Skaggs Ball Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Mason City
Mason City has 9 acres of parks, 4.3 for every 1,000 residents
83% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Mason City’s land is conserved, about 8 acres.
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
8 acres · of 1.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
9 ac
4.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
83%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Mason City?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Mason City have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mason City is ahead of 24% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Mason City’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4DPark land4.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (9 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13CParks close to home83% of residents within a half mile of a park · IL 88% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 24%
LessMore
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Mason City. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C+. 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.
Tourist Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Memorial Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
8 conserved acres
1% of Mason City’s land. Who manages Mason City’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city8 ac
Local Park · 5 acUnknown · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Property Unknown | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Pavilion Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Mason City
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Mason City
1 public pool without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Mason City
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
3Basketball
2Tennis
2Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Mason 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 39 | 52 | 65 | 75 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 79 | 66 | 52 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Mason City →
Questions about parks and trails in Mason City
How much of Mason City is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 4% for an Illinois town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Mason City’s trails?
Skaggs Ball Park and Tourist Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Mason City?
168 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mason City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 9 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Mason City have?
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Mason City neighbors.
Share a tip
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 →