Feldhahn Park
Managed by City of Durant Parks & Recreation
14 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Farragutful · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Durant
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Durant
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 1.6 miles of mapped trail cross Durant, 1.3 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Feldhahn Park (0.5 mi).
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 1.2 sq mi of land
Trails
1.6 mi
1.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
24 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Durant?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Durant have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Durant is ahead of 65% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Durant’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical IA town 3% · U.S. 4%DTrails1.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · IA 0.3 · U.S. 0.4APark land12 acres of park per 1,000 residents (24 acres) · IA 19 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · IA 91% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 65%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Feldhahn Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Jaycee Park
Managed by City of Durant Parks & Recreation
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Pythian Sisters Park
Managed by City of Durant Parks & Recreation
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Things to do
4 places to go in Durant
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Durant
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
6Baseball
2Tennis
1Football
1Basketball
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
St. Paul's Episcopal Church and Parish HallBuilding · listed 1985
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Durant: April and 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 34 | 48 | 61 | 72 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 63 | 48 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
January is the driest month (1.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Durant →
Questions about parks and trails in Durant
Where can I hike in Durant?
The longest trail networks: Feldhahn Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Durant is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 3% for an Iowa town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Durant’s trails?
Feldhahn Park and Jaycee Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Durant?
744 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Durant or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 24 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Durant have?
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Durant 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 →