Lake Louise lures hikers and horseback riders to its trails, which wind through open meadows and lush hardwoods. It also provides bicyclists with a...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Saint James Lutheran Church State Preserve features the remnants of a church that was built by the First Congregational Church Society between 1840...
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A. F. Miller State Preserve is a 10-acre area containing a peaty, oxbow wetland with several rare plants. It is located in North Woods County Park ...
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Picturesque limestone bluffs and deep ravines make Whitewater a very popular southeastern state park. The 2,700 acre park is an angler's parad...
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Beauty and quiet, that is the essence of Carley State Park. In the spring, delicate bluebells (Mertensia virginica), and other wildflowers car...
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Glover's Creek Access -9680 Echo Valley Road, Otter Creek Access - 9672 Echo Valley Road,
West Union, IA
Echo Valley is a one hundred-acre natural area, which was built by the Civilian Conservation corps in the 1930’s. The park contains many hand...
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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...
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The Volga River Recreation Area is located in one of the most scenic parts of the state. Northeast Iowa is often referred to as "Little Switzerland...
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North access at Dahle Park, south access at Pammel Park in Forest City,
Rockford, IA
This is one of Iowa's newest designated water trails! Put in at Dahle Park, the Lande River Conservation Area, or the Ambroson Recreation Area and ...
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Claybanks Forest is a 56-acre preserve featuring rock outcrops with remarkable, internationally known Devonian fossils. It is located 5 miles south...
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Heery Woods State Park was purchased by the Iowa Conservation Commission in 1934 and has been managed by the Butler County Conservation Board since...
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John A. Latsch, a successful Winona businessman of the Izaak Walton League, loved to fish in the waters of the Mississippi River below the blu...
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