1
Pine Lake State Park
Managed by Iowa DNR - Parks
134 acres0.4 mi of trail
Hogsback Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Eldora
Eldora, IA parks, trails & bike paths
About 5.3% of Eldora is conserved land, roughly 143 acres. Eldora has 5 named parks and preserves on the map.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Eldora, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Eldora outdoors
Conserved land
5.3%
143 of 2,727 acres
Trails
0.7 mi
0.2 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
5
55 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
1.1 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 1.1 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
Deer Park
Park
21 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Twister Park
Park
13 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Gunderson Nature Park
Park
12 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Boat launches in Eldora
Iowa River Access
Unnamed boat launch in Pine Lake State Park
Unnamed boat launch in Pine Lake State Park
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 0.6 mi
- Hogsback Trail0.3 mi
Who protects the land
143 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 paths1.1 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis10
- Baseball4
- Basketball3
- Football1
- Softball1
- Equestrian1
- Volleyball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Eldora
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Park 143 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Lake State ParkState Park | State natural resources | 143 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Eldora Veterans MemorialIn Deer Park · War memorial
Eldora City CemeteryCemetery
Ellsworth CemeteryCemetery
Saint Marys CemeteryCemetery
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Eldora'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.