Lake Petocka Park
Managed by Polk County Conservation Board
34 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: PopePompus · CC BY-SA 4.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Bondurant
96% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Bondurant
0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Bondurant, 0.1 per square mile of land. 1% of Bondurant’s land is conserved, about 90 acres. 97 acres are parks and preserves, 11 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns · #106 of 140 in Iowa. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
90 acres · of 11.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
97 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
96%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
13 mi
13 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Bondurant?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Bondurant have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bondurant is ahead of 44% of U.S. towns, #106 of 140 in Iowa. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Bondurant’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical IA town 3% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IA 0.3 · U.S. 0.4CPark land11 acres of park per 1,000 residents (97 acres) · IA 19 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home96% 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 44%
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Iowa towns of 2,500+ (140)Ahead of 24%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B−. 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Chichaqua Valley Trail
Managed by Polk CCB
25 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Eagle Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 9 parks & preserves
Lake Petocka Park34 acres · Polk County Conservation Board
DirectionsChichaqua Valley Trail25 acres · Polk CCB
DirectionsEagle Park2 acres
City Park1 acres
DirectionsWisteria Heights Park1 acres
Wolf Creek Park1 acres
DirectionsGateway Park1 acres
DirectionsBondurant Regional Trailhead1 acres
DirectionsRenaud Ridge Park1 acres
Who protects it
90 conserved acres
1% of Bondurant’s land. Who manages Bondurant’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city76 ac
County14 ac
Local Park · 66 acState Recreation Area · 14 acLocal Recreation Area · 10 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bondurant Recreational Complex Local Park | Town or city | 61 | Open |
| Chichaqua Valley Trail State Recreation Area | County | 14 | Open |
| Bondurant Youth Soccer Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Eagle Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Bondurant Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Bondurant
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Bondurant
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
13 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
13 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
16Soccer
15Baseball
4Tracks
2Football
2Tennis
2Beach volleyball
1Basketball
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 Bondurant
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) | 29 | 34 | 48 | 61 | 72 | 81 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 63 | 48 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.3 |
January is the driest month (0.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Bondurant →
Next door
Bondurant and its neighbors
Bondurant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bondurant | 1% | 0.1 | 11 | 96% | C+ |
| Altoona | 5% | 0.2 | 19 | 99% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Bondurant
How much of Bondurant 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 Bondurant’s trails?
Lake Petocka Park and Chichaqua Valley Trail don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Bondurant?
13 miles of bike routes are on the map: 13 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Bondurant?
11,247 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bondurant or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 97 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Bondurant have?
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #106 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 Bondurant 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 →