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Donnellson iowaPhoto: Billwhittaker · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Outdoors in Donnellson

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Donnellson

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 25 acres are parks and preserves, 32 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 1.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
25 ac
32 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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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.

Railroad Park

Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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
3Baseball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Donnellson DepotBuilding · listed 2025
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Donnellson: April and August

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.610.611.813.214.415.114.813.812.411.09.99.3
High (°F)333850637382868477655038
Rain (in)1.51.82.53.75.25.04.33.73.93.22.41.9

January is the driest month (1.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Donnellson →

Questions about parks and trails in Donnellson

Are dogs allowed on Donnellson’s trails?

Railroad Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Donnellson?

13,592 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Donnellson or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 25 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Donnellson 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 →