Klocks Island Park
Park
34 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
College Hall · Photo: Jim Roberts · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Fayette
Fayette has 57 acres of parks, 43 for every 1,000 residents
82% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Fayette, 0.4 per square mile of land. 4% of Fayette’s land is conserved, about 33 acres.
Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
33 acres · of 1.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
57 ac
43 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
82%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.8 mi
0.8 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Fayette?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Fayette have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Fayette is ahead of 71% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; park acres per resident rank highest, conserved land lowest.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Fayette’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical IA town 3% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IA 0.3 · U.S. 0.4BPark land43 acres of park per 1,000 residents (57 acres) · IA 19 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home82% 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 71%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Fayette. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
33 conserved acres
4% of Fayette’s land. Who manages Fayette’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city33 ac
Local Park · 33 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Klocks Island Park Local Park | Town or city | 33 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Fayette
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Fayette
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Campgrounds in Fayette
Klocks Island City Park CampgroundFee · In Klocks Island Park
DirectionsBiking & sports
0.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
8Tennis
7Basketball
4Baseball
2Beach volleyball
2Pickleball
1Football
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
College HallBuilding · listed 1976
About itWhen to get out
September is the best month for walking in Fayette
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 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 25 | 30 | 43 | 58 | 69 | 79 | 82 | 79 | 73 | 60 | 44 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
January is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 6.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Fayette →
Questions about parks and trails in Fayette
How much of Fayette is conserved land?
4% 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 Fayette’s trails?
Klocks Island Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Fayette?
0.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Fayette?
6,793 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fayette or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 57 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Fayette have?
Ahead of 71% 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 Fayette 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 →