West Side Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Garrett
Garrett has 67 acres of parks, 10 for every 1,000 residents
85% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Garrett, 0.2 per square mile of land. 5% of Garrett’s land is conserved, about 134 acres.
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns · #168 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
134 acres · of 4.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
67 ac
10 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
85%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Garrett?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Garrett have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Garrett is ahead of 54% of U.S. towns, #168 of 593 in Indiana. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Garrett’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land10 acres of park per 1,000 residents (67 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home85% of residents within a half mile of a park · IN 51% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 54%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 72%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Garrett’s 5% is ahead of 79% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 54% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Union Street Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
134 conserved acres
5% of Garrett’s land. Who manages Garrett’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners67 ac
Town or city66 ac
Private Park · 67 acLocal Park · 61 acLocal Conservation Area · 6 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garrett Country Club Private Park | Private owners | 67 | Open |
| Ocker Park Local Park | Town or city | 38 | Open |
| Fieck Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Jordan Wetlands Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| East Side Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Heritage Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| West Side Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Union Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Garrett
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Garrett
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
14Baseball
10Tennis
5Soccer
4Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →6 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Mountz HouseBuilding · listed 1979
About itGarrett Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1983
About itHenry Peters HouseBuilding · listed 1983
About itJohn Wilderson HouseBuilding · listed 1983
About itKeyser Township School 8Building · listed 1983
About itGarrett Community MausoleumBuilding · listed 2014
About itWhen to get out
September is the best month for walking in Garrett
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 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 36 | 47 | 60 | 71 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 63 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Garrett →
Questions about parks and trails in Garrett
How much of Garrett is conserved land?
5% of its land, against a typical 2% for an Indiana town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Garrett’s trails?
West Side Park and Union Street Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Garrett?
1,861 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Garrett or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 67 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Garrett have?
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #168 of 593 in Indiana. 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 Garrett 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 →