Stuart Sports Complex
Park
34 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Jerry Huddleston from Hampton, Minnesota, US · CC BY 2.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Stuart
Stuart has 39 acres of parks, 24 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Stuart Sports Complex (0.5 mi). 79% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Stuart, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 2.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
39 ac
24 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
79%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Stuart?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Stuart have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Stuart is ahead of 42% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Stuart’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical IA town 3% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IA 0.3 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land24 acres of park per 1,000 residents (39 acres) · IA 19 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home79% of residents within a half mile of a park · IA 91% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 42%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
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 Stuart Sports Complex, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Lawbaugh City Park
Park
5 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
8Baseball
4Softball
2Tennis
2Soccer
2Tracks
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Stuart
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 | 63 | 48 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Stuart →
Questions about parks and trails in Stuart
Where can I hike in Stuart?
The longest trail networks: Stuart Sports Complex, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Stuart 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 Stuart’s trails?
Stuart Sports Complex and Lawbaugh City Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Stuart?
4,377 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Stuart or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 39 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Stuart have?
Ahead of 42% 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 Stuart 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 →