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Legion Park
Park
87 acres1.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Marion
Marion, IA parks, trails & bike paths
About 4.8% of Marion is conserved land, roughly 549 acres. There are about 8.6 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Legion Park (1.8 mi), Faulkes Heritage Woods (0.6 mi), and Thomas Park (0.6 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Marion, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Marion outdoors
Conserved land
4.8%
549 of 11,507 acres
Trails
8.6 mi
0.5 mi per sq mi · 5 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
21
13 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
46.1 mi
10.2 mi lanes · 34.9 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
Faulkes Heritage Woods
Nature preserve
111 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Thomas Park
Park
21 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Lowe Park
Park
126 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Boyson Park
Park
35 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
Hanna Park
Park
16 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
7
J.W. Gill Park
Park
6 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
8
Willowood Park
Park
9 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 21 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 21 parks & preserves
Legion Park87 acres · 1.8 mi of trail
Faulkes Heritage Woods111 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
Thomas Park21 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
Lowe Park126 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Boyson Park35 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Hanna Park16 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
J.W. Gill Park6 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Willowood Park9 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Marion City Park2 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Donnelly Park57 acres · 0.2 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.
Public pools in Marion
Intermediate poolIn Willowood Park
Marion PoolIn Willowood Park
Toddler poolIn Willowood Park
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
549 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes10.2 mi
- Off-road bike paths34.9 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes1.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis34
- Baseball28
- Soccer16
- Basketball14
- Tracks6
- Beach volleyball2
- Football2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Marion
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 480 acLocal Recreation Area 111 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowe ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 179 | Open |
| Faulkes Heritage WoodsLocal Recreation Area | County | 111 | Open |
| Legion ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 89 | Open |
| Donnelly ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 46 | Open |
| Thomas/LegionLocal Park | Town or city | 43 | Open |
| Boyson ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 34 | Open |
| Willow ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| Waldo'S Rock ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Taube ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Willowood ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Oak Shade CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Marion and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marion | 4.8% | 8.6 mi | 21 |
| Cedar Rapids | 6.2% | 46.1 mi | 86 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Marion'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.