Waukon City Park - South Unit
Park
17 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Allamakee County Court House · Photo: Jatakuck at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Waukon
Waukon has 76 acres of parks, 20 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Waukon City Park - South Unit (0.8 mi). 4% of Waukon’s land is conserved, about 75 acres. 52% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns · #92 of 140 in Iowa. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
75 acres · of 2.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
76 ac
20 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
52%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.8 mi
0.8 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Waukon?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Waukon have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Waukon is ahead of 54% of U.S. towns, #92 of 140 in Iowa. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Waukon’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical IA town 3% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IA 0.3 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land20 acres of park per 1,000 residents (76 acres) · IA 19 · U.S. 13BParks close to home52% of residents within a half mile of a park · IA 91% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 54%
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Iowa towns of 2,500+ (140)Ahead of 35%
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
The longest trail network is Waukon City Park - South Unit, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
75 conserved acres
4% of Waukon’s land. Who manages Waukon’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city75 ac
Local Park · 75 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waukon City Park - North Unit Local Park | Town or city | 50 | Open |
| Waukon City Park - South Unit Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Waukon
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Waukon
Waukon Family Aquatic CenterIn Waukon City Park - North Unit
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Waukon
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Campgrounds in Waukon
Waukon City Park CampgroundFee · In Waukon City Park - North Unit
DirectionsBiking & sports
0.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
5Baseball
2Beach volleyball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The walking year in Waukon
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) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 24 | 29 | 42 | 56 | 68 | 78 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 59 | 43 | 30 |
| Rain (in) | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
January is the driest month (1.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 6.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Waukon →
Questions about parks and trails in Waukon
Where can I hike in Waukon?
The longest trail networks: Waukon City Park - South Unit, 0.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Waukon is conserved land?
4% 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 Waukon’s trails?
Waukon City Park - South Unit and Waukon City Park - North Unit don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Waukon?
0.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Waukon?
5,516 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Waukon or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 76 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Waukon have?
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #92 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 Waukon 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 →