1
Graham Park
Park
18 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Carroll
Carroll, IA parks, trails & bike paths
About 3% of Carroll is conserved land, roughly 115 acres. There are about 3.4 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Carroll, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Carroll outdoors
Conserved land
3%
115 of 3,824 acres
Trails
3.4 mi
0.6 mi per sq mi · 1 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
9
11 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
6.7 mi
1.4 mi lanes · 5.3 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.
2
Veterans Memorial Park
Park
10 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Northeast Park
Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Rolling Hills Park
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 9 parks & preserves
Graham Park18 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Veterans Memorial Park10 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Northeast Park10 acres
Rolling Hills Park9 acres
Northwest Park6 acres
South Side Park4 acres
Maple Park3 acres
Minchen Park2 acres
Thomas Park1 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Carroll
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
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Unnamed playground
Who protects the land
115 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes1.4 mi
- Off-road bike paths5.3 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball14
- Tennis10
- Soccer6
- Football2
- Basketball2
- Beach volleyball1
- Skate park1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Carroll
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 83 acLocal Recreation Area 34 ac
Showing 1–10 of 11 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll Youth Sports ComplexLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 34 | Open |
| Sauk Rail TrailLocal Park | County | 18 | Open |
| Graham ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Rolling Hills ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Northeast ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Veterans Memorial ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Northwest ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Maple ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Southside ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Minchen ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Carroll City CemeteryCemetery
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Carroll'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.