Photo: Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0Clarinda has 33 acres of parks, 6.2 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Clarinda City Park (1.1 mi). 1% of Clarinda’s land is conserved, about 31 acres. 77% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns · #125 of 140 in Iowa. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Clarinda?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Clarinda have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Clarinda is ahead of 38% of U.S. towns, #125 of 140 in Iowa. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Clarinda City Park, with 1.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Landers Park
Hockenberry Park
31 conserved acres
1% of Clarinda’s land. Who manages Clarinda’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarinda City Park Local Park | Town or city | 25 | Open |
| Kiwanis Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Landers Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Charles Hockenberry Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
12 places to go in Clarinda
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
12 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
5 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 4 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Clarinda: April and September
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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 38 | 51 | 64 | 73 | 83 | 86 | 84 | 78 | 66 | 50 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Clarinda →
Questions about parks and trails in Clarinda
Where can I hike in Clarinda?
The longest trail networks: Clarinda City Park, 1.1 miles; Landers Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Clarinda 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 Clarinda’s trails?
Clarinda City Park and Kiwanis Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Clarinda?
565 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Clarinda or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 33 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Clarinda have?
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #125 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 Clarinda neighbors.
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 →