Oscar Park
Park
79 acres1.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Billy Hathorn at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Iowa Park
Iowa Park has 107 acres of parks, 16 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Oscar Park (1.2 mi). 3.3 miles of mapped trail cross Iowa Park, 0.8 per square mile of land. 64% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 63% of U.S. towns · #163 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
87 acres · of 4.3 sq mi of land
Trails
3.3 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
107 ac
16 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
64%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
1 boat launch
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Iowa Park have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Iowa Park is ahead of 63% of U.S. towns, #163 of 642 in Texas. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, conserved land lowest.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Iowa Park’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land16 acres of park per 1,000 residents (107 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13BParks close to home64% of residents within a half mile of a park · TX 69% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 63%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 75%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Iowa Park’s 3% is ahead of 68% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 83% of them.
Water is 8% of Iowa Park’s area (0 of 5 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 3%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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
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 Oscar Park, with 1.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
W.F. George Field Park
Park
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Foley Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
87 conserved acres
3% of Iowa Park’s land. Water is left out: Iowa Park has 4.3 square miles of land and 0.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Iowa Park’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city173 ac
Local Park · 87 acConservation Easement · 86 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Lake Local Park | Town or city | 71 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Iowa Park Recreation Activity Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Clara Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Garden Valley Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Iowa Park
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Iowa Park
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Iowa Park
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
Disc golf in Iowa Park
1 disc golf course without a name on the map.
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
10Tennis
7Baseball
3Football
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Iowa Park
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) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 55 | 59 | 68 | 76 | 84 | 93 | 97 | 97 | 88 | 77 | 66 | 56 |
| Rain (in) | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
January is the driest month (1.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 97 °F). 4.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 97 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Iowa Park →
Questions about parks and trails in Iowa Park
Where can I hike in Iowa Park?
The longest trail networks: Oscar Park, 1.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Iowa Park is conserved land?
3% of its land, against a typical 2% for a Texas town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Iowa Park’s trails?
Oscar Park and W.F. George Field Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Iowa Park?
1,545 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Iowa Park or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 111 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Iowa Park have?
Ahead of 63% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #163 of 642 in Texas. 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 Iowa Park 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 →