Heart of Iowa Nature Trail
Managed by Story CCB
22 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Ashton B Crew · CC BY 3.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Cambridge
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Cambridge
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 3% of Cambridge’s land is conserved, about 30 acres. 31 acres are parks and preserves, 39 per 1,000 residents.
Conserved land
3%
30 acres · of 1.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
31 ac
39 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.0 mi
1.0 mi paths
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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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.
Cambridge City Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
30 conserved acres
3% of Cambridge’s land. Who manages Cambridge’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County22 ac
Town or city8 ac
Local Park · 29 acState Recreation Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heart of Iowa Nature Trail Local Park | County | 22 | Open |
| Ball Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Cambridge City Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Cambridge
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Cambridge
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Biking & 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
2Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Cambridge
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 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 29 | 34 | 47 | 61 | 72 | 81 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 63 | 47 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 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 Cambridge →
Questions about parks and trails in Cambridge
Are dogs allowed on Cambridge’s trails?
Heart of Iowa Nature Trail and Cambridge City Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Cambridge?
1.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Cambridge?
3,732 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cambridge or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 31 of them inside the city line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Cambridge 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 →