Nester Stiles State Preserve

5648 V. Ave, Aurelia, IA

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... Read More

Steele Prairie State Preserve

1520 440th St., Larrabee, IA

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... Read More

Mill Creek State Park

5678-5690 460th Street, Iowa Hwy 10, Paullina, IA

Mill Creek Park is one of the highlights of O’Brien County. The park offers a variety of activities for the whole family throughout the... Read More

Wittrock Indian Village State Preserve

, Sutherland, IA

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... Read More

Black Hawk State Park

228 South Blossom, Lake View, IA

Black Hawk Lake lies off the southeast tip of the town of Lake View in Sac County, Iowa. Black Hawk Lake was formed many thousands of years ago by ... Read More

Preparation Canyon State Park

206 Polk Street, Pisgah, IA

The 344 acre the park encompasses what was once the town of Preparation. In 1853, Charles B. Thompson broke from the Mormon wagon train to Utah aft... Read More

Ocheyedan Mound State Preserve

170th Street, Ocheyedan, IA

Ocheyedan Mound (pronounced O-cheé-den) is a large glacial hill known as a “kame.” The 24-acre preserve containing a portion of ... Read More

Lewis and Clark State Park

21914 Park Loop, Onawa, IA

Lewis and Clark State Park lies on the shores of Blue Lake, an "oxbow" formed by the meanderings of the picturesque Missouri River many years ago. ... Read More

Stone State Park

5001 Talbot Road, Sioux City, IA

History Native Americans were the first humans to inhabit the area now known as Stone Park. Although little is known specifically about their acti... Read More

Freda Haffner Kettlehole State Preserve

1838 210th Street, Milford, IA

Freda Haffner Kettlehole is a 110-acre preserve containing the largest glacial “kettlehole” in Iowa, created by the melting of a block ... Read More

Pikes Point State Park

15973 213th Ave, Spirit Lake, IA

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... Read More

Gull Point State Park

1500 Harpen Street, Milford, IA

Facilities and ActivitiesPicnicking/Shelters/LodgeGull Point is a great place for a family picnic. Several open shelters are available and may be r... Read More

Silver Lake Fen State Preserve

110th Street, Lake Park, IA

Silver Lake Fen is a 10-acre preserve containing a series of unusual spring-fed, boggy, hillside wetlands known as “fens.” It is locate... Read More

Emerson Bay State Recreation Area

3100 Emerson St, West Okoboji, IA

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... Read More

Loess Hills State Forest

206 Polk Street, Pisgah, IA

Loess Hills State Forest is located in west-central Iowa in Harrison and Monona Counties. It is comprised of 4 units totaling 11,266 acres. The Lit... Read More

Cayler Prairie State Preserve

170th Avenue, Spirit Lake, IA

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... Read More

Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve

272 Westshore Drive, McCook Lake, SD

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... Read More

Adams Homestead And Nature Preserve