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Griswold, IowaPhoto: Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in Griswold

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Griswold

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 3 acres are parks and preserves, 3.0 per 1,000 residents. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Griswold, 0.5 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 0.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
3 ac
3.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
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.

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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 Griswold Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Griswold Park

Park
2 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Dream Playground

Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do

2 places to go in Griswold

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Griswold

2 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
2Basketball
2Tennis
2Baseball
1Beach volleyball
1Soccer
1Football

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

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Griswold National BankBuilding · listed 1979
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Griswold: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.510.611.813.314.515.114.913.812.411.09.89.2
High (°F)323750637382858477654936
Rain (in)0.81.11.93.65.35.34.04.43.42.81.71.3

January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Griswold →

Questions about parks and trails in Griswold

Where can I hike in Griswold?

The longest trail networks: Griswold Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Griswold’s trails?

Griswold Park and Dream Playground don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Griswold?

706 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Griswold or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Griswold 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 →