Eagle Grove Public Library · Photo: Ann Sullivan-Larson · CC BY-SA 3.0Eagle Grove has 62 acres of parks, 17 for every 1,000 residents
93% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Eagle Grove’s land is conserved, about 56 acres.
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns · #113 of 140 in Iowa. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Eagle Grove?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Eagle Grove have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Eagle Grove is ahead of 43% of U.S. towns, #113 of 140 in Iowa. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Hewitt Park
FIsh Pond Park
Jaycee Park
All 5 parks & preserves
56 conserved acres
2% of Eagle Grove’s land. Who manages Eagle Grove’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwood Park Local Park | County | 49 | Open |
| Hewetts Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Access State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 2 | Open |
| Fish Pond Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Jaycee Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
5 places to go in Eagle Grove
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
September is the best month for walking in Eagle Grove
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 | 59 | 71 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 62 | 45 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
January is the driest month (0.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 5.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Eagle Grove →
Questions about parks and trails in Eagle Grove
How much of Eagle Grove 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 Eagle Grove’s trails?
Greenwood Park and Hewitt Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Eagle Grove?
1,181 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Eagle Grove or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 62 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Eagle Grove have?
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #113 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 Eagle Grove neighbors.
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 →