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Outdoors in Nordic

Few parks or trails are on the map in Nordic

11% of Nordic’s land is conserved, about 344 acres. 8.7 miles of mapped trail cross Nordic, 1.7 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
11%
344 acres · of 5.0 sq mi of land
Trails
8.7 mi
1.7 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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

344 conserved acres

11% of Nordic’s land. Who manages Nordic’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State land board342 ac
U.S. Forest Service2 ac
State Resource Management Area · 342 acNational Forest · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
State Lands 1111115602
State Resource Management Area
State land board238Open
State Lands 1111115673
State Resource Management Area
State land board79Open
State Lands 1111115829
State Resource Management Area
State land board25Open
Bridger National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service2Open
Trails & water

1 named trail

Named trails
3025 Stewart Creek Trail0.2 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Nordic: May to September

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)9.310.511.813.314.615.315.113.912.410.99.69.0
High (°F)293343526372828171574129
Rain (in)2.01.61.51.72.21.60.91.11.31.51.72.1

July is the driest month (0.9 in) and the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 2.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Nordic →

Questions about parks and trails in Nordic

Is there public land near Nordic?

22,352 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Nordic or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 778 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Nordic 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 →