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Diagonal, IAPhoto: Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in Diagonal

20% of Diagonal’s land is conserved, and 96% of residents live within a half mile of a park

20% of Diagonal’s land is conserved, about 118 acres. 118 acres are parks and preserves, 259 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
20%
118 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
118 ac
259 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
96%
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.

12
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Fogle Lake Park

Park
73 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Mapleleaf Pathway

Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

118 conserved acres

20% of Diagonal’s land. Who manages Diagonal’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city73 ac
State natural resources44 ac
County1 ac
Local Park · 74 acState Conservation Area · 44 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Fogle Lake Park
Local Park
Town or city73Open
Fogle Lake Wildlife Management Area
State Conservation Area
State natural resources44Open
Mapleleaf Pathway
Local Park
County1Open
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
1Baseball

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

When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Diagonal

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)9.510.611.813.214.415.114.813.812.411.09.89.3
High (°F)323750627281858377644937
Rain (in)0.91.32.23.95.45.04.44.23.72.92.01.4

January is the driest month (0.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Diagonal →

Questions about parks and trails in Diagonal

Are dogs allowed on Diagonal’s trails?

Fogle Lake Park and Mapleleaf Pathway don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Diagonal?

2,488 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Diagonal or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 118 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Diagonal 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 →