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Walnut IowaPhoto: Billwhittaker at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Outdoors in Walnut

Few parks or trails are on the map in Walnut

OpenStreetMap doesn’t show named parks or mapped trails in Walnut yet. Know a trail or a town park? Anyone can add it to OpenStreetMap, and it shows up here on the next refresh.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 2.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
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.

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

1 places to go in Walnut

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

Playgrounds in Walnut

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
3Baseball
1Basketball

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 →
German Bank Building of Walnut, IowaBuilding · listed 1991
About it
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Walnut

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)9.510.511.813.314.515.214.913.812.411.09.89.2
High (°F)303548617281848276634835
Rain (in)0.81.11.93.65.25.34.04.63.42.71.61.3

January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Walnut →

Questions about parks and trails in Walnut

Is there public land near Walnut?

1,150 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Walnut or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Walnut 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 →