Windcrest Park
Managed by City of Granger
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Photo: Richc80 · CC BY 3.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Granger
Granger has 10 acres of parks, 4.9 for every 1,000 residents
0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Granger, 0.1 per square mile of land. 51% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 2.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
10 ac
4.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
51%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.7 mi
0.7 mi paths
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Granger have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Granger is ahead of 15% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Granger’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical IA town 3% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · IA 0.3 · U.S. 0.4CPark land4.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (10 acres) · IA 19 · U.S. 13CParks close to home51% of residents within a half mile of a park · IA 91% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 15%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Granger. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C−. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Biking & sports
0.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.7 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
3Baseball
1Beach volleyball
1Softball
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 Granger
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 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 48 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
January is the driest month (0.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Granger →
Questions about parks and trails in Granger
How much of Granger 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 Granger’s trails?
Windcrest Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Granger?
0.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Granger?
15,438 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Granger or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 10 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Granger have?
Ahead of 15% 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 Granger 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 →