Mannatts Landing
Park
12 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Billwhittaker at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Tama
Tama has 27 acres of parks, 8.9 for every 1,000 residents
2.5 miles of mapped trail cross Tama, 0.8 per square mile of land. 90% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Tama’s land is conserved, about 25 acres.
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns · #83 of 140 in Iowa. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
25 acres · of 3.0 sq mi of land
Trails
2.5 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
27 ac
8.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
90%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.9 mi
2.9 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Tama?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Tama have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Tama is ahead of 60% of U.S. towns, #83 of 140 in Iowa. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Tama’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical IA town 3% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · IA 0.3 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land8.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (27 acres) · IA 19 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home90% of residents within a half mile of a park · IA 91% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 60%
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Iowa towns of 2,500+ (140)Ahead of 41%
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.
Tama City Park
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Appleton Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
25 conserved acres
1% of Tama’s land. Who manages Tama’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city24 ac
County10 ac
Local Park · 34 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Lake Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Manatt's Landing Local Park | County | 10 | Open |
| Oak Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Roadside Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| 4Th Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Tama
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Tama
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Dog parks in Tama
Dog Park
DirectionsBoat launches in Tama
Mannatts LandingIn Mannatts Landing
DirectionsCampgrounds in Tama
1 campground without a name on the map.
Trails & water
2 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
ATV Trail1.7 mi
ATV / Walking Trail0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.9 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
6Tennis
2Baseball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Tama
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 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 28 | 33 | 46 | 60 | 71 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 63 | 46 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.4 |
January is the driest month (1.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Tama →
Questions about parks and trails in Tama
How much of Tama is conserved land?
1% 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 Tama’s trails?
Mannatts Landing and Tama City Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Tama?
2.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Tama?
4,764 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Tama or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 27 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Tama have?
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #83 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 Tama 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 →