Schlosser Park
Park
16 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Billwhittaker · CC BY-SA 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Colfax
Colfax has 36 acres of parks, 16 for every 1,000 residents
2% of Colfax’s land is conserved, about 37 acres. 60% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
37 acres · of 2.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
36 ac
16 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
60%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Colfax have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Colfax is ahead of 32% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Colfax’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 land16 acres of park per 1,000 residents (36 acres) · IA 19 · U.S. 13BParks close to home60% 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 32%
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Water is 8% of Colfax’s area (0 of 3 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Colfax. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
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
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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.
Who protects it
37 conserved acres
2% of Colfax’s land. Water is left out: Colfax has 2.6 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Colfax’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources35 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)28 ac
State Conservation Area · 35 acConservation Easement · 28 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colfax Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 35 | Open |
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.
Courts & fields
4Baseball
2Tennis
2Tracks
1Softball
1Soccer
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Colfax
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) | 30 | 35 | 48 | 61 | 72 | 82 | 85 | 83 | 77 | 64 | 48 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.3 |
January is the driest month (0.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Colfax →
Questions about parks and trails in Colfax
How much of Colfax 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 Colfax’s trails?
Schlosser Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Colfax?
3,498 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Colfax or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 36 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Colfax have?
Ahead of 32% 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 Colfax 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 →