Photo: Plazak · CC BY-SA 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Grand Rivers
27% of Grand Rivers’ land is conserved, about 348 acres. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Grand Rivers, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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348 conserved acres
27% of Grand Rivers’ land. Water is left out: Grand Rivers has 2.0 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Grand Rivers’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barkley Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 348 | Open |
2 places to go in Grand Rivers
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1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Grand Rivers: April and June
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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 44 | 49 | 59 | 70 | 78 | 86 | 89 | 88 | 82 | 71 | 58 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
August is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Grand Rivers →
Questions about parks and trails in Grand Rivers
Is there public land near Grand Rivers?
8,541 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Grand Rivers or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 330 of them inside the city line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Grand Rivers neighbors.
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 →