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Parks in Iowa

Explore 145 parks and public lands with richer details on amenities, trail access, and park types.

Ambrose A. Call State Park

Iowa

Ambrose A. Call State Park is a rustic park of wooded hills near the east fork of the Des Moines River. It has…

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Backbone State Park

Backbone State Park

Iowa

Backbone State Park is Iowa's first state park, built around a narrow bedrock ridge above the Maquoketa River.…

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Banner Lakes At Summerset State Park

Banner Lakes At Summerset State Park

Iowa

Banner Lakes at Summerset State Park is a quiet park on the site of an old coal mine. People come here to fish…

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Beeds Lake State Park

Beeds Lake State Park

Iowa

Beeds Lake State Park is built around a reservoir and one of the most photographed dams in the Midwest. You ca…

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Bellevue State Park - Dyas Unit

Iowa

A Mississippi River park with overlooks and a butterfly sanctuary, rich in archaeological, historical and natu…

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Bellevue State Park - Nelson Unit

Iowa

A Mississippi River park with overlooks and a butterfly garden, rich in archaeological and historic sites. The…

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Big Creek State Park

Iowa

A family park near Saylorville Lake built around Big Creek Lake and its large beach. Picnic, swim and fish, an…

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Black Hawk State Park

Black Hawk State Park

Iowa

A park on Black Hawk Lake, the southernmost glacial lake in the United States. It has beaches, boat ramps, a c…

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Blackburn State Park

Iowa

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Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge

Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge

Iowa

Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge was established to recover fish and wildlife habitat in and along the Mis…

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Cedar Rock

Cedar Rock

Iowa

A historic estate with the Walter House, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, on a bluff above the Wapsipinicon Riv…

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Clear Lake State Park

Iowa

A park on Clear Lake for boating, fishing and windsurfing. It has open spaces, mature oak trees, picnic ground…

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Coralville Lake

Coralville Lake

Iowa

Coralville Lake is a multiple use project providing primary benefits in flood control and low flow augmentatio…

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Coralville Lake Ia — Coralville Lake Marina

Iowa

Coralville Lake Marina is a US Army Corps of Engineers recreation area within Coralville Lake Ia. The Corps ma…

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Coralville Lake Ia — Cottonwood

Iowa

Cottonwood is a US Army Corps of Engineers recreation area within Coralville Lake Ia. The Corps manages 400+ l…

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Coralville Lake Ia — Curtis Bridge

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Curtis Bridge is a US Army Corps of Engineers recreation area within Coralville Lake Ia. The Corps manages 400…

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Coralville Lake Ia — Hawkeye Wildlife

Iowa

Hawkeye Wildlife is a US Army Corps of Engineers recreation area within Coralville Lake Ia. The Corps manages …

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Coralville Lake Ia — Linder Point

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Linder Point is a US Army Corps of Engineers recreation area within Coralville Lake Ia. The Corps manages 400+…

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Coralville Lake Ia — Macbride Nature Recreation Area

Iowa

Macbride Nature Recreation Area is a US Army Corps of Engineers recreation area within Coralville Lake Ia. The…

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Coralville Lake Ia — Mehaffey Boat Ramp

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Mehaffey Boat Ramp is a US Army Corps of Engineers recreation area within Coralville Lake Ia. The Corps manage…

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Coralville Lake Ia — Midriver Marine

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Midriver Marine is a US Army Corps of Engineers recreation area within Coralville Lake Ia. The Corps manages 4…

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Coralville Lake Ia — Sandy Beach Campground

Iowa

Sandy Beach Campground is a US Army Corps of Engineers recreation area within Coralville Lake Ia. The Corps ma…

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Coralville Lake Ia — Sandy Beach Day Use

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Sandy Beach Day Use is a US Army Corps of Engineers recreation area within Coralville Lake Ia. The Corps manag…

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Coralville Lake Ia — Scales Pointe

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Scales Pointe is a US Army Corps of Engineers recreation area within Coralville Lake Ia. The Corps manages 400…

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