Scott County Park
Managed by Scott County Iowa Conservation
64 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Farragutful · CC BY-SA 4.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Park View
7% of Park View’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 153 acres are parks and preserves, 63 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Scott County Park (0.7 mi).
Ahead of 92% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
63 acres · of 1.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
153 ac
63 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Park View?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Park View have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Park View is ahead of 92% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, conserved land lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Park View’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical IA town 3% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IA 0.3 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land63 acres of park per 1,000 residents (153 acres) · IA 19 · U.S. 13A−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 92%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Park View. 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 A− 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 Scott County Park, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
63 conserved acres
7% of Park View’s land. Who manages Park View’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County63 ac
Local Park · 63 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott County Park Local Park | County | 63 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Park View
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Park View
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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
5Baseball
2Softball
1Beach volleyball
1Soccer
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Park View
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) | 29 | 34 | 47 | 61 | 72 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 63 | 47 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
January is the driest month (1.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Park View →
Questions about parks and trails in Park View
Where can I hike in Park View?
The longest trail networks: Scott County Park, 0.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Park View is conserved land?
7% 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 Park View’s trails?
Scott County Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Park View?
7,187 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Park View or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 153 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Park View have?
Ahead of 92% 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 Park View 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 →