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Lost Nation, IowaPhoto: Farragutful · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in Lost Nation

99% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Lost Nation

16 acres are parks and preserves, 40 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 0.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
16 ac
40 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Gilroy Rustic Park

Park
16 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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
1Baseball

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 Lost Nation

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)9.410.511.813.314.515.214.913.912.411.09.79.1
High (°F)293347617281848276634734
Rain (in)1.31.52.33.84.45.24.34.03.62.92.11.8

January is the driest month (1.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Lost Nation →

Questions about parks and trails in Lost Nation

Are dogs allowed on Lost Nation’s trails?

Gilroy Rustic Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Lost Nation?

1,920 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lost Nation or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 16 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Lost Nation 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 →