Kendall Young Park
Park
20 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Webster City Post Office · Photo: Ann Sullivan-Larson · CC BY-SA 3.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Webster City
Webster City has 114 acres of parks, 15 for every 1,000 residents
0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Webster City. 84% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Webster City’s land is conserved, about 100 acres.
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns · #120 of 140 in Iowa. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
100 acres · of 9.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
114 ac
15 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
84%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.8 mi
4.8 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Webster City?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Webster City have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Webster City is ahead of 40% of U.S. towns, #120 of 140 in Iowa. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Webster City’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical IA town 3% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 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 (114 acres) · IA 19 · U.S. 13BParks close to home84% 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 40%
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Iowa towns of 2,500+ (140)Ahead of 14%
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
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.
West Twin Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 6 parks & preserves
Kendall Young Park20 acres
Nokomi's Park15 acres
DirectionsRiverview Park11 acres
DirectionsWest Twin Park5 acres
Wilson Brewer Memorial Park5 acres
Briggs Woods County Park3 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
100 conserved acres
2% of Webster City’s land. Who manages Webster City’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city100 ac
Local Park · 100 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kendall Young Park Local Park | Town or city | 51 | Open |
| Nokomis Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Sketchley Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Riverview Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| W Twin Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Wilson Brewer Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Lions Club Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Stafford Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
7 places to go in Webster City
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Webster City
Pleasant View Elementary School Playground
DirectionsPleasant View Elementary School Playground
DirectionsPlus 5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
4.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
4.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
10Tennis
6Baseball
2Football
2Pickleball
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
September is the best month for walking in Webster 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 26 | 31 | 45 | 59 | 71 | 81 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 62 | 46 | 32 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
January is the driest month (0.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 5.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Webster City →
Questions about parks and trails in Webster City
How much of Webster City 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 Webster City’s trails?
Kendall Young Park and Nokomi's Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Webster City?
4.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Webster City?
10,028 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Webster City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 114 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Webster City have?
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #120 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 Webster City 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 →