Veterans Memorial Park
Park
12 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Kepper66 · CC BY-SA 3.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Le Claire
6% of Le Claire’s land is conserved: 183 acres
19 acres are parks and preserves, 4.1 per 1,000 residents. 46% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns · #136 of 140 in Iowa. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
183 acres · of 4.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
19 ac
4.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
46%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.1 mi
1.1 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
5 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Le Claire?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Le Claire have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Le Claire is ahead of 25% of U.S. towns, #136 of 140 in Iowa. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Le Claire’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% 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. 0.4DPark land4.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (19 acres) · IA 19 · U.S. 13CParks close to home46% of residents within a half mile of a park · IA 91% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 25%
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Iowa towns of 2,500+ (140)Ahead of 3%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Le Claire. 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 D to C+. 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.
Hollyhock Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
183 conserved acres
6% of Le Claire’s land. Who manages Le Claire’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources166 ac
Army Corps of Engineers22 ac
Town or city14 ac
State Other or Unknown · 166 acRecreation Management Area · 22 acLocal Park · 14 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi River State Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 166 | Open |
| Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 22 | Open |
| Veterans Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Scout Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Hollyhock Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
10 places to go in Le Claire
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Le Claire
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Le Claire
Plus 2 boat launches without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
3Softball
2Baseball
2Football
1Multi-sport
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →16 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Stone SchoolBuilding · listed 1977
About itJames Gamble HouseBuilding · listed 1979
About itDawley HouseBuilding · listed 1979
About itGeorge Tromley Jr. HouseBuilding · listed 1979
About itGeorge Tromley Sr. HouseBuilding · listed 1979
About itHorton-Suiter HouseBuilding · listed 1979
About itJacob Suiter HouseBuilding · listed 1979
About itJohn Smith HouseBuilding · listed 1979
About itKattenbracher HouseBuilding · listed 1979
About itMcCaffrey HouseBuilding · listed 1979
About itOld Mill HouseBuilding · listed 1979
About itRambo HouseBuilding · listed 1979
About it4 more on the History page.
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Le Claire
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) | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 35 | 48 | 61 | 72 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 63 | 48 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
January is the driest month (1.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Le Claire →
Questions about parks and trails in Le Claire
How much of Le Claire is conserved land?
6% 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 Le Claire’s trails?
Veterans Memorial Park and Scout Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Le Claire?
1.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Le Claire?
10,913 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Le Claire or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 189 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Le Claire have?
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #136 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 Le Claire 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 →