Old Creamery Nature Trail - Dysart Trailhead

The Old Creamery Nature Trail, running between Vinton and Dysart, is so named for the Old Creamery Theater Company building in Garrison, another tiny farm community through which the trail passes. The gravel trail passes through rural Iowa among cultivated fields and farmsteads. In places stands of mature trees offer shade. At both ends and in the middle (Garrison) the trail passes through rural towns along an abandoned rail corridor now owned and managed by the Benton County Conservation Board. The Garrison Rest Area now has a bike repair station, a bike rack, and a water refill station. A group of local volunteers helps to maintain the trail. Parking and Trail Access In Dysart the trailhead is off Highway 21 and just east of Casey's Convenience Store.