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B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Truman

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Truman

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 1.5 miles of mapped trail cross Truman, 1.4 per square mile of land. 4 acres are parks and preserves, 3.5 per 1,000 residents.

Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns. What drives it

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 1.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.5 mi
1.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
4 ac
3.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile

What kind of outdoors town is Truman?

Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.

Outdoors grade

How much outdoors does Truman have?

On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Truman is ahead of 54% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.

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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Truman’s overall grade.
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 54%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to A−. 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.

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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 Graf Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Graf Park

Park
2 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do

5 places to go in Truman

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

Public pools in Truman
Truman Community Pool
Directions
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
4Baseball
2Tennis
1Football
1Basketball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Truman

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)9.310.411.813.414.715.415.114.012.410.99.68.9
High (°F)232841566979828074604328
Rain (in)0.80.91.83.34.45.14.03.93.32.51.51.1

January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 5.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Truman →

Questions about parks and trails in Truman

Where can I hike in Truman?

The longest trail networks: Graf Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

How much of Truman is conserved land?

under 1% of its land, against a typical 5% for a Minnesota town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.

Are dogs allowed on Truman’s trails?

Graf Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Truman?

52 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Truman or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the city line.

How much outdoors does Truman have?

Ahead of 54% 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 Truman 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 →