97% of Katherine is wild, conserved land
There are about 3.5 miles of mapped trails.
What kind of outdoors town is Katherine?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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5 places to go in Katherine
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2,850 conserved acres
Who manages Katherine’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Mead National Recreation Area National Recreation Area | National Park Service | 2,850 | Open |
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Katherine neighbors.
Trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US. Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what’s typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren’t recorded.