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...
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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 ...
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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...
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Red Haw State Park has an additional 229 acres south of the existing park designated for public hunting. This area offers upland opportunities and ...
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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...
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Lake Darling State Park was dedicated on September 17, 1950. J. N. "Ding" Darling, for whom the park was named, "set the gate," a ceremony in which...
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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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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...
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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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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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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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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...
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​Nauvoo's first name was Quashquema, a Fox Indian word meaning "peaceful place." Nauvoo, a Hebrew word for "beautiful place" or "pleasant land", is...
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Big Creek Lake's clear water provides great family swimming fun. Refreshments are available at the beach during the swimming season. A large wooden...
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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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Facilities and ActivitiesPicnicking/SheltersGeode State Park is one of the most scenic and popular picnicking spots in southeast Iowa. Several open...
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