Deerwood Park
Park
149 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Evansdale
Evansdale has 261 acres of parks, 58 for every 1,000 residents
95% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 9% of Evansdale’s land is conserved, about 239 acres. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Evansdale.
Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns · #60 of 140 in Iowa. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
239 acres · of 4.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
261 ac
58 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
95%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.4 mi
4.4 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
3
What kind of outdoors town is Evansdale?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Evansdale have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Evansdale is ahead of 71% of U.S. towns, #60 of 140 in Iowa. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Evansdale’s overall grade.
Conserved land9% of the land · typical IA town 3% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · IA 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land58 acres of park per 1,000 residents (261 acres) · IA 19 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home95% 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 71%
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Iowa towns of 2,500+ (140)Ahead of 58%
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Casebeer Heights Access
Nature preserve
14 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Mayor's Park
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Bunger Park
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 10 parks & preserves
Deerwood Park149 acres
Casebeer Heights Access14 acres
Mayor's Park7 acres
Bunger Park7 acres
Exchange Park3 acres
Angels Park3 acres
Gardner Park3 acres
Phil Muehl Skatepark3 acres
Casebeer Park2 acres
Fullerton Park1 acres
Who protects it
239 conserved acres
9% of Evansdale’s land. Who manages Evansdale’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city224 ac
County15 ac
Local Park · 224 acLocal Conservation Area · 15 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deerwood Park Evansdale Iowa Local Park | Town or city | 196 | Open |
| Casebeer Heights Access Local Conservation Area | County | 15 | Open |
| Elk Run Heights Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Phil Muehl Memorial Skatepark Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Exchange Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Gardner Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Casebeer Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Fullerton Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Evansdale
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Evansdale
6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
3 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
4.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
4.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
9Baseball
1Football
1Tennis
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 Evansdale
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) | 27 | 31 | 45 | 60 | 71 | 80 | 84 | 81 | 75 | 62 | 46 | 32 |
| Rain (in) | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
January is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Evansdale →
Next door
Evansdale and its neighbors
Evansdale has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evansdale | 9% | under 0.1 | 58 | 95% | B+ |
| Waterloo | 6% | 0.7 | 51 | 91% | A |
| Elk Run Heights | 2% | under 0.1 | 18 | 99%+ | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Evansdale
How much of Evansdale is conserved land?
9% 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 Evansdale’s trails?
Deerwood Park and Casebeer Heights Access don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Evansdale?
4.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Evansdale?
7,200 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Evansdale or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 261 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Evansdale have?
Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #60 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 Evansdale 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 →