Three Mile Lake Recreation Area

1577 Creamery Rd., Afton, IA

Boating at Three Mile Recreational AreaFor recreational boating opportunities Three Mile Lake is a great destination!! We have a 400 acre ski zone ... Read More

Pammel State Park

1900 Pammel Park Road, Winterset, IA

Recreational opportunities abound. Individual park development varies from full utility camping and shelter facilities to undeveloped natural areas... Read More

Mount Pisgah Cemetery State Preserve

West Tulip Ave., 167th Street, Thayer, IA

Mount Pisgah Cemetery State Preserve is a small portion of a historic cemetery associated with a way station established by the Mormons as they mig... Read More

Green Valley State Park

1480 130th Street, Creston, IA

Green Valley Lake is used for all types of boating; water skiing is allowed in a designated area. For safety reasons, there are special regulations... Read More

Des Moines West KOA

34308 L Avenue, Adel, IA

Badger Creek State Recreation Area

120th Lane, Van Meter, IA

Lake ActivitiesThe lake at Badger Creek is by far the most popular natural resource, and thus fishing is the most popular form of recreation. The l... Read More

Rolling Thunder Prairie State Reserve

22392 80th Ave, New Virginia, IA

Rolling Thunder Prairie State Preserve is located in the Southern Iowa Drift Plain landform region and contains an undulating prairie landscape bro... Read More

Walnut Woods State Park

3155 Walnut Woods Dr. West, Des Moines, IA

Walnut Woods encompasses 260 acres of wooded bottomland along the Raccoon River. Within the park lies a large surviving natural stand of black waln... Read More

Casey's Paha State Preserve

far western portion of Hickory Hills County Park, New Virginia, IA

Casey’s Paha is a 175-acre preserve that highlights a half-mile portion of a 2.5-mile-long elongated hill known as a “paha.” It i... Read More

Lake Icaria State Park

1688 Lake Icaria Road, Corning, IA

Lake Icaria has a modern marina with boat rentals, a l ¼ mile ski zone (No jet boats and jet skis allowed), excellent year-round f... Read More

Lake Ahquabi State Park

16510 118th Avenue, Indianola, IA

A 115-acre man-made lake has a large sandy beach and offers unsupervised swimming. Boats, canoes, kayaks, and paddleboats are available for rent th... Read More

Lake Anita State Park

55111 750th St., Anita, IA

Facilities and ActivitiesPicnicking/SheltersLake Anita State Park has a large number of picnic areas, many of which overlook the lake. The park is ... Read More

Springbrook State Park

2437 160th Road, Guthrie Center, IA

The rolling hills of beautiful Springbrook State Recreation Area abound with deer, red and gray fox, coyote, raccoon, beaver, muskrat and wild turk... Read More

Sheeder Prairie State Preserve

220th Street, Guthrie Center, IA

Sheeder Prairie State Preserve is in the Southern Iowa Drift Plain and features a hilly tallgrass prairie. More than 200 species of plants are foun... Read More

Banner Lakes at Summerset State Park

16510 118th Avenue, Indianola, IA

Banner Lakes at Summerset State Park, Iowa’s newest state park, is nestled in the rolling landscape between Des Moines and Indianola on Highw... Read More

Easter Lake Park

2830 Easter Lake Drive, Des Moines, IA

The centerpiece of this beautiful park on the southside of Des Moines is its 165-acre lake. Five picnic shelters and three children's playgrounds o... Read More

Big Creek State Park

8794 NW 125th Av, Polk City, IA

Big Creek Lake's clear water provides great family swimming fun. Refreshments are available at the beach during the swimming season. A large wooden... Read More

Margo Frankel State Park

, Des Moines, IA

Strasser Woods State Preserve