Photo: Nst101 · CC BY-SA 4.0Guthrie Center has 32 acres of parks, 19 for every 1,000 residents
71% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 23% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Guthrie Center have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Guthrie Center is ahead of 23% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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.
Roadside Park
5 places to go in Guthrie Center
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
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.
September is the best month for walking in Guthrie Center
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 | 35 | 48 | 61 | 72 | 81 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 48 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Guthrie Center →
Questions about parks and trails in Guthrie Center
How much of Guthrie Center 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 Guthrie Center’s trails?
Mitchell Park and Roadside Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Guthrie Center?
5,354 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Guthrie Center or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 32 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Guthrie Center have?
Ahead of 23% 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 Guthrie Center 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 →