Baker Park
Nature preserve
18 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Sergeant Bluff
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Sergeant Bluff
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Sergeant Bluff, 0.2 per square mile of land. 3% of Sergeant Bluff’s land is conserved, about 47 acres.
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns · #81 of 140 in Iowa. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
47 acres · of 3.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
66 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.0 mi
1.0 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Sergeant Bluff?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Sergeant Bluff have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sergeant Bluff is ahead of 62% of U.S. towns, #81 of 140 in Iowa. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Sergeant Bluff’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical IA town 3% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IA 0.3 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land13 acres of park per 1,000 residents (66 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 62%
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Iowa towns of 2,500+ (140)Ahead of 42%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to B+. 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.
Jewel Park
Park
1 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 7 parks & preserves
Bishop Field3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsJewel Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Baker Park18 acres
Kiwanis Park5 acres
DirectionsWilde Park1 acres
Jefferson Park1 acres
Oak Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
47 conserved acres
3% of Sergeant Bluff’s land. Who manages Sergeant Bluff’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city47 ac
Local Recreation Area · 29 acLocal Park · 18 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sergeant Bluff Community Center Recreation Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 29 | Open |
| Baker Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Kiwanis Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Jefferson Park - Sergeant Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Wilde Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Jewel Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Oak Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
7 places to go in Sergeant Bluff
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Sergeant Bluff
Sergeant Bluff Community Swimming Pool
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Sergeant Bluff
6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
1.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.0 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
8Baseball
2Football
2Beach volleyball
2Tennis
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 Sergeant Bluff
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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 35 | 48 | 62 | 73 | 82 | 86 | 83 | 77 | 63 | 47 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Sergeant Bluff →
Next door
Sergeant Bluff and its neighbors
Sergeant Bluff has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergeant Bluff | 3% | 0.2 | 13 | 99%+ | B |
| Sioux City | 10% | 0.7 | 42 | 88% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Sergeant Bluff
Where can I hike in Sergeant Bluff?
The longest trail networks: Bishop Field, 0.1 miles; Jewel Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Sergeant Bluff is conserved land?
3% 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 Sergeant Bluff’s trails?
Baker Park and Kiwanis Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Sergeant Bluff?
1.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Sergeant Bluff?
6,600 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sergeant Bluff or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 66 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Sergeant Bluff have?
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #81 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 Sergeant Bluff 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 →