West View Park
Park
15 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Farragutful · CC BY-SA 3.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Wilton
98% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Wilton
2% of Wilton’s land is conserved, about 25 acres. 26 acres are parks and preserves, 8.9 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns · #124 of 140 in Iowa. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
25 acres · of 2.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
26 ac
8.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
98%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Wilton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Wilton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wilton is ahead of 38% of U.S. towns, #124 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 Wilton’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. 0.4DPark land8.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (26 acres) · IA 19 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home98% of residents within a half mile of a park · IA 91% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 38%
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Iowa towns of 2,500+ (140)Ahead of 12%
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.
Cherrydale Park
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
25 conserved acres
2% of Wilton’s land. Who manages Wilton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city24 ac
Local Park · 24 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| West View Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| City Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Cherrydale Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Wilton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Wilton
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
7Baseball
2Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad-Wilton DepotBuilding · listed 1988
About itWilton Candy KitchenBuilding · listed 1993
About itWilton Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2016
About itHenry E. and Ella M. (Knott) Nicolaus HouseBuilding · listed 2017
About itDoctor Alexander R. (A.R.) and Louisa J. Leith HouseBuilding · listed 2020
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Wilton: 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) | 29 | 34 | 48 | 61 | 72 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 63 | 48 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
January is the driest month (1.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Wilton →
Questions about parks and trails in Wilton
How much of Wilton 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 Wilton’s trails?
West View Park and Cherrydale Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Wilton?
3,706 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wilton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 26 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Wilton have?
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #124 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 Wilton 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 →