Parks and Recreation
Raccoon River Valley Recreation Trail
Featuring 34 miles of natural beauty through Dallas and Guthrie Counties. Interpretive signs along the scenic trail educate users about such additional historic sites as Ortonville, once home to a traveling circus. The history of the railroad line on which the trail lays and the natural history of the river valley are described in a brochure/map available at trail stops. The Raccoon River Valley Trail Association organizes events along the trail through out the year.
Adel Parks and Recreation Office
301 South 10th Street
Read the July Newsletter. Registrations and rules to the upcoming events are listed at the end of the Newsletter.
Note: City Park facilities will close for the season October 15th. Water will be shut off and the restrooms ill be closed. Playground areas and general park space are open open year-round.
Kinnick/Feller Park
500 North 10th Street
Kinnick/Feller is Adel's largest and oldest city park. Within the gates you will find sand volleyball courts, four softball fields, football field (where Nile Kinnick played football as a youth) with a cinder track around it, the public swimming pool, a tennis court, the city cemetery, playground equipment, the Little Theater (now home to Cafe in the Park), a boat ramp to the river and full park amenities including park benches, grills, 2 shelters, restrooms and a water source. You may also enjoy a newly paved 1/2 mile fitness path around the park.
Kinnick/Feller Park is located at the North end of both 9th and 10th Streets.
The Kinnick/Feller gazebo picnic shelter can be reserved for outdoor events. The charge is $25.00. There is no charge for local nonprofit/civic organizations. To reserve a shelter please call 993-4525.
Island Park
2400 Nantucket Road
Island park provides amenities for tent and mobile-home campers including a water source, restrooms, showers, outlets and fire pits. It also has soccer fields, a new basketball court, paved roads, new horseshoe pits, a shelter and playground equipment. It is also a great place to fish and boat and also boasts a new portage/boat ramp to navigate the low-head dam.
To get to Island park, cross the bridge on the North edge of Adel and take the first right off of highway 169. Take an immediate right on to a gravel road. Follow this road out to the park.
Camping Fees:
Full Service - $15/night
Tent with no electric - $12/night
Senior Citizen Discount - $1/night
Camping at Island Park is on a first come, first served basis. No reservations are taken. Please call City Hall for further information: 993-4525.
Evans Park
Evans Park is located on South 12th Street (go south on South 11th Street to Cassidy Curve). It has a newly paved 1/2 mile walking path, new playground equipment, a picnic shelter, new restrooms, and new disc golf course. Evans Park has a lot of open space for pick-up games of all types.
The shelter can be reserved for outdoor events. The charge is $25.00. There is no charge for local nonprofit/civic organizations. To reserve a shelter, please call Adel City Hall:993-4525.
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