Beaver Creek Valley State Park

15954 County 1, Caledonia, MN

Nestled in the blufflands of southeastern Minnesota,Beaver Creek Valley State Park is known for its clear streams fed by the "Big Spring." Its stre... Read More

Malanaphy Springs State Preserve

, Decorah, IA

Decorah Ice Cave State Preserve

, Decorah, IA

Decorah Ice Cave is recognized as one of the largest known “glacières” (caverns containing ice) in the Midwest. This 3-acre pres... Read More

Bluffton Fir Stand State Preserve

West Ravine Road, Decorah, IA

Bluffton Fir Stand is a 94-acre preserve featuring a sheer limestone bluff up to 140 feet high that contains one of the largest populations of bals... Read More

Cold Water Spring State Preserve

Cold Water Creek Road, Burr Oak, IA

through Cold Water Cave, the largest and most elaborate cavern system known in Iowa. It is located in northern Winneshiek County, five miles from t... Read More

Hartley Fort State Preserve

Upper Iowa River, New Albin, IA

Hartley Fort State Preserve features the remains of a prehistoric fortified village. This 2-acre, privately owned preserve is located along the Upp... Read More

Fish Farm Mounds State Preserve

, New Albin, IA

Fish Farm Mounds State Preserve is located in the Paleozoic Plateau landform region and contains thirty ancient conical burial mounds constructed b... Read More

Great River Bluffs State Park

43605 Kipp Drive, Winona, MN

This is beautiful bluff country! The park contains two Scientific and Natural Areas (SNAs), King's and Queen's Bluff. The King's Bluff trail o... Read More

Trane Park

1500 Chase Street, La Crosse, WI

As a part of AARP's 60th Anniversary, AARP launched an ambitious effort in 2019 to create 53 fitness parks – one each in all 50 states, the D... Read More

Perrot State Park

W26247 Sullivan Rd., Trempealeau, WI

Perrot State Park, where the Trempealeau River meets the Mississippi River, offers breathtaking views from 500-foot bluffs. The river bank and surr... Read More

Myrick Park

2000 La Crosse Street, La Crosse, WI

Myrick Park was opened between 1873 and 1880. Myrick Park is well known for playgrounds, shelters, tennis courts, and trails. Read More

Great River State Trail

255 Riders Club Rd, Onalaska, WI

This 24-mile trail travels through prairies and backwaters of the upper Mississippi River valley. Built on an abandoned Chicago-Northwestern railro... Read More

Saint James Lutheran Church State Preserve

9th Avenue, Fort Atkinson, IA

Saint James Lutheran Church State Preserve features the remnants of a church that was built by the First Congregational Church Society between 1840... Read More

Fort Atkinson State Preserve

303 2nd St NW, Fort Atkinson, IA

The story of Fort Atkinson is not the stuff of which legends are made. No famous battles were fought here. No glorious victories or ignoble defeats... Read More

Van Riper Park

201 Riders Club Road, Onalaska, WI

The City acquired this park with the assistance of a matching grant through the Lawcon Program in 1989. Development of the northern half of this 40... Read More

Halfway Creek Park

300 W Roberts Street, Holmen, WI

Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park

21071 County 118, Preston, MN

Visit Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park to see natural wonders above and below ground. In the summer, beat the heat with a visit below ground. Ex... Read More

Montauk State Preserve

From West Union, take Highway 18 east to Clermont, Clermont, IA

The historic Montauk estate was the home and estate of William Larrabee, Iowa’s twelfth governor (1886–1890). This 46-acre preserve is ... Read More

Merrick State Park

S2965 State Road 35, Fountain City, WI

Located along the lazy Mississippi River and surrounded by the hills of Wisconsin's Coulee Region, the 322-acre Merrick State Park is popular ... Read More

Lake Louise State Park