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Outdoors in Garden Prairie

Few parks or trails are on the map in Garden Prairie

7% of Garden Prairie’s land is conserved, about 31 acres. 1.8 miles of mapped trail cross Garden Prairie, 2.8 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
7%
31 acres · of 0.6 sq mi of land
Trails
1.8 mi
2.8 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
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
Who protects it

31 conserved acres

7% of Garden Prairie’s land. Who manages Garden Prairie’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Land trusts & nonprofits61 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)7 ac
Conservation Easement · 38 acUnknown · 30 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Future BCCD Property
Unknown
Land trusts & nonprofits30Open
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Garden Prairie

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)9.410.511.813.314.615.215.013.912.411.09.79.1
High (°F)293446597180838275624734
Rain (in)1.71.62.23.74.54.93.94.03.42.92.41.9

February is the driest month (1.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Garden Prairie →

Questions about parks and trails in Garden Prairie

Is there public land near Garden Prairie?

4,172 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Garden Prairie or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Garden Prairie 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 →