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

Fallen Rock State Preserve

20997 Co Rd S56, Eldora, IA

This 122 acre state preserve may be accessed through Tower Rock, Fallen Rock Wildlife Area or the Iowa River. The property has many unique at... Read More

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

Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt

, Maxwell, IA

Doolittle Prairie State Preserve

560th Avenue, Story City, IA

Doolittle Prairie State Preserve is located in the Des Moines Lobe region and contains a native tallgrass prairie remnant dotted with seasonal mars... Read More

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

Big Marsh

, Allison, IA

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

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

Kish Ke Kosh Prairie State Preserve

Robin Avenue, Reasnor, IA

Kish-Ke-Kosh Prairie State Preserve consists mainly of upland prairie, which is recovering from being grazed in the past. It's main upland prairie ... Read More

Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge

9981 Pacific Street, Prairie City, IA

Union, IA

Best Bird Watching around Union, IA