Hartman Reserve has more than 10 soft trails with a nature center located within the reserve. The soft trails can be used for hiking, running, skiing, and biking throughout reserve. Hartman Reserve is connected to George Wyth State Park via the South Riverside Trail and Greenhill Trail.
Hartman Reserve Nature Center has been designated as an Iowa Watchable Wildlife Site and an Important Bird Area. Youth education on understanding environment and nature has been a large part of Hartman Reserve. "The closer the young are kept to nature, the better and happier men and women they will become." John C. Hartman