T.H. Steele Prairie consists of 200 acres of native tallgrass prairie in two tracts, both of which are located northwest of Larrabee, Iowa. Th...
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Wittrock Indian Village State Preserve is a 6-acre area featuring the buried remains of an ancient, fortified village occupied by Indians of the Mi...
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Stiles Prairie State Preserve is a 9.5 acre biological state preserve south of Aurelia, Iowa. This tallgrass prairie remnant was donated to the Iow...
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Oak Grove Park/Big Sioux Park is a combination of both state and county land. The Oak Grove Park is state property totaling up to 101 acres of the ...
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History
Native Americans were the first humans to inhabit the area now known as Stone Park. Although little is known specifically about their acti...
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Five Ridge Prairie is located at the northern end of the Loess Hills and features mainly prairie and woodland ecosystems. It spans narrow ridges th...
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Newton Hills State Park was named after William Newton who settled in the area in the 1850s. Newton's wife was a mid-wife; until the 1870s, she was...
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The mission of the Woodbury County Conservation Board is to sustain and strengthen its role as a leading regional agency providing environment...
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Cayler Prairie State Preserve is located on the western edge of the Des Moines Lobe landform region, where moving glaciers pushed into north Iowa 1...
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Spanning 1,500 acres along the Missouri River, this area was donated to the people of South Dakota in 1984 by Mary and Maud Adams, granddaughters o...
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Spanning 1,500 acres along the Missouri River, this area was donated to the people of South Dakota in 1984 by Mary and Maud Adams, granddaughters o...
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Emerson Bay is a great place for a family picnic. Emerson Bay Lighthouse Point has a shelterthat is available and may be reserved online throu...
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Facilities and ActivitiesPicnicking/Shelters/LodgeGull Point is a great place for a family picnic. Several open shelters are available and may be r...
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Pikes Point State Park is situated on West Lake Okoboji and is home to one of the most popular swim beaches in the area. Pikes Point's beach also h...
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