Colonel James Morgan New Washington Prairie
Park
53 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Photo: DDuPont510 · CC BY-SA 4.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Morgan's Point
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Morgan's Point
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 57 acres are parks and preserves, 246 per 1,000 residents. 1.2 miles of mapped trail cross Morgan's Point, 1.5 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
1%
4 acres · of 0.8 sq mi of land
Trails
1.2 mi
1.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
57 ac
246 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.0 mi
3.0 mi paths
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
The longest trail network is Colonel James Morgan New Washington Prairie, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
4 conserved acres
1% of Morgan's Point’s land. Water is left out: Morgan's Point has 0.8 square miles of land and 0.7 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Morgan's Point’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city8 ac
Conservation Easement · 4 acLocal Park · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grimes Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
Biking & sports
3.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.0 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 6 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Morgan's Point: April and May
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) | 10.4 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 62 | 65 | 71 | 76 | 83 | 88 | 90 | 91 | 87 | 80 | 71 | 64 |
| Rain (in) | 4.4 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 |
February is the driest month (3.2 in) and August the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 5.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Morgan's Point →
Next door
Morgan's Point and its neighbors
Morgan's Point has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan's Point | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| La Porte | 2% | 0.7 | 7 | 86% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Morgan's Point
Where can I hike in Morgan's Point?
The longest trail networks: Colonel James Morgan New Washington Prairie, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
Are dogs allowed on Morgan's Point’s trails?
Colonel James Morgan New Washington Prairie doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Morgan's Point?
3.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Morgan's Point?
6,606 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Morgan's Point or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 57 of them inside the city line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Morgan's Point 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 →