Rides

Prairie Heritage Park stands out among Altoona’s parks for how much it fits into one space. This park offers a veterans war memorial, a community-planted Enabling Garden, a children’s garden, a walkable water feature, the Fountain of Youth fountain, and a long paved path connected by an underground tunnel to a playground on the library side.

Your favorite Iowa real estate agent is back on his bike, finding the best spots in Des Moines and the surrounding areas. Ironwood Park can be found at 2222 3rd Ave SW in Altoona. Its pirate ship playground is a community staple in the summers, as is the ice-skating rink each winter. The park is open from 7:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Sunday–Thursday and stays open until 10:00 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.

With the goal of being the best real estate agent in Iowa, MotoAgent IA is touring parks in the Des Moines metro area. Let’s go to Altona Haines Park at 613 3rd Ave SE—a spacious, family-friendly space with everything from a splash pad to a rose garden! The park is open every day from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and is totally free.

The 17th Ave Dog Park (also known as Altoona Dog Park) is a fenced, 1-acre off-leash play area located at 851 17th Ave SW, Altoona, IA 50009. It is open daily from sunrise to sunset, and admission is completely free with no registration or pass required.

Windsor Heights Dog Park is a free, fully fenced off-leash facility located just south of Colby Park along the Clive Greenbelt Trail in Windsor Heights, Iowa.

Reno Memorial Dog Park is a 4.2-acre fenced off-leash park located at 3325 Hubbell Avenue. Named after a famous local police K9, it is open daily year-round from 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM. Entry requires an annual city dog park permit costing $20