Green Valley Lake is used for all types of boating; water skiing is allowed in a designated area. For safety reasons, there are special regulations...
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The Amana Nature Trail is a system of three trail loops between US 6 and the Iowa River on private land just north of Homestead, Iowa. The longest ...
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Recreational opportunities abound. Individual park development varies from full utility camping and shelter facilities to undeveloped natural areas...
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Trail begins at the Iowa Gateway Welcome Center off I-35 and passes over earthen dam, through wooded areas, over a trestle, past downtown Lamoni an...
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Lake ActivitiesThe lake at Badger Creek is by far the most popular natural resource, and thus fishing is the most popular form of recreation. The l...
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Rolling Thunder Prairie State Preserve is located in the Southern Iowa Drift Plain landform region and contains an undulating prairie landscape bro...
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Fishing on the 64-acre lake for bass, northern pike, tiger muskie, channel catfish, bluegill and crappie is a popular sport. The lake's timbered wa...
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The Pottawattomi tribe, a large group of Native Americans known as the "Fire Nation," once roamed the prairies of southwest Iowa and northwest Miss...
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A 115-acre man-made lake has a large sandy beach and offers unsupervised swimming. Boats, canoes, kayaks, and paddleboats are available for rent th...
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Walnut Woods encompasses 260 acres of wooded bottomland along the Raccoon River. Within the park lies a large surviving natural stand of black waln...
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The Greenbelt Trail, including all of the connections to nearby neighborhoods, provides for a paved surface 11.3 miles in length.
Motor vehicles a...
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Facilities and ActivitiesPicnicking/SheltersLake Anita State Park has a large number of picnic areas, many of which overlook the lake. The park is ...
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Amenities at Grays Lake include:Boat AccessBoat RentalPicnic AreaBeachTrailsAccessible FacilitiesPlaygroundRestroomsConcessionsGood/Excellent Shore...
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Another part of this complex is Denman Woods, accessed by turning south off Grand Avenue at 31st St. After about .5 miles, the road crosses RR trac...
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The rolling hills of beautiful Springbrook State Recreation Area abound with deer, red and gray fox, coyote, raccoon, beaver, muskrat and wild turk...
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The centerpiece of this beautiful park on the southside of Des Moines is its 165-acre lake. Five picnic shelters and three children's playgrounds o...
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Woodland Mounds State Preserve is a 185-acre area featuring a group of five conical burial mounds dating from the years a.d. 400 to 1100. It is loc...
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