Lone Tree recreational fields
Park
19 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Farragutful · CC BY-SA 3.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Lone Tree
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Lone Tree
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 29 acres are parks and preserves, 24 per 1,000 residents. 2% of Lone Tree’s land is conserved, about 11 acres.
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
11 acres · of 1.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
29 ac
24 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Lone Tree?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lone Tree have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lone Tree is ahead of 52% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lone Tree’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical IA town 3% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · IA 0.3 · U.S. 0.4DPark land24 acres of park per 1,000 residents (29 acres) · IA 19 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · IA 91% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 52%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C 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.
North Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Railroad Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
11 conserved acres
2% of Lone Tree’s land. Who manages Lone Tree’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city8 ac
Not recorded3 ac
Local Park · 8 acUnknown · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dougherty Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Park Unknown | Not recorded | 3 | Open |
| Lone Tree City Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Railroad Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
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
3Baseball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Lone Tree: April and September
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 | 49 | 62 | 73 | 82 | 85 | 83 | 77 | 64 | 48 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
January is the driest month (1.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Lone Tree →
Questions about parks and trails in Lone Tree
How much of Lone Tree is conserved land?
2% 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 Lone Tree’s trails?
Lone Tree recreational fields and North Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lone Tree?
2,758 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lone Tree or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 31 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Lone Tree have?
Ahead of 52% 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 Lone Tree 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 →