Cloie Creek Park
Park
31 acres2.1 mi of trail
Cloie Creek Mountain Bike Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Asbury
Asbury has 8.0 miles of mapped trails, 2.5 for every square mile of land
98% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Cloie Creek Park (2.1 mi). 90 acres are parks and preserves, 15 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 76% of U.S. towns · #46 of 140 in Iowa. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
18 acres · of 3.2 sq mi of land
Trails
8.0 mi
2.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
90 ac
15 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
98%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.2 mi
0.2 mi lanes · 2.9 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Asbury?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Asbury have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Asbury is ahead of 76% of U.S. towns, #46 of 140 in Iowa. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Asbury’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical IA town 3% · U.S. 4%CTrails2.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (8 mi) · IA 0.3 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land15 acres of park per 1,000 residents (90 acres) · IA 19 · U.S. 13BParks close to home98% 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 76%
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Iowa towns of 2,500+ (140)Ahead of 68%
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 Cloie Creek Park, with 2.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Wedgewood Preserve
Managed by City of Asbury
11 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Althaus Wetland and Nature Preserve
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 8 parks & preserves
Cloie Creek Park31 acres · 2.1 mi of trail
DirectionsWedgewood Preserve11 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · City of Asbury
DirectionsAsbury Park10 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsAlthaus Wetland and Nature Preserve7 acres
Maple Hills Park5 acres
DirectionsBrook Haven Park4 acres · City of Asbury
Arrowhead Park3 acres · City of Asbury
Clay Ridge Park1 acres · City of Asbury
Who protects it
18 conserved acres
1% of Asbury’s land. Who manages Asbury’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city18 ac
Local Park · 18 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asbury Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Altouse Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Maple Hills Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Things to do
9 places to go in Asbury
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Asbury
9 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 2.1 mi
Cloie Creek Mountain Bike Trail2.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
3.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.2 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
2.9 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
4Pickleball
2Baseball
2Tennis
1Basketball
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Asbury
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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 27 | 32 | 45 | 58 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 61 | 45 | 32 |
| Rain (in) | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.7 |
January is the driest month (1.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 5.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Asbury →
Next door
Asbury and its neighbors
Asbury 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asbury | 1% | 2.5 | 15 | 98% | A− |
| Dubuque | 8% | 0.5 | 22 | 89% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Asbury
Where can I hike in Asbury?
The longest trail networks: Cloie Creek Park, 2.1 miles; Wedgewood Preserve, 0.2 miles; Asbury Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Asbury is conserved land?
1% 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 Asbury’s trails?
Cloie Creek Park and Wedgewood Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Asbury?
3.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of painted or protected lanes and 2.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Asbury?
10,278 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Asbury or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 90 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Asbury have?
Ahead of 76% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #46 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 Asbury 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 →