Photo: FortepanIowa · CC BY-SA 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Greene
13 acres are parks and preserves, 9.8 per 1,000 residents. 1.1 miles of mapped trail cross Greene, 1.0 per square mile of land. 93% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
3 conserved acres
under 1% of Greene’s land. Water is left out: Greene has 1.1 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Greene’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wunsch Memorial Park Local Park | County | 3 | Open |
6 places to go in Greene
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
September is the best month for walking in Greene
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) | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 25 | 30 | 43 | 58 | 70 | 80 | 83 | 80 | 74 | 61 | 44 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
January is the driest month (1.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 5.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Greene →
Questions about parks and trails in Greene
Where can I hike in Greene?
The longest trail networks: Perrin Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
Are dogs allowed on Greene’s trails?
Wunsch Memorial Park and Perrin Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Greene?
964 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Greene or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13 of them inside the city line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Greene 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 →