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Stone City, IowaPhoto: Bill Whittaker · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Outdoors in Stone City

Few parks or trails are on the map in Stone City

4 acres are parks and preserves, 29 per 1,000 residents. 81% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
5 acres · of 1.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
4 ac
29 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
81%
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.

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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.

Stone City Access

Nature preserve
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

5 conserved acres

under 1% of Stone City’s land. Who manages Stone City’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

County5 ac
Local Conservation Area · 2 acLocal Park · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Matsell Bridge Natural Area
Local Conservation Area
County2Open
Stone City Boat Ramp
Local Park
County2Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Stone City

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Boat launches in Stone City
Stone City Public Boat RampHours: 04:30-22:30
Directions
History along the way

3 places on the National Register

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

History →
John A. Green EstateDistrict · listed 1978
About it
St. Joseph's Roman Catholic ChurchBuilding · listed 2005
About it
Stone City Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2008
About it
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Stone City

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)9.410.511.813.314.615.215.013.912.411.09.79.1
High (°F)273246607180838175624633
Rain (in)1.11.42.24.04.55.74.44.23.73.02.21.7

January is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 5.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Stone City →

Questions about parks and trails in Stone City

Are dogs allowed on Stone City’s trails?

Stone City Access doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Stone City?

3,155 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Stone City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Stone City 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 →