A. F. Miller State Preserve

, Sumner, IA

A. F. Miller State Preserve is a 10-acre area containing a peaty, oxbow wetland with several rare plants. It is located in North Woods County Park ... Read More

Volga River State Recreation Area

10225 Ivy Road, Fayette, IA

The Volga River Recreation Area is located in one of the most scenic parts of the state. Northeast Iowa is often referred to as "Little Switzerland... Read More

Echo Valley State Park

Glover's Creek Access -9680 Echo Valley Road, Otter Creek Access - 9672 Echo Valley Road, West Union, IA

Echo Valley is a one hundred-acre natural area, which was built by the Civilian Conservation corps in the 1930’s. The park contains many hand... Read More

Brush Creek Canyon State Preserve

E Avenue, 90th Street, Arlington, IA

Brush Creek Canyon is a 217-acre preserve containing a rugged forested gorge along the Silurian Escarpment. Located two miles north of Arlington in... Read More

Fort Atkinson State Preserve

303 2nd St NW, Fort Atkinson, IA

The story of Fort Atkinson is not the stuff of which legends are made. No famous battles were fought here. No glorious victories or ignoble defeats... Read More

Saint James Lutheran Church State Preserve

9th Avenue, Fort Atkinson, IA

Saint James Lutheran Church State Preserve features the remnants of a church that was built by the First Congregational Church Society between 1840... Read More

Montauk State Preserve

From West Union, take Highway 18 east to Clermont, Clermont, IA

The historic Montauk estate was the home and estate of William Larrabee, Iowa’s twelfth governor (1886–1890). This 46-acre preserve is ... Read More

Cedar Rock State Park

2611 Quasqueton Diagonal Blvd. Buch Co Hwy W-35, Independence, IA

The Walter house was one of Wright's most complete designs. Nearly everything at Cedar Rock bears the architect's imprint. Wright designed the furn... Read More

George Wyth State Park

3659 Wyth Road, Waterloo, IA

George Wyth State Park is located on the Cedar River within the Waterloo-Cedar Falls metropolitan area. Its large expanse of woodland is abundant w... Read More

Backbone State Park

1282 120th Street, Dundee, IA

Backbone State Park was dedicated in 1920. It was Iowa's first state park and remains one of the most significant. Backbone is named for its narrow... Read More

Mossy Glen State Preserve

Eagle Avenue, Edgewood, IA

Mossy Glen is an 80-acre preserve featuring a rugged forested area along the Silurian Escarpment. It is located 6 miles northwest of Edgewood and 6... Read More

Decorah Ice Cave State Preserve

, Decorah, IA

Decorah Ice Cave is recognized as one of the largest known “glacières” (caverns containing ice) in the Midwest. This 3-acre pres... Read More

Cedar Hills Sand Prairie State Preserve

N Butler Rd, Cedar Falls, IA

Cedar Hills Sand Prairie is a 36-acre preserve containing a sand prairie, sedge meadow, and small fen. It is located ten miles northwest of Cedar F... Read More

Malanaphy Springs State Preserve

, Decorah, IA

Bixby State Preserve

37894 Fortune Avenue, Edgewood, IA

Bixby consists of 184 acres of rugged algific slopes, mature hard wood forests and a trout stream. The area is for day use only. Perfect for a quie... Read More

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