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Babcock Woods
Nature preserve
76 acres1.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Waverly
Waverly, IA parks, trails & bike paths
About 3.1% of Waverly is conserved land, roughly 235 acres. There are about 11 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Babcock Woods (1.9 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Waverly, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Waverly outdoors
Conserved land
3.1%
235 of 7,485 acres
Trails
11 mi
1 mi per sq mi · 3 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
21
22 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
8.4 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 8.4 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
Cedar Hill Park
Managed by City of Waverly
6 acres0.3 mi of trail
Cedar Hill Nature Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Prairie Park
Park
42 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Three Rivers Park
Park
40 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 21 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 21 parks & preserves
Babcock Woods76 acres · 1.9 mi of trail
Cedar Hill Park6 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · City of Waverly
Eastgate Park2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Brookwood Park29 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Prairie Park42 acres
Three Rivers Park40 acres
Memorial Park23 acres
Cedar River Park21 acres
Rugby Field19 acres
Red Cedar Park14 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 Waverly
Showing 1–10 of 18 playgrounds
Kid's Kingdom Memorial Park PlaygroundIn Memorial Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Hickory Heights Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Hickory Heights Park
Unnamed playground in Hickory Heights Park
Unnamed playground in Rolling Meadow Park
Unnamed playground in Rolling Meadow Park
Unnamed playground in First Home Park
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 2.0 mi
- Cedar Hill Nature Trail0.3 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
235 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 paths8.4 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball17
- Tennis14
- Basketball11
- Tracks11
- Football5
- Soccer3
- Volleyball2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Waverly
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 145 acLocal Conservation Area 79 acLocal Recreation Area 9 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babcock WoodsLocal Conservation Area | County | 79 | Open |
| Three Rivers ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 41 | Open |
| Brookwood ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 28 | Open |
| Memorial ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Red Cedar ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| South Riverside ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Rugby FieldLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Cedar Hill ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Ridgewood ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Kohlmann ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Saint Josephs CemeteryCemetery
Saint Marys CemeteryCemetery
Saint Paul CemeteryCemetery
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Waverly'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.