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West Bend, Iowa 001Photo: Brandonrush · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in West Bend

Few parks or trails are on the map in West Bend

0.1 miles of mapped trail cross West Bend, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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
Things to do

1 places to go in West Bend

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in West Bend

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
1Baseball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

2 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Grotto of the RedemptionStructure · listed 2001
About it
First Presbyterian ChurchBuilding · listed 2010
About it
When to get out

The walking year in West Bend

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.310.511.813.314.615.315.013.912.410.99.79.0
High (°F)253043597181838175614531
Rain (in)0.81.01.83.64.75.23.94.23.22.41.51.1

January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 5.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in West Bend →

Questions about parks and trails in West Bend

Is there public land near West Bend?

1,132 acres of parks and open public land lie inside West Bend or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from West Bend 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 →