Iowa State Parks

A quiet lakeside park on Spirit Lake featuring historic stone architecture, picnic areas, and scenic views.

Iowa’s oldest state park, featuring a dramatic limestone ridge, trout stream, and scenic outdoor recreation.

A peaceful central Iowa recreation area centered on Badger Creek Lake, offering fishing, boating, camping, and wildlife viewing.

A scenic lake-and-prairie state park near Des Moines offering fishing, paddling, picnicking, and wildlife viewing.

A peaceful lake park in northern Iowa known for fishing, boating, and relaxing day-use recreation.

A large reservoir park near Des Moines known for beaches, boating, fishing, and family recreation.

A wooded Cedar River park offering picnic areas, river access, and peaceful outdoor recreation near Waterloo.

A peaceful southern Iowa park for birdwatching, picnics, and scenic nature walks.

A large northwest Iowa recreation area known for its lake, camping, and wide-open prairie scenery.

A scenic state park known for the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Walter House and wooded river views.

A lakeside park on Clear Lake with beach access, camping, boating, and picnic areas.

A peaceful wooded park in northeast Iowa with camping, fishing, and scenic river valley views.

A peaceful lake park known for swimming, fishing, boating, and camping.

A rugged river valley park with sandstone bluffs, wooded overlooks, and scenic hiking near the Des Moines River.

A peaceful western Iowa park known for fishing, boating, camping, and birdwatching around a scenic lake.

A quiet bluff-and-valley park in northeast Iowa with streams, woods, and scenic picnic areas.

A peaceful lakeside park on West Okoboji Lake with scenic views, birdwatching, and picnic areas.

A peaceful Lake Red Rock park known for boating, fishing, camping, and scenic lake views.

A lakeside recreation area on West Okoboji Lake with beach access, boating, fishing, and picnic facilities.

A peaceful Mississippi River recreation area near Muscatine with fishing, boating access, and picnic opportunities.

Historic frontier fort preserve with stone ruins, scenic river views, and interpretive history.

A blufftop park with Civil War history, river views, and peaceful picnic areas.

A small memorial park honoring wrestling champion Frank A. Gotch with picnic space and a peaceful setting.

A scenic southeast Iowa park centered on a spring-fed lake, wooded hills, and geode hunting.

A scenic Cedar River park in Waterloo with lakes, wetlands, and year-round outdoor recreation.

A quiet southern Iowa park known for its lake, camping, fishing, and wooded scenery.

A compact lakeside park on West Okoboji Lake with beach access, boating, and picnic space.

A quiet Cedar River day-use park with wooded scenery, fishing access, and picnic areas.

A lakeside resort park on Rathbun Lake offering boating, fishing, golf, swimming, and family amenities.

A lakeside park on Rathbun Lake offering boating, camping, fishing, and wildlife viewing.

A quiet day-use park with a lake, picnic areas, and easy access to fishing and wildlife viewing.

A scenic river bluff park in southeast Iowa with camping, hiking, fishing, and historic CCC features.

A scenic lake park in southern Iowa known for swimming, fishing, boating, camping, and peaceful nature recreation.

A peaceful southwest Iowa park known for its lake, camping, fishing, and wildlife viewing.

A peaceful lakeside day-use park in north-central Iowa with fishing, picnicking, and open-water views.

A scenic southeast Iowa park known for its lake, camping, fishing, swimming, and wooded recreation.

A peaceful southwest Iowa park known for boating, fishing, camping, and lakeside recreation.

A peaceful lake park in southeastern Iowa known for fishing, picnicking, and relaxed outdoor recreation.

A scenic eastern Iowa park with a large lake, beach, boating, fishing, and camping.

A lakeside state park in Council Bluffs known for swimming, boating, fishing, and picnic areas.

A peaceful southwest Iowa park known for its lake, beach, camping, and scenic prairie-woodland landscape.

A peaceful southern Iowa park known for its lake, camping, fishing, and swimming.

A scenic canyon-and-river park with sandstone ledges, wooded trails, and river views.

A wooded Missouri River bluff park with camping, fishing, boating, and scenic views near the Loess Hills.

A peaceful lakeside recreation area on West Okoboji Lake with boating, fishing, and picnic access.

Iowa’s premier cave park, featuring limestone bluffs, sinkholes, and a memorable cave-filled hiking experience.

A lakeside recreation area on Big Spirit Lake with swimming, fishing, boating, and picnic facilities.

A compact urban state park in Des Moines with river views, native woods, and peaceful walking opportunities.

A peaceful lakeside park on Clear Lake with camping, boating, fishing, and picnic areas.

A peaceful lake-and-prairie state park known for boating, fishing, camping, and wildlife viewing.

A scenic Mississippi River recreation area with historic significance, diverse habitats, and a nature center.

A small scenic park on West Okoboji Lake with picnic areas and lake access.

A peaceful south-central Iowa park with a lake, camping, fishing, and scenic woodland recreation.

A peaceful eastern Iowa park with wooded scenery, fishing, picnicking, and relaxed outdoor recreation.

A quiet Des Moines River park with wooded scenery, fishing access, and picnic areas.

A peaceful lakeside park offering fishing, boating, picnicking, and scenic outdoor recreation.

A wooded Cedar River bluff park with dramatic limestone scenery and peaceful outdoor recreation.

A quiet river valley park offering fishing, paddling, picnicking, and scenic woodland views.

A scenic bluff-top park above the Mississippi River known for panoramic views and spring wildflowers.

A small, scenic lakeside park on West Okoboji Lake with swimming, picnicking, and boating access.

A historic hilltop park with scenic views, woodland trails, and Civil War significance.

A wooded lake park in north-central Iowa known for camping, fishing, boating, swimming, and scenic outdoor recreation.

A reservoir-based recreation area in eastern Iowa known for boating, fishing, camping, and scenic shoreline.

A southwest Iowa lake park known for boating, fishing, swimming, and camping.

A quiet Loess Hills park known for steep ravines, prairie views, and rugged hiking.

A peaceful southern Iowa park known for its lake, camping, fishing, and family-friendly recreation.

A peaceful lake-and-prairie park known for fishing, birdwatching, camping, and quiet outdoor recreation.

A popular central Iowa lake park offering boating, fishing, camping, and year-round outdoor recreation.

A quiet bluff-top day-use park with scenic river-valley views in southeast Iowa.

A scenic west-central Iowa park with a lake, wooded hills, camping, and year-round outdoor recreation.

A bluff-top park in Sioux City with wooded trails, prairie views, and excellent wildlife watching.

A peaceful lake park in northwest Iowa known for boating, fishing, picnicking, and wildlife viewing.

A quiet southeast Iowa recreation area along the Mississippi River backwaters, ideal for fishing, paddling, and wildlife viewing.

A peaceful southwest Iowa lake park offering boating, fishing, picnicking, and wildlife viewing.

A peaceful lakeside park offering fishing, paddling, picnicking, and wildlife viewing.

A lakeside park known for boating, fishing, swimming, and peaceful recreation.

A small, peaceful lake park in central Iowa known for fishing, camping, and picnicking.

A peaceful southwest Iowa park known for its lake, camping, fishing, and swimming.

A scenic northeast Iowa recreation area with bluffs, woods, river access, and camping.

A peaceful riverbottom forest park in west Des Moines with shaded trails, picnic areas, and abundant wildlife.

A wooded river park with bluffs, fishing, camping, and a historic lodge.

A scenic Loess Hills park with prairie overlooks, camping, and excellent hiking.

A scenic eastern Iowa park with sandstone bluffs, ravines, and historic features.

A scenic Missouri River recreation area with boating, fishing, camping, and wildlife viewing.