1
Shell Rock County Park
Park
55 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Shell Rock
Shell Rock, IA parks, trails & bike paths
About 18% of Shell Rock is conserved land, roughly 197 acres. Shell Rock has 4 named parks and preserves on the map.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Shell Rock, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Shell Rock outdoors
Conserved land
18%
197 of 1,081 acres
Trails
0.0 mi
0 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
4
121 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.2 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.2 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
Shell Rock Wildlife Management Area
Nature preserve
51 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
McCauge Park
Park
12 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Hoyt Elliot Memorial Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects the land
197 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 92 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.2 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball3
- Tennis2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Shell Rock
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Conservation Easement 92 acLocal Park 55 acLocal Conservation Area 50 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shell Rock ParkLocal Park | County | 55 | Open |
| Shell Rock Wildlife AreaLocal Conservation Area | County | 50 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Riverside CemeteryCemetery
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Shell Rock'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.