Kimberly Park
Park
7 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Billwhittaker · CC BY-SA 3.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in West Liberty
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in West Liberty
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 98 acres are parks and preserves, 26 per 1,000 residents. 5% of West Liberty’s land is conserved, about 55 acres.
Ahead of 82% of U.S. towns · #28 of 140 in Iowa. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
55 acres · of 1.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
98 ac
26 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.8 mi
0.8 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is West Liberty?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does West Liberty have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, West Liberty is ahead of 82% of U.S. towns, #28 of 140 in Iowa. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, trail miles lowest.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of West Liberty’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical IA town 3% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IA 0.3 · U.S. 0.4BPark land26 acres of park per 1,000 residents (98 acres) · IA 19 · U.S. 13B+Parks 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 82%
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Iowa towns of 2,500+ (140)Ahead of 81%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ to A. 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 Kimberly Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Wapsie Park
Park
48 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Rhode Island Trail Park
Nature preserve
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Kimberly Park7 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Heritage Park9 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsWapsie Park48 acres
Rhode Island Trail Park5 acres
Railroad Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
55 conserved acres
5% of West Liberty’s land. Who manages West Liberty’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city55 ac
Local Recreation Area · 31 acLocal Park · 24 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutton Sports Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 31 | Open |
| Wapsie Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Kimberly Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Railroad Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Biking & 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
8Baseball
3Soccer
3Tennis
3Basketball
1Football
1Softball
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). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in West Liberty: 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 | 62 | 72 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 63 | 48 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
January is the driest month (1.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in West Liberty →
Questions about parks and trails in West Liberty
Where can I hike in West Liberty?
The longest trail networks: Kimberly Park, 0.3 miles; Heritage Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of West Liberty is conserved land?
5% 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 West Liberty’s trails?
Kimberly Park and Wapsie Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in West Liberty?
0.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near West Liberty?
4,893 acres of parks and open public land lie inside West Liberty or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 98 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does West Liberty have?
Ahead of 82% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #28 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 West Liberty 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 →