinavia

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)9.210.411.813.414.815.515.214.012.410.99.58.8
High (°F)242941556877817971584230
Rain (in)1.21.01.93.23.84.53.63.73.52.71.91.6

February is the driest month (1.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Scandinavia →

Questions about parks and trails in Scandinavia

Are dogs allowed on Scandinavia’s trails?

Jorgens Park and Preserve and Ellison Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Scandinavia?

4,213 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Scandinavia or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 56 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Scandinavia 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 →