List of Iowa state parks

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This is a list of Iowa state parks. These state parks of the U.S. state of Iowa can be split into two groups based on who manages them. The first group are those state parks managed by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The second group are those state parks managed by the county in which they are found.

1 DNR-managed state parks
2 County-managed state parks
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

[edit] DNR-managed state parks

**DNR-managed state parks**
Name of Area	County	Nearby City
Ambrose A. Call State Park	Kossuth	Algona
Backbone State Park	Delaware	Strawberry Point
Badger Creek State Park	Madison	Van Meter
Beed's Lake State Park	Franklin	Hampton
Bellevue State Park	Jackson	Bellevue
Big Creek State Park	Polk	Polk City
Black Hawk State Park	Sac	Lake View
Brushy Creek State Park	Webster	Lehigh
Cedar Rock State Park	Buchanan	Quasqueton
Clear Lake State Park	Cerro Gordo	Clear Lake
Dolliver Memorial State Park	Webster	Lehigh
Elk Rock State Park	Marion	Knoxville
Elinor Bedell State Park	Dickinson	Spirit Lake
Fort Atkinson State Park	Winneshiek	Fort Atkinson
Fort Defiance State Park	Emmet	Estherville
Geode State Park	Henry	Danville
George Wyth Memorial State Park	Black Hawk	Waterloo
Green Valley State Park	Union	Creston
Gull Point State Park	Dickinson	Milford
Honey Creek State Park	Appanoose	Moravia
Lacy-Keosauqua State Park	Van Buren	Keosauqua
Lake Ahquabi State Park	Warren	Indianola
Lake Anita State Park	Cass	Anita
Lake Darling State Park	Washington	Brighton
Lake Keomah State Park	Mahaska	Oskaloosa
Lake MacBride State Park	Johnson	Solon
Lake Manawa State Park	Pottawattamie	Council Bluffs
Lake of Three Fires State Park	Taylor	Bedford
Lake Wapello State Park	Davis	Drakesville
Ledges State Park	Boone	Boone
Lewis and Clark State Park	Monona	Onawa
Maquoketa Caves State Park	Jackson	Maquoketa
McIntosh Woods State Park	Cerro Gordo	Ventura
Mines of Spain & E.B. Lyons State Park	Dubuque	Dubuque
Nine Eagles State Park	Decatur	Davis City
Okamanpedan State Park	Emmet	Dolliver
Palisades-Kepler State Park	Linn	Mount Vernon
Pikes Peak State Park	Clayton	McGregor
Pilot Knob State Park	Hancock	Forest City
Pine Lake State Park	Hardin	Eldora
Pleasant Creek State Park	Linn	Palo
Prairie Rose State Park	Shelby	Harlan
Preparation Canyon State Park	Monona	Moorhead
Red Haw State Park	Lucas	Chariton
Rice Lake State Park	Winnebago	Lake Mills
Rock Creek State Park	Jasper	Kellogg
Shimek State Forest	Lucas	Chariton
Springbrook State Park	Guthrie	Guthrie Center
Stephens State Forest	Lucas	Chariton
Stone State Park	Woodbury	Sioux City
Templar State Park	Dickinson	Spirit Lake
Twin Lakes State Park	Calhoun	Rockwell City
Union Grove State Park	Tama	Gladbrook
Viking Lake State Park	Montgomery	Stanton
Volga River State Park	Fayette	Fayette
Walnut Woods State Park	Polk	Des Moines
Wanata State Park	Buena Vista	Peterson
Wapsipinicon State Park	Jones	Anamosa
Waubonsie State Park	Fremont	Sidney
Wildcat Den State Park	Muscatine	Muscatine
Wilson Island State Park	Harrison	Missouri Valley
Yellow River State Forest	Allamakee	Waukon

[edit] County-managed state parks

**County-managed State parks**
Name of Area	County	Nearby City
Cold Springs State Park	Cass	Lewis
Crystal Lake State Park	Hancock	Crystal Lake
Eagle Lake State Park	Hancock	Britt
Echo Valley State Park	Fayette	West Union
Frank A. Gotch State Park	Humboldt	Dakota City
Heery Woods State Park	Butler	Clarksville
Lake Cornelia State Park	Wright	Cornelia
Kearny State Park	Palo Alto	Emmetsburg
Mill Creek State Park	O'Brien	Paullina
Oak Grove State Park	Sioux	Hawarden
Oakland Mills State Park	Henry	Oakland Mills
Pammel State Park	Madison	Winterset
Sharon Bluffs State Park	Appanoose	Centerville
Spring Lake State Park	Greene	Grand Junction
Swan Lake State Park	Carroll	Carroll

[edit] See also

[edit] References

http://www.iowadnr.com/parks/state_park_list/

[edit] External links

Iowa State Park Bureau

v • d • e Protected Areas of Iowa

National Parks	None

National Monuments	Effigy Mounds

National Historic Sites	Herbert Hoover

State Parks	Ambrose A. Call • Backbone • Badger Creek • Beed's Lake • Bellevue • Big Creek • Bixby • Black Hawk • Brushy Creek • Cedar Rock • Clear Lake State Park • Dolliver Memorial • Elk Rock • Elinor Bedell • Fort Atkinson • Fort Defiance • Geode • George Wyth Memorial • Green Valley • Gull Point • Honey Creek • Lacy-Keosauqua • Lake Ahquabi • Lake Anita • Lake Darling • Lake Keomah • Lake MacBride • Lake Manawa • Lake of Three Fires • Lake Wapello • Ledges • Lewis and Clark • Maquoketa Caves • McIntosh Woods • Mines of Spain & E.B. Lyons • Nine Eagles • Okamanpedan • Palisades-Kepler • Pikes Peak • Pilot Knob • Pine Lake • Pleasant Creek • Prairie Rose • Preparation Canyon • Red Haw • Rice Lake State Park • Rock Creek • Slinde Mounds • Springbrook • Stone • Templar • Twin Lakes • Union Grove • Viking Lake • Volga River • Walnut Woods • Wanata • Wapsipinicon • Waubonsie • Wildcat Den • Wilson Island

State Forests	Backbone • Barkley • Gifford • Holst • Loess Hills • Pilot Mound • Shimek • Stephens • White Pine Hollow • Yellow River

National Register of Historic Places	See List of Registered Historic Places in Iowa

National Historic Landmarks	Amana Colonies • Blood Run Site • Dubuque County Jail • Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School • George M. Verity • Grenville M. Dodge House • William P. Hepburn House • George B. Hitchcock House • Herbert Hoover Birthplace • Indian Village Site • James B. Weaver House • Julien Dubuque's Mines • Lone Star • Merchants' National Bank • Iowa Old Capitol Building • Phipps Site • President • Sergeant Floyd Monument • Sergeant Floyd • Terrace Hill • Toolesboro Mound Group • Van Allen and Company Department Store • William M. Black • Woodbury County Courthouse

Iowa Department of Natural Resources