1
Waterworks Park
Park
10 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Grimes
Grimes, IA parks, trails & bike paths
About 1.1% of Grimes is conserved land, roughly 101 acres. There are about 2.5 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Grimes, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Grimes outdoors
Conserved land
1.1%
101 of 8,825 acres
Trails
2.5 mi
0.2 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
9
6 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
32.9 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 32.9 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
Beaverbrooke South Park
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Glenstone Park
Park
6 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Lions Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 9 parks & preserves
Kennybrook South4 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Waterworks Park10 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Glenstone Park6 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Autumn Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Beaverbrooke South Park9 acres
Lions Park5 acres
Grimes Community Complex Park4 acres
Shawver Park4 acres
North Park4 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Grimes
Showing 1–10 of 19 playgrounds
North Ridge
Unnamed playground in Kennybrook South
Unnamed playground in Autumn Park
Unnamed playground in Autumn Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Waterworks Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Beaverbrooke South Park
Unnamed playground in Grimes Community Complex Park
Who protects the land
101 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 paths32.9 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
- Northwest Brookside Drive Sidepath (bike route)0.3 mi
Courts & fields
- Soccer27
- Baseball13
- Tennis12
- Basketball8
- Beach volleyball5
- Softball3
- Football1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Grimes
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 101 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grimes Sports ComplexLocal Park | Town or city | 48 | Open |
| Grimes North Sports ComplexLocal Park | Town or city | 23 | Open |
| Waterworks ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Glenstone ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Lions ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Grimes Community Center & ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Shawver ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Beaverbrooke ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Hoff CemeteryCemetery
Sunny Hill CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Grimes and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Grimes'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.