Calmar Pool Park
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Calmar Passenger Depot · Photo: Karen Noecker · CC BY-SA 3.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Calmar
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Calmar
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 19 acres are parks and preserves, 19 per 1,000 residents. 2% of Calmar’s land is conserved, about 15 acres.
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
15 acres · of 1.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
19 ac
19 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.0 mi
1.0 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Calmar?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Calmar have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Calmar is ahead of 51% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Calmar’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical IA town 3% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · IA 0.3 · U.S. 0.4DPark land19 acres of park per 1,000 residents (19 acres) · IA 19 · U.S. 13BParks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · IA 91% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 51%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Calmar Lions Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
15 conserved acres
2% of Calmar’s land. Who manages Calmar’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County9 ac
Town or city7 ac
Local Park · 15 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Farmer Recreational Trail Local Park | County | 9 | Open |
| Calmar Pool Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Calmar Lions Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Calmar
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Calmar
Calmar Municipal PoolIn Calmar Pool Park
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Calmar
Calmar Lions Park PlaygroundIn Calmar Lions Park
DirectionsCalmar Pool Park PlaygroundIn Calmar Pool Park
DirectionsBiking & sports
1.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.0 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
3Baseball
2Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Calmar Passenger DepotBuilding · listed 2011
About itWhen to get out
The walking year in Calmar
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) | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 24 | 29 | 42 | 57 | 69 | 78 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 59 | 43 | 30 |
| Rain (in) | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 6.1 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
January is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 6.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Calmar →
Questions about parks and trails in Calmar
How much of Calmar is conserved land?
2% 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 Calmar’s trails?
Calmar Pool Park and Calmar Lions Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Calmar?
1.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Calmar?
1,447 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Calmar or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 19 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Calmar have?
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Calmar 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 →