Pleasant View Park
Managed by City of Dunlap
44 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Dunlap
99% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Dunlap
1.7 miles of mapped trail cross Dunlap, 1.4 per square mile of land. 48 acres are parks and preserves, 41 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Pleasant View Park (0.9 mi).
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 1.2 sq mi of land
Trails
1.7 mi
1.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
48 ac
41 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Dunlap?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Dunlap have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Dunlap is ahead of 73% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Dunlap’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical IA town 3% · U.S. 4%DTrails1.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · IA 0.3 · U.S. 0.4APark land41 acres of park per 1,000 residents (48 acres) · IA 19 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home99% of residents within a half mile of a park · IA 91% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 73%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B 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 Pleasant View Park, with 0.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Things to do
5 places to go in Dunlap
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Dunlap
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Dunlap
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Fishing spots in Dunlap
2 fishing spots without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
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
4Baseball
1Basketball
1Football
1Soccer
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 Dunlap
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 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 35 | 49 | 62 | 72 | 82 | 85 | 83 | 77 | 64 | 48 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Dunlap →
Questions about parks and trails in Dunlap
Where can I hike in Dunlap?
The longest trail networks: Pleasant View Park, 0.9 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Dunlap is conserved land?
under 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 Dunlap’s trails?
Pleasant View Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Dunlap?
770 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Dunlap or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 48 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Dunlap have?
Ahead of 73% 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 Dunlap 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 →