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Outdoors in Circle

Few parks or trails are on the map in Circle

10% of Circle’s land is conserved, about 50 acres. 39 acres are parks and preserves, 76 per 1,000 residents. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Circle, 0.5 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
10%
50 acres · of 0.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
39 ac
76 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
83%
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.

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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 Circle Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Circle Park

Park
37 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Ben Larson Park

Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

50 conserved acres

10% of Circle’s land. Who manages Circle’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Other or Unknown Local Government50 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 50 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 1 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Local Other or Unknown
Local Other or Unknown
Other or Unknown Local Government50Unknown
Things to do

1 places to go in Circle

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

Playgrounds in Circle

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
4Baseball
2Tennis
1Multi-sport

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). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
Gladstone HotelBuilding · listed 1980
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Circle: May and July to September

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)8.910.211.813.615.115.915.614.212.510.89.28.5
High (°F)263145576877868573584130
Rain (in)0.30.30.41.22.62.62.11.31.31.00.40.4

January is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 2.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Circle →

Questions about parks and trails in Circle

Where can I hike in Circle?

The longest trail networks: Circle Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Circle’s trails?

Circle Park and Ben Larson Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Circle?

13,603 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Circle or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 39 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Circle neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →