1
Fox Creek Park
Park
18 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Waukee
Waukee, IA parks, trails & bike paths
There are about 8.6 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Fox Creek Park (1.1 mi) and Painted Woods West Park (0.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Waukee, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Waukee outdoors
Conserved land
0.8%
119 of 14,020 acres
Trails
8.6 mi
0.4 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
11
4 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
55.2 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 55.2 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
Painted Woods West Park
Managed by Waukee
8 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Centennial Park
Park
35 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Ridge Pointe Park
Park
21 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 11 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 11 parks & preserves
Fox Creek Park18 acres · 1.1 mi of trail
Painted Woods West Park8 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · Waukee
Alice Nizzi Park4 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Windfield Park3 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Stratford Crossing Park6 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Westown Meadows Park6 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Grant Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Centennial Park35 acres
Ridge Pointe Park21 acres
Warrior Park12 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 Waukee
Showing 1–10 of 26 playgrounds
Enchanted Forrest Park
Fox Creek Splash PadIn Fox Creek Park
Mine Ruin Land Play SpaceIn Alice Nizzi Park
Spaghetti Land Play SpaceIn Alice Nizzi Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Westown Meadows Park
Unnamed playground in Stratford Crossing Park
Unnamed playground in Stratford Crossing Park
Unnamed playground in Stratford Crossing Park
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
119 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 paths55.2 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
- Fox Creek Park Trails (bike route)0.9 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball27
- Tennis19
- Soccer10
- Football7
- Basketball5
- Softball4
- Pickleball4
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Waukee
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 119 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raccoon River Valley TrailLocal Park | County | 56 | Open |
| Centennial ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 32 | Open |
| Ridge Pointe Pavilion ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Warrior ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Windfield ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Grant ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Waukee CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Waukee and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waukee | 0.8% | 8.6 mi | 11 |
| Clive | 9.9% | 5.1 mi | 16 |
| West Des Moines | 6.2% | 43.8 mi | 36 |
| Van Meter | 0.9% | 1.1 mi | 3 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Waukee'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 25.4-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.