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River View Park
Park
61 acres1.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Spencer
Spencer, IA parks, trails & bike paths
About 8.2% of Spencer is conserved land, roughly 581 acres. There are about 10 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in River View Park (1.8 mi), Oneota Little Sioux Access Park (1.5 mi), and East Leach Park (0.7 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Spencer, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Spencer outdoors
Conserved land
8.2%
581 of 7,060 acres
Trails
10 mi
0.9 mi per sq mi · 5 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
13
51 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
10.2 mi
0.1 mi lanes · 7.6 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
Oneota Little Sioux Access Park
Nature preserve
140 acres1.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
East Leach Park
Park
55 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
West Leach Park
Park
27 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 13 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 13 parks & preserves
River View Park61 acres · 1.8 mi of trail
Oneota Little Sioux Access Park140 acres · 1.5 mi of trail
East Leach Park55 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
West Leach Park27 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Stolley Gravel Pit Park108 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Reiter Wildlife Area85 acres
De Wolf Park10 acres
Fairview Park6 acres
Westview Park5 acres
North School Park3 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 Spencer
Miracle on Fourth Street PlaygroundIn East Leach Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Sunset Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
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Unnamed playground
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
581 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 15 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 lanes0.1 mi
- Off-road bike paths7.6 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes2.4 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball14
- Tennis12
- Tracks7
- Football4
- Soccer4
- Basketball2
- Beach volleyball2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Spencer
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 298 acLocal Conservation Area 133 acConservation Easement 103 acState Conservation Area 93 acLocal Recreation Area 42 ac
Showing 1–10 of 14 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oneota Little Sioux AccessLocal Conservation Area | County | 133 | Open |
| Stolley Park & Pond & Green BeltLocal Park | Town or city | 111 | Open |
| Reiter Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State natural resources | 93 | Open |
| River View ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 62 | Open |
| East Leach ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 57 | Open |
| Pederson Memorial Park & Cardinal FieldLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 42 | Open |
| West Leach FieldLocal Park | Town or city | 28 | Open |
| Unknown ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Fairview ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Westview MemorialLocal Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Northlawn Memorial CemeteryCemetery
Riverside CemeteryCemetery
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Spencer'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.