Collaborating with regional partners, Des Moines Parks & Recreation offers both printed and digital map resources as outlined below. 

Web Map Resources:
1) The Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) created and maintained the Central Iowa Trails Web Map which shows existing trails and a variety of support facilities such as parking, restrooms, bicycle maintenance station and more.

2) The City of Des Moines' Show Me My City Web Map contains a significant amount of public geographic information including trails. Click the layer list  button ( ) in the upper right corner of the map to show all data layers available.  

Printed Map Resources:
The City of Des Moines collaborates with the Street Collective and other partners to update and print pocket-sized trail maps each year.

These printed maps are available to the public at no charge! Pick some up for yourself, family, and friends at the Parks and Recreation Department's main office located at the Richard A. Clark Municipal Services Center, 1551 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Pkwy, Des Moines, Iowa 50317.

Digital Static Map Resources:
Over the past few years the Parks and Recreation Department has worked with the Friends of Des Moines Parks and their donors to develop and implement a city-wide plan to install bicycle maintenance stations along multi-use trail. Click the link below to see the map of existing and proposed bicycle maintenance stations. 

March 2023 City of Des Moines Bicycle Maintenance Station Map 

• Des Moines has over 18 miles of sustainable shared "singletrack" dirt trails for mountain biking, running, hiking, and exploring.
• The trails are maintained with the help of The Central Iowa Trail Association (CITA). 
• For more information visit: www.centraliowatrails.com
• Locations:
• Ewing Park - 5300 Indianola Road
• Grandview Park - 3230 Easton Boulevard 
• Greenwood Park - 4500 Grand Avenue 

Need to close a trail for a construction project?
Please download and fill out the Trail and Sidepath Closure Permit Application linked below and submit the completed application via email it to dsmparkplanning@dmgov.org or the staff member you are working with in coordination is already underway. 

Trail and Sidepath Closure Permit Application

Need to know what trails are currently closed?
Check the Road and Trail Closures Map to see which trails may be actively closed.

You can also “Know before You Go” with our text message notification service.  Text DSMTRAILS to 84483 to receive trail updates from Des Moines Parks and Recreation.

For over a decade the City of Des Moines has participated in the National Bicycle and Pedestrian Documentation Project to assess trail use in our community. We appreciate the commitment of our volunteers who assisted with the program over the years, but we have great news! Our plans to transition from manual counting to digital counters is happening faster than anticipated. We are excited for a future of robust, real-time data collection and reporting. Due to these recent improvements, we will not need volunteers for the manual data collection in September as previously planned. You can view the 2021 Bike Ped results and survey responses below.