99 Iowa State Parks to Visit
Get outside and make memories by visiting 99 county parks.
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Beaver Meadows Park
Beaver Meadows Park contains a nine-hole disc golf course and is adjacent to a nine-hole public golf course.
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Lime Creek Nature Center and Conservation Area
A nine-mile network of trails at Lime Creek Conservation Area crisscrosses a 440-acre area of upland timber, open fields, restored prairie and limestone bluffs.
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Fossil & Prairie Park Preserve
Visitors to the Fossil & Prairie Park Preserve may collect fossils from the Devonian Period, which took place 365 million years ago when Iowa was an ocean.
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Maynes Grove
The trails at Maynes Grove are used for hiking, horseback riding, accessing favorite fishing holes and cross country meets.
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Grundy County Lake
Grundy County Lake's 40-acre lake is stocked with largemouth bass, bluegill, crappie, walleye and channel catfish.
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Briggs Woods Park
Briggs Woods Park is Iowa's first county park and will mark 100 years of welcoming visitors. The park offers canoes and kayaks for rent.
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Crystal Lake Park
Cabins at Crystal Lake Park accommodate four people and include a deck, campfire ring and air conditioning.
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Calkins Nature Area
The Calkins Nature Area is home to more than 30 different species of wildlife and a display of Plains Native American artifacts, including a tipi.
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Interstate Park
The Mitchell mill dam and hydroelectric power facility in Interstate Park is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and one of the only operating hydro-electric power plants in Iowa.
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Gypsum City OHV Park
Trails within Gypsum City OHV Park range from open prairie for novice riders to heavily timbered areas with water crossings and mudding areas for more advanced riders.
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Thorpe Park
The Northland Trail at Thorpe Park winds around the marsh, providing scenic views of most of the park.
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Silver Lake Park
Silver Lake Park's eight campsites are all located next to the lake.
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Lake Cornelia Park
The 246-acre glacial lake at Lake Cornelia Park is stocked with walleye, largemouth bass, perch, crappie, white and yellow bass, bluegill, bullhead and channel catfish.