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Johnston is an outdoors town

28 mi of trails · 12% of land conserved. The full Outdoors page has the rest.

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#8Most conserved land in IA #9Most trails in IA

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Where Johnston shines

The pages where Johnston stands out on this topic come first.

★ A strengthOutdoors28 miof trails · 12% of land conservedOpen →ExploreClimateSnow, summers and the growing seasonOpen →ExploreNatural hazardsFloods, storms and winter: the town’s riskOpen →ExploreWeatherThe forecast, and what it means this weekOpen →

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Places

Nature spots in Johnston

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Miller Nursery Inc

Nursery and gardening · 5155 NW 57th Ave

Directions (515) 276-7505 Website ↗

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Piney Ridge Greenhouse

Nursery and gardening · 6355 NW 51st St

Directions (515) 276-9554 Website ↗

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Weller Brothers Landscape Professionals

Gardener · 5289 NW Beaver Dr

Directions (515) 303-4108 Website ↗

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Saylorville Lake

Lake

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Next door

Same topic, next town over

Nature spots per 1,000 residents in each town. Tap one to open its environment & nature page.

UrbandaleGrimesJohnston

MostSomeNone yetJohnston

Town	Nature	Per 1,000	Posts this year
Grimes	5	0.3	0
Urbandale	2	0	0

More of Johnston’s guide

Out & about first, then everything else.

Out & about

♨Eat & drink73 ▥Shop & services715 ♧Parks, sports & recreation40 ✳Arts, culture & entertainment8

Living here

▤Town hall & decisions19 ⟲Trash, recycling & yard waste ⌁Utilities & services ↗Streets, parking & getting around ⊕Safety & preparedness3 ✚Health & emergency care11 ⌂Housing & development22

People & community

▧Schools & learning28 ✿Kids & families ♡Pets & animals13 ◎Faith & community groups14 ☼Neighbors helping neighbors

Our town

◷History & heritage ◫Photos & town views

Facts, tips, places and posts come from Johnston neighbors on TownTapestry; facts go live when two neighbors confirm them. Place listings start from Overture Maps and are corrected by neighbors. Numbers on the doors come from each page’s public sources.