Iowa State Parks

The patch received from GDMVA and NWFT clubs for completing their Iowa State Parks 20 in 2020 Challenge. Congratulations!

September 23, 2020
Waubonsie State Park is located near Hamburg, Iowa. It is on the Lewis & Clark Historic Trail and has views of the Loess Hills and the Nebraska plains.

September 24, 2020
Lake of Three Fires State Park is located near Bedford, Iowa. The Pottawattomi tribe was a large group of Native Americans known as the "Fire Nation".

September 25, 2020
Lake Manawa State Park is located near Council Bluffs, Iowa. Lake Manawa is the premier boating spot in the Omaha/Council Bluffs area.

September 26, 2020
Lake Anita State Park is located near Anita, Iowa. Lake Anita State Park truly has something for everyone; from hiking on a quiet trail to splashing on the beach.

September 27, 2020
Prairie Rose State Park is located near Harlan, Iowa. The park received its name from a small town called Village of Prairie Rose which was once located near the present park location.

September 28, 2020
Lewis & Clark State Park is located near Onawa, Iowa. The park has been designated as part of the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail by the National Park Service.

September 28, 2020
Stone State Park is located near Sioux City, Iowa. Stone Park is located entirely in the unique Loess Hills. Loess (pronounced "luss") means wind blown silt.

September 29, 2020
Big Creek State Park is located near Polk City, Iowa. Big Creek State Lake was created as part of the Saylorville project to protect Polk City from floods.

September 30, 2020
Stephens State Forest is located near Nothing, I mean Chariton, Iowa. This Traditional Event started at the trailhead of the Woodburn Unit.

October 1, 2020
Ledges State Park is located near Madrid, Iowa. The sandstone "Ledges" rise nearly 100 feet above the floor of the streambed.

October 2, 2020
McIntosh Woods State Park is located near Ventura, Iowa. Visitors to McIntosh Woods may stay in one of two yurts available for rent.

October 2, 2020
Pilot Knob State Park is located near Forest City, Iowa. Hidden within the park is Dead Man's Lake, a four-acre floating sphagnum bog, the only one of its kind in Iowa.

October 3, 2020
Beed's Lake State Park is located near Hampton, Iowa. At the spillway, visitors can hike to the base of the dam and experience a cool refreshing mist as water rolls down the beautiful limestone face.

October 4, 2020
Pikes Peak State Park is located near McGregor, Iowa. Native Americans of the Woodland Culture of 800 to 1200 A.D. sculpted earthen "effigy" mounds on ridge tops.

October 4, 2020
Volga River SRA is located near Fayette, Iowa. Northeast Iowa is often referred to as "Little Switzerland" because of its rugged topography, geologic features and substantial timber cover.

October 5, 2020
Mines of Spain SRA is located near Dubuque, Iowa. The earliest known inhabitants of the Mines of Spain State Recreation Area during historical times were the Mesquakie Indians.

Virtual Event
Palisades-Kepler State Park was closed for the remainder of the season because of the damage from the derecho weather event in August.

October 6, 2020
Lake MacBride State Park is located near Solon, Iowa. Thomas Macbride had a distinguished 40-year career as professor of botany and president of the University of Iowa.

October 7, 2020
Lake Darling State Park is located near Brighton, Iowa. Lake Darling State Park was dedicated on September 17, 1950. J. N. "Ding" Darling, for whom the park was named.

October 8, 2020
Geode State Park is located near Danville, Iowa. The geode stone for which this park is named brings "rock hounds" to the area in search of this elusive prize.