1
Gillette Park
Park
7 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Cherokee
Cherokee, IA parks, trails & bike paths
About 2.2% of Cherokee is conserved land, roughly 96 acres. There are about 2.6 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Gillette Park (0.6 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Cherokee, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Cherokee outdoors
Conserved land
2.2%
96 of 4,365 acres
Trails
2.6 mi
0.4 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
6
19 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.5 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.5 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
Spring Lake Park
Park
45 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Wescott Park
Park
24 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Cherokee County Fairgrounds
Park
22 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Cherokee
Spring Lake Park PlaygroundIn Spring Lake Park
Unnamed playground in Spring Lake Park
Unnamed playground in Gillette Park
Trails
Named trails
- Central Park Walking Path0.2 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
96 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 paths0.5 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball7
- Tennis6
- Football2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Cherokee
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 96 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Lake ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 49 | Open |
| Wescott ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 30 | Open |
| Gillette ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Central ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Unknown ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Beacon Hollow CemeteryCemetery
Oak Hill CemeteryCemetery
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Cherokee'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.