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McKinley Park
Park
125 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Creston
Creston, IA parks, trails & bike paths
About 4.5% of Creston is conserved land, roughly 150 acres. Creston has 4 named parks and preserves on the map.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Creston, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Creston outdoors
Conserved land
4.5%
150 of 3,339 acres
Trails
0.3 mi
0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
4
20 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
1.4 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 1.4 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 of Foreign Wars Ballfield
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Taylor Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Rainbow Park
Park
3 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.
Public pools in Creston
McKinley Public PoolIn McKinley Park
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
150 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 paths1.4 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball8
- Basketball7
- Tennis6
- Soccer2
- Skate park1
- Softball1
- Volleyball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Creston
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 146 acLocal Recreation Area 4 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mckinley ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 126 | Open |
| Unknown FieldsLocal Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Veterans Of Foreign Wars BallfieldLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Rainbow ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Unknown FieldLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Creston'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.