Prairie View Park
Park
13 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Farragutful · CC BY-SA 4.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Walcott
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Walcott
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Walcott, 0.1 per square mile of land. 26 acres are parks and preserves, 15 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
5 acres · of 3.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
26 ac
15 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Walcott?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Walcott have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Walcott is ahead of 44% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Walcott’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical IA town 3% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · IA 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land15 acres of park per 1,000 residents (26 acres) · IA 19 · U.S. 13BParks 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 44%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Water Tower Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Victory Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Wescott Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Prairie View Park13 acres
Water Tower Park5 acres
Victory Park3 acres
Wescott Park3 acres
Tennis Courts and Batting Cage1 acres
Who protects it
5 conserved acres
under 1% of Walcott’s land. Who manages Walcott’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city5 ac
Local Park · 5 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victory Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Wescott Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Walcott
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Walcott
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
2Tennis
2Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Walcott: 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) | 30 | 34 | 48 | 61 | 72 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 63 | 48 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
January is the driest month (1.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Walcott →
Questions about parks and trails in Walcott
How much of Walcott is conserved land?
under 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 Walcott’s trails?
Prairie View Park and Water Tower Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Walcott?
8,050 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Walcott or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 26 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Walcott have?
Ahead of 44% 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 Walcott 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 →