Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 3.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Garden City
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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1 places to go in Garden City
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
The best walking months in Garden City: April to June
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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 46 | 57 | 64 | 73 | 85 | 91 | 88 | 80 | 66 | 52 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 2.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Garden City →
Garden City and its neighbors
Garden City has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden City | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Greeley | 7% | 1.0 | 18 | 98% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Garden City
Is there public land near Garden City?
2,409 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Garden City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Garden City neighbors.
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 →