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Humeston, IowaPhoto: robertstinnett from Boonville, MO, USA · CC BY 2.0
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Outdoors in Humeston

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

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 4 acres are parks and preserves, 7.2 per 1,000 residents. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Humeston, 0.3 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
1 acre · of 0.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
4 ac
7.2 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 Christopher Street Memorial Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Christopher Street Memorial Park

Park
2 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Wayne County Rail Road Right Of Way Wildlife Management Area

Nature preserve
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

1 conserved acres

under 1% of Humeston’s land. Who manages Humeston’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

County1 ac
Local Conservation Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Wayne County RR ROW Wildlife Management Area
Local Conservation Area
County1Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Humeston

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

Playgrounds in Humeston

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

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
1Basketball

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 Humeston

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)9.510.611.813.214.415.114.813.812.411.09.89.3
High (°F)323750627281858476644937
Rain (in)1.01.42.24.05.35.04.54.33.83.02.11.5

January is the driest month (1.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Humeston →

Questions about parks and trails in Humeston

Where can I hike in Humeston?

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

Are dogs allowed on Humeston’s trails?

Christopher Street Memorial Park and Wayne County Rail Road Right Of Way Wildlife Management Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Humeston?

6,022 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Humeston or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Humeston neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →