Photo: QuintinK · CC BY-SA 4.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Monroe
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 6 acres are parks and preserves, 5.5 per 1,000 residents. 1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Monroe, 2.5 per square mile of land.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Reservoir Heights Park
3 places to go in Monroe
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 named trail
0.1 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Monroe: April 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 47 | 51 | 56 | 61 | 68 | 74 | 83 | 83 | 77 | 64 | 53 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 6.5 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 6.1 | 7.9 |
July is the driest month (0.3 in) and August the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 7.9 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Monroe →
Questions about parks and trails in Monroe
Are dogs allowed on Monroe’s trails?
Monroe City Park and Reservoir Heights Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Monroe?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Monroe?
19,705 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Monroe or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the city line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Monroe 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 →