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Clive Alderman HillsboroPhoto: G.H. Dean · Public domain
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Outdoors in Hillsboro

Few parks or trails are on the map in Hillsboro

OpenStreetMap doesn’t show named parks or mapped trails in Hillsboro yet. Know a trail or a town park? Anyone can add it to OpenStreetMap, and it shows up here on the next refresh.

Conserved land
1%
2 acres · of 0.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
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.

Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

2 conserved acres

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

Private owners2 ac
Agricultural Easement · 2 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Things to do

2 places to go in Hillsboro

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

Playgrounds in Hillsboro

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
1Soccer
1Football
1Tennis
1Pickleball
1Basketball

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

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
Pearl Buck HouseBuilding · listed 1970
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Hillsboro: April and August

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)9.810.711.813.114.214.814.613.612.411.110.09.5
High (°F)394351637178818074645243
Rain (in)3.53.04.13.94.64.44.23.63.42.83.13.6

October is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Hillsboro →

Questions about parks and trails in Hillsboro

Is there public land near Hillsboro?

43,741 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hillsboro or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Hillsboro 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 →