Des Moines is an outdoors town
82 mi of trails · 13% of land conserved. The full Outdoors page has the rest.
★ What stands out · Go deeper
Where Des Moines shines
The pages where Des Moines stands out on this topic come first.
Conversations
Town Square →What Des Moines is saying
Nobody has posted about environment & nature yet. Start it off.
Places
All 31 →Nature spots in Des Moines
Best-loved first: neighbor reviews and photos, then local before chains.
Robert D. Ray Asian Garden
Botanical garden · 700 Robert D. Ray Dr
Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden
Botanical garden · 909 Robert D. Ray Dr
Next door
Same topic, next town over
Nature spots per 1,000 residents in each town. Tap one to open its environment & nature page.
West Des MoinesPleasant HillUrbandaleNorwalkWindsor HeightsDes Moines
MostSomeNone yetDes Moines
| Town | Nature | Per 1,000 | Posts this year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norwalk | 2 | 0.1 | 0 |
| West Des Moines | 9 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Pleasant Hill | 1 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Urbandale | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Windsor Heights | 0 | 0 | 0 |
More of Des Moines’s guide
Out & about first, then everything else.
Out & about
♨Eat & drink1,077▥Shop & services7,928♧Parks, sports & recreation265✳Arts, culture & entertainment103Living here
▤Town hall & decisions191⟲Trash, recycling & yard waste⌁Utilities & services↗Streets, parking & getting around⊕Safety & preparedness11✚Health & emergency care276⌂Housing & development146Facts, tips, places and posts come from Des Moines neighbors on TownTapestry; facts go live when two neighbors confirm them. Place listings start from Overture Maps and are corrected by neighbors. Numbers on the doors come from each page’s public sources.