Photo: Mostly Iowa Edits · CC BY-SA 4.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Yale
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 2% of Yale’s land is conserved, about 3 acres. 4 acres are parks and preserves, 9.8 per 1,000 residents.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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3 conserved acres
2% of Yale’s land. Who manages Yale’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raccoon River Valley Trail Local Park | County | 3 | Open |
0.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
September is the best month for walking in Yale
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 | 85 | 82 | 76 | 63 | 47 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Yale →
Questions about parks and trails in Yale
Where can I bike in Yale?
0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Yale?
4,994 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Yale or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the city line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Yale neighbors.
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 →