Rand Park
Park
37 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Billwhittaker at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Keokuk
17% of Keokuk’s land is conserved: 978 acres
85% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.5 miles of mapped trail cross Keokuk, 0.2 per square mile of land. 105 acres are parks and preserves, 11 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns · #73 of 140 in Iowa. What drives it
Conserved land
17%
978 acres · of 9.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.5 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
105 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
85%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
4 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Keokuk?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Keokuk have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Keokuk is ahead of 66% of U.S. towns, #73 of 140 in Iowa. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Keokuk’s overall grade.
Conserved land17% of the land · typical IA town 3% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · IA 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land11 acres of park per 1,000 residents (105 acres) · IA 19 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home85% 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 48%
Water is 14% of Keokuk’s area (1 of 11 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 15%.
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.
Bluff Park
Park
12 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Rees Park
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 9 parks & preserves
Kilbourne Park5 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Rand Park37 acres
Tolmie Park12 acres
DirectionsBluff Park12 acres
Rees Park9 acres
Victory Park9 acres
DirectionsRiverview Park7 acres
DirectionsKiser Park3 acres
Tumelty Park2 acres
Who protects it
978 conserved acres
17% of Keokuk’s land. Water is left out: Keokuk has 9.1 square miles of land and 1.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Keokuk’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources883 ac
Town or city94 ac
Army Corps of Engineers4 ac
State Other or Unknown · 883 acLocal Park · 94 acRecreation Management Area · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi River State Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 883 | Open |
| Rand Park Local Park | Town or city | 36 | Open |
| Joyce Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Bluff Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Rees Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Riverview Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Kilbourne Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Victory Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 4 | Open |
| Kiser Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
1 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
12 places to go in Keokuk
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Keokuk
Keokuk Aquatic CenterIn Tolmie Park
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Keokuk
6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Keokuk
Keokuck Yacht Club Boat Ramp
DirectionsKeokuk Municipal Boat Ramp
DirectionsPlus 2 boat launches without a name on the map.
Scenic views in Keokuk
1 scenic view without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
3 lakes & rivers
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.
Courts & fields
11Tennis
6Baseball
4Football
1Soccer
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →17 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 4 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Justice Samuel Freeman Miller HouseBuilding · listed 1972
About itU.S. Post Office and CourthouseBuilding · listed 1974
About itGen. William Worth Belknap HouseBuilding · listed 1975
About itFrank J. Weess HouseBuilding · listed 1978
About itKeokuk Lock and DamStructure · listed 1978
About itSt. Peter ChurchBuilding · listed 1983
About itE. H. Harrison HouseBuilding · listed 1984
About itHotel IowaBuilding · listed 1987
About itSt. John's Episcopal Church and Parish HallBuilding · listed 1989
About itHugh W. and Sarah Sample HouseBuilding · listed 1995
About itC. R. Joy HouseBuilding · listed 1997
About it5 more on the History page.
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Keokuk
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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 39 | 51 | 64 | 74 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 78 | 66 | 51 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 1.9 |
January is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Keokuk →
Next door
Keokuk and its neighbors
Keokuk has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keokuk | 17% | 0.2 | 11 | 85% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Keokuk
How much of Keokuk is conserved land?
17% 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 Keokuk’s trails?
Rand Park and Tolmie Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Keokuk?
7,527 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Keokuk or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 982 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Keokuk have?
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #73 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 Keokuk 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 →