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Greenbelt Park
Park
282 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Clive
Clive, IA parks, trails & bike paths
About 9.9% of Clive is conserved land, roughly 489 acres. There are about 5.1 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Greenbelt Park (0.5 mi) and Clive Aquatic Center (0.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Clive, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Clive outdoors
Conserved land
9.9%
489 of 4,939 acres
Trails
5.1 mi
0.7 mi per sq mi · 4 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
16
26 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
21.8 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 21.0 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
Clive Aquatic Center
Park
15 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Cirksena Park
Park
5 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Campbell Recreation Area
Park
30 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
All 16 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 16 parks & preserves
Greenbelt Park282 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Clive Aquatic Center15 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Cirksena Park5 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Campbell Recreation Area30 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Country Club Glen Park14 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
George Lundberg Park2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Wildwood Park8 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Stonegate Park4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Lions Park4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Linnan Park3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Clive
Showing 1–10 of 37 playgrounds
Unnamed playground in Cirksena Park
Unnamed playground in Canary Park
Unnamed playground in Canary Park
Unnamed playground in Country Club Glen Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Country Club Glen Park
Unnamed playground in Lions Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Wildwood Park
Unnamed playground in Wildwood Park
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
489 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 paths21.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.8 mi
- Little Walnut Creek Trail (bike route)0.6 mi
- Mercy Wellness Center Trails (bike route)0.4 mi
Courts & fields
- Basketball81
- Baseball12
- Tennis12
- Pickleball6
- Softball6
- Volleyball1
- Football1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Clive
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 473 acLocal Conservation Area 14 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenbelt ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 300 | Open |
| Campbell Recreation AreaLocal Park | Town or city | 34 | Open |
| Future ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 28 | Open |
| Charles T Cownie Field Greenbelt ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 23 | Open |
| Raccoon River Valley TrailLocal Park | County | 16 | Open |
| Clive Aquatic CenterLocal Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Country Club Glen ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Alice's Road Greenbelt ParkLocal Conservation Area | Town or city | 14 | Restricted |
| Wildwood ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Indian Hills WoodsLocal Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Clive CabooseIn Swanson Memorial Park · Railway car
Clive DepotIn Swanson Memorial Park · Building · 1882
Swanson HouseIn Swanson Memorial Park · Building · 1911
Nearby
Clive and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clive | 9.9% | 5.1 mi | 16 |
| Waukee | 0.8% | 8.6 mi | 11 |
| Windsor Heights | 1.5% | 1.0 mi | 2 |
| West Des Moines | 6.2% | 43.8 mi | 36 |
| Urbandale | 6.6% | 16.6 mi | 47 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Clive'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.