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Maquoketa Caves State Park: Jackson County: Maquoketa: 323 131 [19] 1921: Raccoon Creek: Preserves 13 caves, some developed with lighting and walkways and others in a natural state. Marble Beach State Recreation Area: Dickinson County: Orleans: 64 26: Spirit Lake: Provides the largest campground in the Iowa Great Lakes region. McIntosh Woods ...
The Little Maquoketa River Mounds State Preserve is a state-owned archaeological site and natural area located within the city of Sageville, Iowa, just north of Dubuque, on U.S. Highway 52. It is high up on a limestone ridge above the Little Maquoketa River , [ 1 ] not too far from the river's mouth with the Upper Mississippi River .
Camp C.S. Klaus: Northeast Iowa Council: Near Colesburg, IA: Active: Situated within a 200-acre wooded valley. Camp Iten: Mesquakie Area Council: Northwest of Maquoketa, IA: Sold: Now a public park in Jackson County, Iowa. Camp Minneyata: Buffalo Bill Area Council: Near Dixon, IA: Sold: Now a public Park in Scott County, Iowa. Camp Mitigwa ...
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Maquoketa Caves State Park is a state park of Iowa, United States, located in Jackson County. It stands northwest of the city of Maquoketa . In 1991 111 acres (45 ha) on the east side of the park were listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places .
Maquoketa (/ m ə ˈ k oʊ k ɪ t ə /) is a city in Jackson County, Iowa, United States.Located on the Maquoketa River, it is the county seat of Jackson County. [4]U.S. Route 61 adjoins the city, which therefore hosts traffic between Dubuque and the Quad Cities.
Operated by Grinnell College, 365-acre facility for class use in the study of ecology and student and faculty research, summer camp DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge: Missouri Valley: Harrison: Western: 8,362-acre refuge (46% in Iowa, 54% in Nebraska), visitor center exhibits, education programs Dickinson County Nature Center: Okoboji: Dickinson ...
It took a little over a year for the purchase to be finalized. On May 28, 1920, Backbone was dedicated as Iowa's first state park. [3] Development of the park was deferred until 1925, although trees were planted and planning for a roadway was begun in prior years. Tensions developed between two groups in the 1920s and the 1930s over development.