Sports & Outdoors

In Partnership with:Discover Ames

Mother Nature called—and she wants you outside.

Good news: in Ames alone, you’ve got over 1,220 acres of parks, trails, and green space to explore. That’s plenty of fresh air, shady paths, and room to roam. And if you’re craving even more? Ledges State Park is just a county away.

Area parks

AMes Parks

Ada Hayden Heritage Park

Charles & June Calhoun Park

Christopher Gartner Park

Daley Park & Greenbelt

Emma McCarthy Lee Park

Georgie Tsushima Memorial Skate Park

Northridge Heights Park

Patio Homes West Park

Tahira & Labh Hira Park

Boone Parks

Little League Park

Veterans Memorial Park

Nevada Parks

Indian Creek Greenbelt Trail

SCORE Recreation/Athletic Center

Ada Hayden Heritage Park

Ames Dog Park

Band Shell Park

Brookside Park

Carroll Marty Disc Golf Course

Charles & June Calhoun Park

Christofferson Park

Christopher Gartner Park

Country Gables Park

Daley Park & Greenbelt

Duff Park

Emma McCarthy Lee Park

Anderson Park

Harrington Park

Franklin Park

Gateway Park

Georgie Tsushima Memorial Skate Park

Greenbriar Park

Hutchison Park

Inis Grove Park

Ioway Creek Park

Lloyd Kurtz Park

Moore Memorial Park

Moore Park

Munn Woods

Northridge Heights Park

Old Town Park

O'Neil Park

Parkview Park

Patio Homes West Park

River Valley Park

Roosevelt Park

Stuart Smith Park

Sunset Ridge Park

Tahira & Labh Hira Park

Teagarden Park

Cap Erbe Park

Cummings Park

Franklin Park

Herman Park

Larrew Park

Little League Park

Lowell Park

McHose Park

Miles Lee Park

Milwaukee Park

Senholz Park

Veteran Memorial Park

Hattery Park

Indian Creek Greenbelt Trail

Kiwanis Park

Krupp Park

Mardean Park

Meadow Lane Park

SCORE Recreation/ Athletic Center