Clive Greenbelt Trail

2025 NW 149th St, Clive, IA

The Greenbelt Trail, including all of the connections to nearby neighborhoods, provides for a paved surface 11.3 miles in length. Motor vehicles a... Read More

Badger Creek State Recreation Area

120th Lane, Van Meter, IA

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... Read More

Walnut Woods State Park

3155 Walnut Woods Dr. West, Des Moines, IA

Walnut Woods encompasses 260 acres of wooded bottomland along the Raccoon River. Within the park lies a large surviving natural stand of black waln... Read More

Ledges State Park

1515 P Avenue, Madrid, IA

History The wildlife and plant communities are interwoven with the human history of Ledges. Humans have appreciated this unique area for thousands... Read More

Pammel State Park

1900 Pammel Park Road, Winterset, IA

Recreational opportunities abound. Individual park development varies from full utility camping and shelter facilities to undeveloped natural areas... Read More

Squirrel's Nest

, Des Moines, IA

Grays Lake

Fleur Drive, Des Moines, IA

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

Seven Oaks Recreation

1086 222nd Drive, Boone, IA

Seven Oaks Recreation is family-owned and operated and offers year-round outdoor recreation in central Iowa. Our activities include skiing, snowboa... Read More

The Amana Nature Trail

US 6 and the Iowa River, Homestead, IA

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 ... Read More

Springbrook State Park

2437 160th Road, Guthrie Center, IA

The rolling hills of beautiful Springbrook State Recreation Area abound with deer, red and gray fox, coyote, raccoon, beaver, muskrat and wild turk... Read More

Spring Lake State Park

1847 195th Street, Jefferson, IA

Spring Lake Park is a 240 acre park that includes a 50 acre lake lined with campsites. There are 126 electrical campsites and two shower house... Read More

Pilot Mound State Forest

, Pilot Mound, IA

Pilot Mound State Forest contains a mound that was used by the city of Pilot Mound as a natural water tower. The top of this mound is the county's ... 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

Ames High Prairie State Preserve

Ames High School, 1921 Ames High Dr., Ames, IA

The Richard W. Pohl Memorial Preserve at Ames High Prairie (popularly known more simply as “Ames High Prairie”) is a 22-acre preserve c... Read More

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