Kinnick-Feller Riverside Park
Park
23 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Joe Mabel · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Adel
Adel has 167 acres of parks, 26 for every 1,000 residents
92% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Adel, 0.1 per square mile of land. 5% of Adel’s land is conserved, about 155 acres.
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns · #75 of 140 in Iowa. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
155 acres · of 5.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
167 ac
26 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
92%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
7.7 mi
7.7 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Adel?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Adel have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Adel is ahead of 66% of U.S. towns, #75 of 140 in Iowa. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Adel’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical IA town 3% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IA 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land26 acres of park per 1,000 residents (167 acres) · IA 19 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home92% of residents within a half mile of a park · IA 91% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 66%
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Iowa towns of 2,500+ (140)Ahead of 47%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to A−. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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 Kinnick-Feller Riverside Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Island Park
Park
51 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Adel Little League Ballfields
Park
7 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 8 parks & preserves
Kinnick-Feller Riverside Park23 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Adel Little League Ballfields7 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Island Park51 acres
Evans Park16 acres
DirectionsAquatic Center Park7 acres
Bailey's Grove Park3 acres
Brickyard Park1 acres
DirectionsPedal Plaza1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
155 conserved acres
5% of Adel’s land. Who manages Adel’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city99 ac
County56 ac
Local Park · 89 acLocal Recreation Area · 65 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raccoon River Valley Trail Local Park | County | 56 | Open |
| Island Park & Campground Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 51 | Open |
| Kinnick-Feller Riverside Park Local Park | Town or city | 22 | Open |
| Evans Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Adel Little League Ballfields Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Adel Family Aquatic Center & Dog Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 7 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Adel
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Adel
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Campgrounds in Adel
Island Park CampgroundIn Island Park
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
7.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
7.7 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
11Baseball
5Basketball
3Beach volleyball
2Tennis
2Soccer
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Adel
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) | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 35 | 49 | 62 | 72 | 82 | 85 | 83 | 77 | 64 | 48 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
January is the driest month (0.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Adel →
Questions about parks and trails in Adel
Where can I hike in Adel?
The longest trail networks: Kinnick-Feller Riverside Park, 0.4 miles; Adel Little League Ballfields, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Adel is conserved land?
5% of its land, against a typical 3% for an Iowa town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Adel’s trails?
Kinnick-Feller Riverside Park and Island Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Adel?
7.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 7.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Adel?
6,174 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Adel or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 167 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Adel have?
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #75 of 140 in Iowa. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Adel 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 →