Heritage Trail
Nature preserve
16 acres0.8 mi of trail
Heritage Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Dirk Hansen · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Dyersville
Dyersville has 109 acres of parks, 25 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Heritage Trail (0.8 mi), Dyersville Community Park (0.7 mi). 87% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3.0 miles of mapped trail cross Dyersville, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns · #71 of 140 in Iowa. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
101 acres · of 7.0 sq mi of land
Trails
3.0 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
109 ac
25 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
87%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
What kind of outdoors town is Dyersville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Dyersville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Dyersville is ahead of 66% of U.S. towns, #71 of 140 in Iowa. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Dyersville’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical IA town 3% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · IA 0.3 · U.S. 0.4BPark land25 acres of park per 1,000 residents (109 acres) · IA 19 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home87% 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 66%
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Iowa towns of 2,500+ (140)Ahead of 50%
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 Heritage Trail, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Dyersville Community Park
Park
34 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Westside Park Addition
Park
15 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
101 conserved acres
2% of Dyersville’s land. Who manages Dyersville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city64 ac
Private owners20 ac
County16 ac
Local Park · 100 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westside Park Local Park | Town or city | 53 | Open |
| Dyersville Commercial Club Park Local Park | Private owners | 20 | Open |
| Heritage Trail Local Park | County | 16 | Open |
| Candy Cane Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
10 places to go in Dyersville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Dyersville
10 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.2 miUnpaved · 0.7 mi
Heritage Trail1.2 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.
Heritage TrailBike route
1.2 miCourts & fields
17Baseball
5Soccer
2Softball
2Tennis
1Basketball
1Beach volleyball
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 Dyersville
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 | 44 | 58 | 70 | 79 | 82 | 80 | 74 | 61 | 45 | 32 |
| Rain (in) | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
January is the driest month (1.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 5.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Dyersville →
Questions about parks and trails in Dyersville
Where can I hike in Dyersville?
The longest trail networks: Heritage Trail, 0.8 miles; Dyersville Community Park, 0.7 miles; Westside Park Addition, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Dyersville 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 Dyersville’s trails?
Heritage Trail and Dyersville Community Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Dyersville?
3,480 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Dyersville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 109 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Dyersville have?
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #71 of 140 in Iowa. 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 Dyersville 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 →