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This is a list of 63 state parks and recreation areas in Iowa. These state parks of the U.S. state of Iowa can be split into two groups based on management. The first group are those state parks managed by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The second group are those state parks managed by the county in which they are found.
Floyd County, Iowa has 18 county parks that are managed by the Floyd County Conservation Board. [1] There are two wildlife management areas that are managed by the Iowa DNR, Idlewild WMA and Restoration Marsh WMA. [2] There are also 22 parks that are managed by local municipalities. [3]
Dolliver Memorial State Park is a state park in Webster County, Iowa, United States, featuring high bluffs and deep ravines on the Des Moines River.The park is located 10 miles (16 km) south of Fort Dodge and 3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of Lehigh. [3]
Don Williams County Park is a park in Boone County, Iowa, north of Ogden. It surrounds Don Williams Reservoir, which flooded during the construction of a dam. It is 600 acres and includes a 150-acre lake. The campground is open from April 15 to October 15. The park is also the headquarters for Boone County Conservation.
The Mines of Spain State Recreation Area and E. B. Lyons Nature Center is a state park in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States. It is near Dubuque, the eleventh-largest city in the state. The park features picnic areas, 15 miles (24 km) of walking/hiking trails, 4 miles (6.4 km) of ski trails, and the Betty Hauptli Bird and Butterfly Garden.
Squirrel Hollow County Park is located along the North Raccoon River southeast of Jefferson, Iowa, United States. It was established in 1934, and it is the second oldest county park in the state of Iowa. [2] [3] The 60-acre (24 ha) park is bordered on two sides by a 147-acre (59 ha) wildlife management area. [2]
Stone State Park is a state park in Iowa, United States, located in the bluffs and ravines adjacent to the Big Sioux River.The park is located on the northwestern edge of Sioux City and consists of 1,069 acres (433 ha) in Woodbury and Plymouth Counties, and overlooks the South Dakota-Iowa border.
The George Wyth Memorial State Park is a state park in Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. The park was dedicated in 1940 as "Josh Higgins Parkway", named for a popular radio character of the day. In 1956, it was renamed George Wyth Memorial State Park after a well-known Cedar Falls businessman and conservationist.