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R. C. McCroskey HouseR. C. McCroskey House · Photo: Kelly Walters · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Outdoors in Garfield

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

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 3 acres are parks and preserves, 6.3 per 1,000 residents. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Garfield, 0.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
2 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
3 ac
6.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
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.

12
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Garfield City Park

Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Garfield Swimming Pool

Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

2 conserved acres

under 1% of Garfield’s land. Who manages Garfield’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city2 ac
Local Park · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
City Park
Local Park
Town or city2Open
Things to do

2 places to go in Garfield

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

Playgrounds in Garfield

2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

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
1Basketball
1Baseball

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).

History →
R. C. McCroskey HouseBuilding · listed 1974
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Garfield: May 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)8.910.211.813.515.015.915.514.212.510.89.38.5
High (°F)374149566572838474594436
Rain (in)2.61.92.21.92.01.40.60.50.81.72.52.7

August is the driest month (0.5 in) and the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 2.7 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Garfield →

Questions about parks and trails in Garfield

Are dogs allowed on Garfield’s trails?

Garfield City Park and Garfield Swimming Pool don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Garfield?

4,480 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Garfield or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Garfield 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 →