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Buffalo Outing Club
Nature preserve
31 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Buffalo
Buffalo, IA parks, trails & bike paths
About 4.2% of Buffalo is conserved land, roughly 184 acres. Buffalo has 5 named parks and preserves on the map.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Buffalo, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Buffalo outdoors
Conserved land
4.2%
184 of 4,327 acres
Trails
0.0 mi
0 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
5
168 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.9 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.9 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
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Buffalo Shores State Recreation Area
Park
27 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Dodge Access
Nature preserve
14 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Marietta Park
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Beaches in Buffalo
Buffalo Beach
Buffalo Shores BeachIn Buffalo Shores State Recreation Area
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
184 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.9 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball2
- Beach volleyball2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Buffalo
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Recreation Management Area 107 acState Other or Unknown 78 acState Recreation Area 45 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation AreaRecreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 107 | Open |
| Mississippi RiverState Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 78 | Open |
| Buffalo Shores State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area | County | 30 | Open |
| Dodge AccessState Recreation Area | County | 15 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Rose Hill CemeteryCemetery
Saint Peter's CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Buffalo and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo | 4.2% | 0.0 mi | 5 |
| Davenport | 6.7% | 42.3 mi | 49 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Buffalo's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.