Photo: Farragutful · CC BY-SA 4.0Tipton has 39 acres of parks, 13 for every 1,000 residents
2% of Tipton’s land is conserved, about 25 acres. 64% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns · #133 of 140 in Iowa. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Tipton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Tipton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Tipton is ahead of 29% of U.S. towns, #133 of 140 in Iowa. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
25 conserved acres
2% of Tipton’s land. Who manages Tipton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Park Local Park | Town or city | 25 | Open |
2 places to go in Tipton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
6 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Tipton: 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.
| 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 | 33 | 47 | 61 | 72 | 81 | 83 | 82 | 76 | 63 | 47 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
January is the driest month (1.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 5.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Tipton →
Questions about parks and trails in Tipton
How much of Tipton is conserved land?
2% 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 Tipton’s trails?
Tipton City Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Tipton?
871 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Tipton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 39 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Tipton have?
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #133 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 Tipton neighbors.
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 →