Dike Park
Park
3 acres0.1 mi of trail
Phil Kruger Memorial Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Billwhittaker at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Dike
Dike has 110 acres of parks, 81 for every 1,000 residents
2.2 miles of mapped trail cross Dike, 1.6 per square mile of land. 11% of Dike’s land is conserved, about 101 acres. 68% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 90% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
11%
101 acres · of 1.4 sq mi of land
Trails
2.2 mi
1.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
110 ac
81 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
68%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Dike?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Dike have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Dike is ahead of 90% 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 Dike’s overall grade.
Conserved land11% of the land · typical IA town 3% · U.S. 4%A−Trails1.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · IA 0.3 · U.S. 0.4APark land81 acres of park per 1,000 residents (110 acres) · IA 19 · U.S. 13AParks close to home68% 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 90%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be 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 Dike Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
101 conserved acres
11% of Dike’s land. Who manages Dike’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County101 ac
Local Park · 101 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grundy County Lake Local Park | County | 101 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Dike
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Dike
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 2.2 mi
Phil Kruger Memorial Trail2.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
7Baseball
4Tennis
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 Dike
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 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 26 | 31 | 45 | 59 | 71 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 62 | 45 | 32 |
| Rain (in) | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
January is the driest month (1.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 5.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Dike →
Questions about parks and trails in Dike
Where can I hike in Dike?
The longest trail networks: Dike Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Dike is conserved land?
11% 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 Dike’s trails?
Dike Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Dike?
4,117 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Dike or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 110 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Dike have?
Ahead of 90% 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 Dike 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 →