Outdoors NearbyPlaygrounds in Iowa
980 parks with playgrounds in 213 towns across Iowa, most of them in Des Moines (54), Dubuque (45) and Sioux City (40).
Playgrounds by city
- Des Moines 54
- Dubuque 45
- Sioux City 40
- Cedar Rapids 38
- Davenport 32
- Cedar Falls 30
- Ames 29
- Ankeny 28
- Council Bluffs 26
- Waterloo 24
- Urbandale 23
- Iowa City 22
- West Des Moines 18
- Waukee 15
- Marion 11
- Bettendorf 11
- Grimes 11
- Johnston 9
- Waverly 9
- Nevada 9
- Forest City 9
- Cresco 9
- Ottumwa 8
- Indianola 8
- Grinnell 8
- Clear Lake 8
- Manchester 8
- West Union 8
- Muscatine 7
- Dyersville 7
- Clive 6
- Newton 6
- Pella 6
- Norwalk 6
- Hiawatha 6
- Sergeant Bluff 6
- New Hampton 6
- Postville 6
- Central City 6
- Fairfield 5
- Decorah 5
- Estherville 5
- Eldora 5
- Sibley 5
- Belle Plaine 5
- Bellevue 5
- Ely 5
- Denver 5
- Preston 5
- Mason City 4
- North Liberty 4
- Spencer 4
- Creston 4
- Oelwein 4
- Red Oak 4
- Cherokee 4
- Evansdale 4
- Mount Vernon 4
- Camanche 4
- Polk City 4
- Carlisle 4
- Tipton 4
- Rock Rapids 4
- Moville 4
- Woodbine 4
- Tripoli 4
Notable playgrounds in Iowa
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Fross Park
Play equipment: water play
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Ahrens/Paschall Memorial Park
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American Legion Park
Play equipment: water play
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Brookside Park
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Prairie Ridge Sports Complex
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Crow Creek Park
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Kiwanis Park
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Platt Park
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Levi Carter Park
Play equipment: swings, play structure, merry-go-round, trampoline, sandbox
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Jones Park & Pool
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Noelridge Park
Play equipment: water play
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Farley City Park
Play equipment: water play
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More towns with a playground
- Clinton Bulger's Hollow
- Altoona Altoona Campus
- Oskaloosa Edmundson Park
- Keokuk Kilbourne Park
- Pleasant Hill Doanes Park
- Denison Maxwell Park
- Webster City Brushy Creek State Recreation Area
- Sioux Center Central Park
- Maquoketa Andrew Park
- Algona Central Park
- Clarinda Clarinda City Park
- Centerville Lake Rathbun Area - Buck Creek East
- Vinton Anderson Park
- Windsor Heights American Legion Park
- Monticello Chamberlain Park
- Waukon Clear Creek Park
- Robins East Knoll Park
- Missouri Valley Missouri Valley City Park
- Atkins Atkins City Park
- Peosta Graf Park
- Slater Earl Grim Park
- Monona Lawler Park
- Urbana Brandon City Park
- Strawberry Point Campbell Park
- Elkader Ardell Kader City Park
- Jewell Ellsworth City Park
- Fairbank Ball Park
- Mechanicsville Miller Park
- Palo Dry Creek Park
- Burlington Crapo Park
- Fort Dodge Hydro Electric Park
- Storm Lake AWAYSIS Park
- Mount Pleasant East Lake Park
- Perry Pattee Park
- Atlantic Lake Anita State Park
- Independence 5th Ward Park
- Anamosa Central Park
- De Witt Little Trees Park
- Iowa Falls Estes Park
- Winterset Whistle Stop Park
- Sheldon Hills Park
- Shenandoah Anderson Park
- Harlan Pioneer Park
- Osceola East Lake Park
- Humboldt Taft Park
- Albia City Park
- Carter Lake Boys Club of Omaha
- Osage Lake Hendricks Park
- Hawarden Big Sioux Park
- Fairfax Hawks Ridge Park
- Ida Grove Crawford Creek County Recreation Area
- Audubon Albert the Bull Park
- Sumner Sumner City Park
- Parkersburg Miracle Park
- Epworth Centennial Park
- Leon Lineville Park
- Guttenberg Colesburg City Park
- Monroe Cordova Park
- Dallas Center Memorial Park
- Nashua Cedar View Park
- Fayette Maynard City Park
- Manning Great Western Park
- Bedford Blockton Community Park
- Sanborn Efil Park
- Mapleton Fowler Forest Preserve
- Springville Cox Lake Park
- Greene Camp Comfort Recreation Area
- Riverside Hall Park
- Coralville Coralville Youth Sports Park
- Boone Miles-Lee Park
- Fort Madison City Square Park
- Carroll Arcadia Ball Field
- Le Mars Paulin Park
- Charles City Lions Field Park
- Washington Sunset Park
- Knoxville Youngs Park
- Eldridge Crandall Park
- Orange City Windmill Square
- Glenwood Glenwood Lake Park
- Spirit Lake Elinor Bedell State Park
- Hampton Beeds Lake State Park
- Adel Southbridge Park
- Chariton Northwest Park
- Jefferson Russell Park
- Le Claire Hollyhock Park
- Story City North Park
- Eagle Grove Hewitt Park
- Williamsburg West End Pond Playground
- Garner Garner Central Park
- West Burlington West Burlington Community Park
- Milford Horseshoe Bend County Park
- Onawa Lewis and Clark State Park
- Tama Tama City Park
- Wilton West View Park
- Clarion Lake Cornelia Park
- Grundy Center Orion Park
- Tiffin F.W. Kent Park
- Bloomfield Milton City Park
- Center Point Fross Park
- Belmond Eldred-Sherwood Recreation Area
- Mitchellville Thomas Mitchell County Park
- Lisbon Lisbon City Park
- Sac City Chautauqua Park
- Rockwell City East Twin Lakes State Park
- Lake Mills Oakwood Park
- Ogden Don Williams Park
- Sigourney Legion Park
- Greenfield ABC City Park
- New London Geode State Park
- Durant Jaycee Park
- Farley Farley City Park
- Mount Ayr Judge Lewis Park
- Blue Grass West Lake Park
- Manson Manson Fairground Park
- Stuart Dexter City Park
- Corydon Christopher Street Memorial Park
- Mediapolis Big Hollow Creek Recreation Area
- Corning Prescott Community Park
- Guthrie Center Mitchell Park
- State Center Meier Memorial Park
- Logan Magnolia City Park
- Walford Norway City Park
- Granger Jester Park
- Wellman North Park
- Kingsley Little Sioux Park
- Holstein Galva City Park
- Dysart Hickory Hills Park
- Shell Rock Willow Lawn Park
- Manly Bosworth Park
- Roland Zearing South Park
- Buffalo Marietta Park
- Dike Dike Park
- Coon Rapids Riverside Park
- Alton South Side Park
- Buffalo (historical) Macksburg Park
- Melcher-Dallas Lacona Community Park
- Arnolds Park Gull Point State Park
- Laurens Mallard City Park
- Van Meter Van Meter Recreation Complex
- Lake Park Silver Lake Park
- Elk Run Heights Veterans Park
- Lake View Black Hawk State Park
- Gilbert Banford Park
- Saint Ansgar Riverside Park
- Sidney Thurman Park
- North English Environment Center
- Swea City Reynolds Park
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Frequently asked questions
How many playgrounds are in Iowa?
We list 980 parks with playgrounds in 213 towns, based on OpenStreetMap.
Which Iowa cities have the most playgrounds?
Des Moines (54), Dubuque (45), Sioux City (40), Cedar Rapids (38) and Davenport (32).