Moorehead Pioneer Park
Park
41 acres0.7 mi of trail
River Loop
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Krswess · Public domainB+Outdoors
Outdoors in Ida Grove
Ida Grove has 69 acres of parks, 35 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Moorehead Pioneer Park (0.7 mi). 87% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.1 miles of mapped trail cross Ida Grove, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
43 acres · of 2.2 sq mi of land
Trails
1.1 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
69 ac
35 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
87%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.9 mi
2.9 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Ida Grove?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Ida Grove have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ida Grove is ahead of 73% 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 Ida Grove’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical IA town 3% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IA 0.3 · U.S. 0.4BPark land35 acres of park per 1,000 residents (69 acres) · IA 19 · U.S. 13A−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 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 Moorehead Pioneer Park, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Cobb Memorial Park
Park
13 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Badger Creek Park
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Ida Grove City Park
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
43 conserved acres
3% of Ida Grove’s land. Who manages Ida Grove’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County43 ac
Local Park · 43 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moorehead Park Local Park | County | 43 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Ida Grove
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Ida Grove
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
River Loop0.6 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.9 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
6Baseball
2Basketball
2Tennis
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 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 Ida 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) | 27 | 33 | 46 | 60 | 71 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 62 | 46 | 32 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Ida Grove →
Questions about parks and trails in Ida Grove
Where can I hike in Ida Grove?
The longest trail networks: Moorehead Pioneer Park, 0.7 miles; Cobb Memorial Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Ida Grove is conserved land?
3% 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 Ida Grove’s trails?
Moorehead Pioneer Park and Cobb Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Ida Grove?
2.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Ida Grove?
571 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ida Grove or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 69 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Ida Grove 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 Ida Grove 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 →