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Glenn Cunningham Lake Park
Managed by City of Omaha
948 acres12.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Omaha
Omaha, NE parks, trails & bike paths
About 10% of Omaha is conserved land, roughly 9,285 acres. There are about 81 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Glenn Cunningham Lake Park (12.4 mi), Standing Bear Lake Park (5.8 mi), and Hummel Park (3.2 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Omaha, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Omaha outdoors
Conserved land
10%
9,285 of 93,297 acres
Trails
81 mi
0.6 mi per sq mi · 65 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
229
19 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
194.0 mi
16.9 mi lanes · 155.9 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Standing Bear Lake Park
Park
536 acres5.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Hummel Park
Park
195 acres3.2 mi of trail
South Lookout TrailHole 9Hole 12Hole 6Hole 16
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Zorinsky Lake Park
Nature preserve
982 acres2.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo Zorinsky Ballfields
5
Lewis & Clark Landing
Park
24 acres1.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
Bryan Park
Park
29 acres1.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
7
Tranquility Park
Park
393 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
8
Roberts Park
Park
24 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo Roberts Park
All 229 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 229 parks & preserves
Glenn Cunningham Lake Park948 acres · 12.4 mi of trail · City of Omaha
Standing Bear Lake Park536 acres · 5.8 mi of trail
Hummel Park195 acres · 3.2 mi of trail
Zorinsky Lake Park982 acres · 2.8 mi of trail
Lewis & Clark Landing24 acres · 1.5 mi of trail
Bryan Park29 acres · 1.4 mi of trail
Tranquility Park393 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
Roberts Park24 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
OPPD Arboretum27 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
Seymour Smith Park181 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
6Beaches37Public pools572Playgrounds13Dog parks13Boat launches5Fishing spots1Waterfall11Scenic views166Picnic areas1Campground2Disc golf8Community gardens
Playgrounds in Omaha
Showing 1–10 of 50 playgrounds
Alaskan Adventure Splash ParkFee
Arches PlaygroundIn Gene Leahy Mall
Children's Adventure Trails
Children's Area
Discovery PlaygroundHours: Mon–Sun 5 am – 11 pm · In Lewis & Clark Landing
Downtown Omaha SlidesIn Gene Leahy Mall
Foggy Forest
Grace Young PlaygroundIn Grace Young Park
Metcalf ParkIn Metcalfe Park
Mission ParkIn Mission Park
522 more unnamed playgrounds are mapped in Omaha.
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 2.0 miUnpaved 26.6 mi
Showing 1–10 of 12 trails
- South Lookout Trail0.2 mi
- Hole 90.1 mi
- Hole 120.1 mi
- Hole 60.1 mi
- Hole 160.1 mi
- Hole 180.1 mi
- Hole 70.1 mi
- Hole 10.1 mi
- Hole 150.1 mi
- Hole 100.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Showing 1–10 of 32 places
Autumn Grove pondlakeBenson Park LagoonBoat CoveBoys Town Reservoir Number 3Cambridge Oaks PondpondEli PondpondFolwer's PondpondGlenn Cunningham Reservoir (NW)reservoirHidden PondpondHusker Basinpond
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
9,285 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. Public access isn't recorded for 1 of 266 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes16.9 mi
- Off-road bike paths155.9 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes21.3 mi
- Harrison Street Trail (bike route)1.6 mi
- Tranquility MTB Trails (bike route)0.6 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis303
- Baseball233
- Basketball220
- Soccer215
- Pickleball65
- Football49
- Tracks35
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Omaha
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 5,092 acRecreation Management Area 2,989 acLocal Recreation Area 722 acLocal Historic or Cultural Area 329 acLocal Other or Unknown 160 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Cunningham Recreation AreaRecreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 1,450 | Open |
| Zorinsky Recreation AreaRecreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 995 | Open |
| Standing Bear Recreation AreaRecreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 543 | Open |
| Levi Carter ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 468 | Open |
| N. P. Dodge Memorial ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 452 | Open |
| Tranquility ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 376 | Open |
| Elmwood ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 215 | Open |
| Seymour Smith ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 198 | Open |
| Hummel ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 193 | Open |
| Henry Doorly ZooLocal Other or Unknown | Town or city | 160 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 63 places
A-4 SkyhawkIn Freedom Park · Aircraft
Among the ValiantPlaque · 1975-05-28
BoscoIn Elmwood Park · Statue
Buffalo Bill at the Trans-Mississippi & Internat’l Exposition & Indian Congress of 1898Plaque
Building America MuralMonument
Dr Martin Luther King JrMonument · 2002
Fallen Officers MemorialMemorial
Float PlaneStatue
Fort Omaha Historical MarkerPlaque
George and Sarah Joslyn Home historical markerPlaque
Nearby
Omaha and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha | 10% | 80.8 mi | 229 |
| Council Bluffs | 10.3% | 11.2 mi | 41 |
| Ralston | 5.6% | 2.4 mi | 4 |
| Carter Lake | 5% | 4.9 mi | 6 |
| Bellevue | 4.8% | 13.6 mi | 41 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Omaha's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (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 54.5-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.