Rock Creek State Park

5627 Rock Creek East, Kellogg, IA

Kellogg is three miles west and two miles south of the park. Newton is four miles south and ten miles west on Highway 6 and is the county seat. Gri... Read More

Elk Rock State Park

811 146th Avenue, Knoxville, IA

Elk Rock State Park is located on Lake Red Rock, one of Iowa's large impoundments. The area had been inhabited by Native Americans dating back more... Read More

Cedar Bluffs Natural Area and State Preserve

1169-1271 280th St, Oskalossa, IA

This very unique 225 acre area contains a wide variety of deciduous trees, wildflowers, ferns, and other plant life, made accessible by a carefully... Read More

Lake Keomah State Park

2720 Keomah Lane, Oskaloosa, IA

Lake Keomah State Park is 366 acres of beautiful woods and water. Lovely shaded picnic areas are nestled between the arms of the 83 acre man-made l... Read More

Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge

9981 Pacific Street, Prairie City, IA

Union Grove State Park

1215 220th Street, Gladbrook, IA

Union Grove State Park, located in northwest Tama County, is a very popular outdoor recreation area. The park was established in 1938. Its focal po... Read More

Stephens State Forest

1111 N8th St, Chariton, IA

Stephens State Forest is located in south-central Iowa and is divded into seven unit totaling over 15,000 acres. The forest is dispersed over five ... Read More

Chichaqua Valley Recreation Trail

, Bondurant, IA

This scenic recreational trail begins just east of Bondurant and extends for 20 miles to the Jasper County town of Baxter. The Polk County trailhe... Read More

Woodland Mounds State Preserve

North of Keokuk Street, Ackworth, IA

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... Read More

Strasser Woods State Preserve

, Des Moines, IA

Strasser Woods State Preserve contains a 40-acre tract of forest within the city limits of Des Moines. Joseph and Elizabeth Strasser, who had owned... Read More

Honey Creek State Park

12633 Resort Drive, Moravia, IA

Honey Creek Resort is situated on 850 acres of pristine wilderness in southern Iowa on the shores of Lake Rathbun. The resort features a lodge with... Read More

Easter Lake Park

2830 Easter Lake Drive, Des Moines, IA

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... Read More

Red Haw State Park

24550 U.S. Hwy. 34, Chariton, IA

Red Haw State Park has an additional 229 acres south of the existing park designated for public hunting. This area offers upland opportunities and ... Read More

Lake Ahquabi State Park

16510 118th Avenue, Indianola, IA

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... Read More

Lake Wapello State Park

15248 Campground Road, Drakesville, IA

Lake Wapello's 1,150 acres could easily be called the "country club" of Iowa's state parks. The beautiful wooded hillsides, shaded picnic areas and... Read More

Denman Woods

South off Grand Avenue at 31st St, Des Moines, IA

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... Read More

Pine Lake State Park

22620 County Highway S56, Eldora, IA

Facilities and ActivitiesPicnicking/Shelters/LodgePine Lake offers 4 beautiful picnic areas. One is a quiet river setting near Pine Creek on the ea... Read More

Grays Lake

Fleur Drive, Des Moines, IA

Amenities at Grays Lake include:Boat AccessBoat RentalPicnic AreaBeachTrailsAccessible FacilitiesPlaygroundRestroomsConcessionsGood/Excellent Shore... Read More

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