1
Riverview Park
Park
90 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Marshalltown
Marshalltown, IA parks, trails & bike paths
About 3.1% of Marshalltown is conserved land, roughly 384 acres. There are about 7.6 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Riverview Park (0.5 mi) and Timber Creek Park (0.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Marshalltown, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Marshalltown outdoors
Conserved land
3.1%
384 of 12,214 acres
Trails
7.6 mi
0.4 mi per sq mi · 1 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
13
14 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
11.6 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 11.6 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
Timber Creek Park
Park
14 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Nicholson Ford Access
Managed by City of Marshalltown
88 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Nicholson-Ford OHV Park
Park
26 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 13 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 13 parks & preserves
Riverview Park90 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Timber Creek Park14 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Nicholson Ford Access88 acres · City of Marshalltown
Nicholson-Ford OHV Park26 acres
Kiwanis Park9 acres
Anson Park7 acres
Tankersly Park5 acres
Stewart Bird Sanctuary2 acres
Assistance League Park2 acres
Jaycees Park1 acres
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 Marshalltown
pool area
Who protects the land
384 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 paths11.6 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis20
- Baseball13
- Soccer5
- Softball5
- Pickleball3
- Football1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Marshalltown
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 266 acLocal Recreation Area 61 acLocal Conservation Area 56 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholson Ford OHV ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 88 | Open |
| Riverview ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 78 | Open |
| Nicholson Ford Nature AreaLocal Conservation Area | Town or city | 55 | Open |
| Marshalltown Sofrball ComplexLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 33 | Open |
| Marshalltown Area Soccer ClubLocal Recreation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 26 | Open |
| Darwin L Judge ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 23 | Open |
| Timber Creek ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Goldfinch ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Anson ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Glenwood ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Glick-Sower Historical HouseBuilding
Riverside CemeteryCemetery
Rose Hill Memorial Gardens CemeteryCemetery
Soldier's Home CemeteryCemetery
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Marshalltown'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.