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Malcom, IowaPhoto: Billwhittaker at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Outdoors in Malcom

95% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Malcom

2 acres are parks and preserves, 9.4 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 0.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
9.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
95%
of residents within ½ mile
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
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
1Baseball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
P. P. Raymond HouseBuilding · listed 1985
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Malcom: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.510.511.813.314.515.214.913.812.411.09.89.2
High (°F)293447607180848276634734
Rain (in)1.01.32.13.85.05.74.34.33.72.92.11.5

January is the driest month (1.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Malcom →

Questions about parks and trails in Malcom

Is there public land near Malcom?

1,360 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Malcom or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Malcom neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →