Heery Woods State Park
Nature preserve
114 acres1.2 mi of trail
Rolling Prairie Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Billwhittaker · Public domainA+Outdoors
Outdoors in Clarksville
Clarksville has 157 acres of parks, 127 for every 1,000 residents
2.3 miles of mapped trail cross Clarksville, 1.8 per square mile of land. 18% of Clarksville’s land is conserved, about 152 acres. The biggest trail networks: Heery Woods State Park (1.2 mi).
Ahead of 96% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
18%
152 acres · of 1.3 sq mi of land
Trails
2.3 mi
1.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
157 ac
127 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
81%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Clarksville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Clarksville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Clarksville is ahead of 96% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Clarksville’s overall grade.
Conserved land18% of the land · typical IA town 3% · U.S. 4%ATrails1.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · IA 0.3 · U.S. 0.4APark land127 acres of park per 1,000 residents (157 acres) · IA 19 · U.S. 13AParks close to home81% of residents within a half mile of a park · IA 91% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 96%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A 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 Heery Woods State Park, with 1.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
152 conserved acres
18% of Clarksville’s land. Who manages Clarksville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County152 ac
Local Park · 152 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heery Woods State Park Local Park | County | 148 | Open |
| Sportsman's Park Local Park | County | 4 | Open |
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Open to bikes · 0.9 miHorses · 0.8 mi
Rolling Prairie Trail0.9 mi
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Rolling Prarie TrailBike route
0.9 miCourts & fields
2Baseball
1Tennis
1Beach volleyball
1Basketball
1Football
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 Clarksville
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 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 25 | 30 | 44 | 59 | 70 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 61 | 45 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
January is the driest month (1.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 5.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Clarksville →
Questions about parks and trails in Clarksville
Where can I hike in Clarksville?
The longest trail networks: Heery Woods State Park, 1.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Clarksville is conserved land?
18% 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 Clarksville’s trails?
Heery Woods State Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Clarksville?
3,800 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Clarksville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 157 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Clarksville have?
Ahead of 96% 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 Clarksville 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 →