List of Iowa state parks

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This is a list of 63 state parks and recreation areas in Iowa. These state parks of the U.S. state of Iowa can be split into two groups based on management. 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.

DNR-managed state parks

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class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%" ! style="width:;" rowspan=2 \|Park name ! style="width:;" rowspan=2 \|County or counties ! style="width:;" rowspan=2 \|Nearby city ! style="width:;" colspan=2 \|Area{{cite journal\| title = Iowa State Parks & Recreation Areas [brochure] \| publisher = Iowa Department of Natural Resources}} ! style="width:;" rowspan=2 \|Date establishedAll data come from respective Iowa Department of Natural Resources webpage unless otherwise noted. ! style="width:;" rowspan=2 \|Body of water ! style="width:*;" class="unsortable" rowspan=2 \|Remarks
\| Ambrose A. Call State Park	Kossuth County	Algona	{{convert\|130\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}	align=right \| 1925	Des Moines River	Features heavily wooded hills and a reconstructed log cabin on the site of the first cabin in Kossuth County, built in 1854 by settler Ambrose A. Call.
\| Backbone State Park	Delaware County	Strawberry Point	{{convert\|2000\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}	align=right \| 1919	Maquoketa River, Backbone Lake	Features a rock ridge up to {{convert\|80\|ft\|m}} high, a recreational reservoir, and a museum on the Civilian Conservation Corps in Iowa.
\| Badger Creek State Recreation Area	Madison County	Van Meter	{{convert\|1162\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}	1980{{Cite web \|title=Restoring Our Pride in Badger Creek Lake \|url=https://publications.iowa.gov/4707/1/badger%5B1%5D.pdf \|access-date=July 9, 2024}}	Badger Creek Lake	Features a {{convert\|276\|acre\|ha\|adj=on}} fishing lake outside Des Moines.
\| Banner Lakes at Summerset State Park	Warren County	Indianola	{{convert\|222\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}	2002	Banner Lakes	Provides fishing and mountain biking opportunities on the site of a rehabilitated open-pit coal mine.
\| Beed's Lake State Park	Franklin County	Hampton	{{convert\|319\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}{{Cite web \| title = Beed's Lake State Park \| publisher = Iowa Department of Natural Resources \| url = http://www.iowadnr.gov/parks/files/cards/beeds_lake.pdf \| access-date = 2011-01-16}}	align=right \| 1934	Beed's Lake	Surrounds a {{convert\|99\|acre\|ha\|adj=on}} reservoir crossed by a {{convert\|170\|ft\|m\|adj=on}} causeway built by the Civilian Conservation Corps.
\| Bellevue State Park	Jackson County	Bellevue	{{convert\|770\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}{{Cite web \| title = Beed's Lake State Park \| publisher = Iowa Department of Natural Resources \| url = http://www.iowadnr.gov/parks/files/cards/bellevue.pdf \| access-date = 2011-01-16}}		Mississippi River	Comprises two units on high river bluffs, with a nature center and butterfly garden.
\| Big Creek State Park	Polk County	Polk City	{{convert\|3550\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}		Big Creek Lake	Surrounds an {{convert\|866\|acre\|ha\|adj=on}} recreational reservoir originally created as a flood control project.
\| Black Hawk State Park	Sac County	Lake View	{{convert\|86\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}{{Cite web \| title = Black Hawk State Park \| publisher = Iowa Department of Natural Resources \| url = http://www.iowadnr.gov/parks/files/cards/black_hawk.pdf \| access-date = 2011-01-17}}	align=right \| 1935	Black Hawk Lake	Comprises shoreline on the southernmost glacial lake in Iowa.
\| Brushy Creek State Recreation Area	Webster County	Lehigh	{{convert\|6500\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}{{Cite web \| title = Brushy Creek State Recreation Area \| publisher = Iowa Department of Natural Resources \| url = http://www.iowadnr.gov/parks/files/cards/brushy_creek.pdf \| access-date = 2011-01-17}}		Des Moines River, Brushy Creek Reservoir	Forms one of the state's largest public outdoor recreation properties, with a {{convert\|690\|acre\|ha\|adj=on}} reservoir.
\| Cedar Rock State Park	Buchanan County	Quasqueton	{{convert\|423\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}{{Cite web \| title = Cedar Rock State Park \| publisher = Iowa Department of Natural Resources \| url = http://www.iowadnr.gov/parks/files/cards/cedar_rock.pdf \| access-date = 2011-01-17}}	align=right \| 1981	Wapsipinicon River	Offers tours of a Frank Lloyd Wright house built in 1950 in his Usonian style.
\| Clear Lake State Park	Cerro Gordo County	Clear Lake	{{convert\|55\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}	align=right \| 1924	Clear Lake	Abuts the south shore of {{convert\|3643\|acre\|ha\|adj=on}} Clear Lake.
\| Dolliver Memorial State Park	Webster County	Lehigh	{{convert\|600\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}{{Cite web \| title = Dolliver Memorial State Park \| publisher = Iowa Department of Natural Resources \| url = http://www.iowadnr.gov/parks/files/cards/dolliver.pdf \| access-date = 2011-01-17}}	align=right \| 1925	Des Moines River	Showcases tall river bluffs and narrow ravines.
\| Elinor Bedell State Park	Dickinson County	Spirit Lake	{{convert\|80\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}	align=right \| 1998	East Okoboji Lake	Provides public access to one of the Iowa Great Lakes.
\| Elk Rock State Park	Marion County	Knoxville	{{convert\|850\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}{{Cite web \| title = Elk Rock State Park \| publisher = Iowa Department of Natural Resources \| url = http://www.iowadnr.gov/parks/files/cards/elk_rock.pdf \| access-date = 2011-01-17}}	align=right \| 1978	Lake Red Rock	Comprises two parcels on Iowa's largest body of water.
\| Emerson Bay State Recreation Area	Dickinson County	Milford	{{convert\|12\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}		West Okoboji Lake	Provides public access to one of the Iowa Great Lakes.
\| Fairport State Recreation Area	Muscatine County	Muscatine	{{convert\|17\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}{{Cite web \| title = Fairport State Recreation Area \| publisher = Iowa Department of Natural Resources \| url = http://www.iowadnr.gov/parks/files/cards/fairport.pdf \| access-date = 2011-01-17}}		Mississippi River	Provides water recreation opportunities {{convert\|6\|mi\|km}} from Wildcat Den State Park.
\| Fort Atkinson State Preserve	Winneshiek County	Fort Atkinson	{{convert\|5\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}{{Cite web \| title = Fort Atkinson State Preserve \| publisher = Iowa Department of Natural Resources \| url = http://www.iowadnr.gov/parks/files/cards/fortatkinson.pdf \| access-date = 2011-01-17}}	align=right \| 1968	None	Interprets the remains of a U.S. Army frontier fort manned from 1840–1849 to monitor the resettled Ho-Chunk tribe.
\| Fort Defiance State Park	Emmet County	Estherville	{{convert\|221\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}	align=right \| 1930{{cite news \| url = http://www.esthervilledailynews.com/page/content.detail/id/501465.html \| title = Wittenben tells Kiwanians of Fort Defiance progress \| author = Tidemann, Michael \| publisher = Estherville Daily News \| date = 2008-07-27 \| access-date = 2011-01-17}}	None	Commemorates the site of a fort built to protect the Iowa border during the Dakota War of 1862.
\| Geode State Park	Henry County	Danville	{{convert\|1641\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}		Skunk River, Lake Geode	Features a {{convert\|187\|acre\|ha\|adj=on}} recreational reservoir and a display of geodes, the Iowa state rock.
\| George Wyth Memorial State Park	Black Hawk County	Waterloo	{{convert\|1200\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}	align=right \| 1940	Cedar River and several lakes	Protects a natural area within the Waterloo – Cedar Falls metropolitan area.
\| Green Valley State Park	Union County	Creston	{{convert\|990\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}{{Cite web \| title = Green Valley State Park \| publisher = Iowa Department of Natural Resources \| url = http://www.iowadnr.gov/parks/files/cards/green_valley.pdf \| access-date = 2011-01-17}}		Green Valley Lake	Surrounds a {{convert\|390\|acre\|ha\|adj=on}} recreational reservoir.
\| Gull Point State Park	Dickinson County	Milford	{{convert\|195\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}{{Cite web \| title = Gull Point State Park \| publisher = Iowa Department of Natural Resources \| url = http://www.iowadnr.gov/parks/files/cards/gull_point_complex.pdf \| access-date = 2011-01-17}}	align=right \| 1933	West Okoboji Lake	Protects a natural area on one of the Iowa Great Lakes.
\| Honey Creek State Park	Appanoose County	Moravia	{{convert\|828\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}		Rathbun Lake	Provides outdoor recreation opportunities on the north shore of {{convert\|11000\|acre\|ha\|adj=on}} Rathbun Lake.
\| Honey Creek Resort State Park	Appanoose County	Moravia	{{convert\|828\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}	2008{{Cite web \| last = Operations Manager, Rathbun Project Office \| title = Honey Creek Resort State Park \| publisher = U.S. Army Corps of Engineers \| url = http://www.nwk.usace.army.mil/ra/HoneyCreekResort.cfm \| access-date = 2011-01-17 \| url-status = dead \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100825024548/http://www.nwk.usace.army.mil/ra/HoneyCreekResort.cfm \| archive-date = 2010-08-25 }}	Rathbun Lake	Mixes outdoor recreation with higher-end amenities such as a lodge, luxury cabins, golf course, and indoor water park.
\| Lacey-Keosauqua State Park	Van Buren County	Keosauqua	{{convert\|1653\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}	align=right \| 1921	Des Moines River	Protects Indian mounds and a {{convert\|30\|acre\|ha\|adj=on}} lake on a bend of the Des Moines River.
\| Lake Ahquabi State Park	Warren County	Indianola	{{convert\|770\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}	align=right \| 1936	Lake Ahquabi	Surrounds a {{convert\|115\|acre\|ha\|adj=on}} recreational reservoir named "resting place" in the Fox language.
\| Lake Anita State Park	Cass County	Anita	{{convert\|1062\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}	align=right \| 1961	Lake Anita	Surrounds a {{convert\|171\|acre\|ha\|adj=on}} recreational reservoir.
\| Lake Darling State Park	Washington County	Brighton	{{convert\|1387\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}	align=right \| 1950	Lake Darling	Honors Ding Darling, two-time Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning winner and early conservationist, with a {{convert\|171\|acre\|ha\|adj=on}} recreational reservoir.
\| Lake Keomah State Park	Mahaska County	Oskaloosa	{{convert\|366\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}	align=right \| 1934	Lake Keomah	Surrounds an {{convert\|83\|acre\|ha\|adj=on}} recreational reservoir.
\| Lake Macbride State Park	Johnson County	Solon	{{convert\|2810\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}	align=right \| 1937	Lake Macbride, Coralville Lake	Borders an {{convert\|812\|acre\|ha\|adj=on}} recreational reservoir.
\| Lake Manawa State Park	Pottawattamie County	Council Bluffs	{{convert\|1529\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}		Lake Manawa	Provides boating opportunities in the Omaha – Council Bluffs metropolitan area on a {{convert\|772\|acre\|ha\|adj=on}} lake created by the Missouri River changing course after the Great Flood of 1881.
\| Lake of Three Fires State Park	Taylor County	Bedford	{{convert\|1155\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}{{Cite web \| title = Lake of Three Fires State Park \| publisher = Iowa Department of Natural Resources \| url = http://www.iowadnr.gov/parks/files/cards/lake_three_fires.pdf \| access-date = 2011-01-21}}	align=right \| 1935	Lake of Three Fires	Surrounds an {{convert\|85\|acre\|ha\|adj=on}} recreational reservoir named for a Council of Three Fires meeting once held there by three Native American tribes.
\| Lake Wapello State Park	Davis County	Drakesville	{{convert\|1150\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}		Lake Wapello	Surrounds a {{convert\|289\|acre\|ha\|adj=on}} recreational reservoir.
\| Ledges State Park	Boone County	Boone	{{convert\|1200\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}{{Cite web \| title = Ledges State Park \| publisher = Iowa Department of Natural Resources \| url = http://www.iowadnr.gov/parks/files/cards/ledges.pdf \| access-date = 2011-01-21}}	align=right \| 1924	Des Moines River, Pea's Creek	Showcases a {{convert\|100\|ft\|m\|adj=on}} deep sandstone gorge with concretions jutting from its side like ledges.
\| Lewis and Clark State Park	Monona County	Onawa	{{convert\|176\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}		Blue Lake	Commemorates the site where the Lewis and Clark Expedition camped on August 10, 1804; with a replica of their keelboat on a {{convert\|220\|acre\|ha\|adj=on}} oxbow lake.
\| Lower Gar State Recreation Area	Dickinson County	Arnolds Park	{{convert\|7\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}		Lower Gar Lake	Provides public access to one of the Iowa Great Lakes.
\| Maquoketa Caves State Park	Jackson County	Maquoketa	{{convert\|323\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}{{Cite web \| title = Maquoketa Caves State Park \| publisher = Iowa Department of Natural Resources \| url = http://www.iowadnr.gov/parks/files/cards/maquoketa.pdf \| access-date = 2011-01-22}}	align=right \| 1921	Raccoon Creek	Preserves 13 caves, some developed with lighting and walkways and others in a natural state.
\| Marble Beach State Recreation Area	Dickinson County	Orleans	{{convert\|64\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}		Spirit Lake	Provides the largest campground in the Iowa Great Lakes region.
\| McIntosh Woods State Park	Cerro Gordo County	Ventura	{{convert\|62\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}	align=right \| 1943	Clear Lake	Provides the primary boating access to {{convert\|3643\|acre\|ha\|adj=on}} Clear Lake.
\| Mines of Spain State Recreation Area and E. B. Lyons Nature Center	Dubuque County	Dubuque	{{convert\|1387\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}	align=right \| 1981	Mississippi River	Features a monument to Julien Dubuque, the first European settler in Iowa, and recipient of a 1796 land and mining grant from then-owner the Governor of Spain.
\| Mini-Wakan State Park	Dickinson County	Spirit Lake	{{convert\|20\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}		Spirit Lake	Lies on the north shore of the state's largest natural lake, in the Iowa Great Lakes region.
\| Nine Eagles State Park	Decatur County	Davis City	{{convert\|1119\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}		Nine Eagles Lake	Features a {{convert\|64\|acre\|ha\|adj=on}} recreational reservoir and surrounding woods.
\| Okamanpedan State Park	Emmet County	Dolliver	{{convert\|19\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}		Okamanpeedan Lake	Provides fishing and boating access on the south shore of a lake on the Iowa – Minnesota border.
\| Palisades-Kepler State Park	Linn County	Mt. Vernon	{{convert\|840\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}	align=right \| 1922	Cedar River	Features dramatic river bluffs and deep ravines on the site of an early 20th Century resort.
\| Pikes Peak State Park	Clayton County	McGregor	{{convert\|970\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}	align=right \| 1935	Mississippi River	Features a {{convert\|500\|ft\|m\|adj=on}} river bluff named by Zebulon Pike several years before documenting Pikes Peak in Colorado.
\| Pikes Point State Park	Dickinson County	Spirit Lake	{{convert\|15\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}		West Okoboji Lake	Offers one of the most popular swimming beaches in the Iowa Great Lakes region.
\| Pilot Knob State Park	Hancock County	Forest City	{{convert\|528\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}{{Cite web \| title = Pilot Knob State Park \| publisher = Iowa Department of Natural Resources \| url = http://www.iowadnr.gov/parks/files/cards/pilot_knob.pdf \| access-date = 2011-01-23}}	align=right \| 1923	Pilot Knob Lake, Dead Man's Lake	Features an observation tower built by the Civilian Conservation Corps on Iowa's second-tallest point, and the state's only sphagnum bog.
\| Pine Lake State Park	Hardin County	Eldora	{{convert\|585\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}		Iowa River, Upper and Lower Pine Lakes	Encompasses two lakes surrounded by 250-year-old eastern white pines.
\| Pleasant Creek State Recreation Area	Linn County	Palo	{{convert\|1927\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}{{Cite web \| title = Pleasant Creek State Recreation Area \| publisher = Iowa Department of Natural Resources \| url = http://www.iowadnr.gov/parks/files/cards/pleasant_creek.pdf \| access-date = 2011-01-23}}		Pleasant Creek Lake	Surrounds a {{convert\|410\|acre\|ha\|adj=on}} recreational reservoir located between the cities of Cedar Rapids and Waterloo.
\| Prairie Rose State Park	Shelby County	Harlan	{{convert\|661\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}	align=right \| 1962	Prairie Rose Lake	Surrounds a {{convert\|218\|acre\|ha\|adj=on}} recreational reservoir.
\| Preparation Canyon State Park	Monona County	Moorhead	{{convert\|344\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}		None	Preserves a section of the Loess Hills on the site of a town founded in 1853 by a Mormon splinter group led by Charles B. Thompson.
\| Red Haw State Park	Lucas County	Chariton	{{convert\|649\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}		Red Haw Lake	Surrounds a {{convert\|72\|acre\|ha\|adj=on}} recreational reservoir.
\| Rice Lake State Park	Winnebago County	Lake Mills	{{convert\|15\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}		Rice Lake	Abuts a {{convert\|1200\|acre\|ha\|adj=on}} lake.
\| Rock Creek State Park	Jasper County	Kellogg	{{convert\|1697\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}{{Cite web \| title = Rock Creek State Park \| publisher = Iowa Department of Natural Resources \| url = http://www.iowadnr.gov/parks/files/cards/rock_creek.pdf \| access-date = 2011-01-23}}	align=right \| 1952	Rock Creek Lake	Surrounds a {{convert\|602\|acre\|ha\|adj=on}} recreational reservoir.
\| Springbrook State Park	Guthrie County	Yale	{{convert\|920\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}	align=right \| 1926	Middle Raccoon River	Features a conservation education center, a rental retreat, a {{convert\|17\|acre\|ha\|adj=on}} lake, and public hunting areas.
\| Stone State Park	Woodbury and Plymouth Counties	Sioux City	{{convert\|1069\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}{{Cite web \| title = Stone State Park \| publisher = Iowa Department of Natural Resources \| url = http://www.iowadnr.gov/parks/files/cards/stone.pdf \| access-date = 2011-01-23}}	align=right \| 1935	Big Sioux River	Preserves a natural section of the Loess Hills.
\| Templar State Recreation Area	Dickinson County	Spirit Lake	{{convert\|10\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}		Spirit Lake	Provides a sheltered lagoon for launching boats on the Iowa Great Lakes.
\| Trapper's Bay State Park	Dickinson County	Lake Park	{{convert\|57\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}		Silver Lake	Offers additional public recreation space on the periphery of the Iowa Great Lakes region.
\| Twin Lakes State Park	Calhoun County	Rockwell City	{{convert\|15\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}		North Twin Lakes	Comprises two day-use areas on a {{convert\|453\|acre\|ha\|adj=on}} natural lake.
\| Union Grove State Park	Tama County	Gladbrook	{{convert\|282\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}{{Cite web \| title = Union Grove State Park \| publisher = Iowa Department of Natural Resources \| url = http://www.iowadnr.gov/parks/files/cards/union_grove.pdf \| access-date = 2011-01-26}}	align=right \| 1938	Union Grove Lake	Surrounds a {{convert\|110\|acre\|ha\|adj=on}} recreational reservoir.
\| Viking Lake State Park	Montgomery County	Stanton	{{convert\|1000\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}		Viking Lake	Preserves natural areas surrounding a {{convert\|110\|acre\|ha\|adj=on}} recreational reservoir.
\| Volga River State Recreation Area	Fayette County	Fayette	{{convert\|5500\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}		Volga River, Frog Hollow Lake	Provides wildlife habitat and extensive recreation options along a waterway featuring limestone bluffs and old steel bridges.
\| Walnut Woods State Park	Polk County	West Des Moines	{{convert\|250\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}		Raccoon River	Preserves a bottomland hardwood forest within the Des Moines metropolitan area featuring the largest stand of black walnut trees in North America.{{Cite web \| title = Walnut Woods State Park \| publisher = Iowa Department of Natural Resources \| url = http://www.iowadnr.gov/parks/files/cards/walnut_woods.pdf \| access-date = 2011-01-26}}
\| Wapsipinicon State Park	Jones County	Anamosa	{{convert\|390\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}	align=right \| 1923	Wapsipinicon River, Dutch Creek	Features rocky cave- and crevice-ridden bluffs, a nine-hole golf course, and an 1877 steel bridge that is on the National Register of Historic Places.
\| Waubonsie State Park	Fremont County	Sidney	{{convert\|1247\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}{{Cite web \| title = Waubonsie State Park \| publisher = Iowa Department of Natural Resources \| url = http://www.iowadnr.gov/parks/files/cards/waubonsie.pdf \| access-date = 2011-01-26}}	align=right \| 1926	Lake Virginia	Showcases unique Loess Hills topography, with rental facilities restored from a former Girl Scout camp.
\| Wildcat Den State Park	Muscatine County	Muscatine	{{convert\|423\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}{{Cite web \| title = Wildcat Den State Park \| publisher = Iowa Department of Natural Resources \| url = http://www.iowadnr.gov/parks/files/cards/wildcat_den.pdf \| access-date = 2011-01-26}}		Pine Creek	Features {{convert\|75\|ft\|m\|adj=on}} cliffs, rock formations, and several historic structures, including an 1848 gristmill that is on the National Register of Historic Places.
\| Wilson Island State Recreation Area	Harrison County	Missouri Valley	{{convert\|547\|acre\|ha\|disp=table\|sortable=on}}		Missouri River	Showcases a bottomland hardwood forest on a former sandbar island named after former governor George A. Wilson.

County-managed state parks

The following state parks are managed by local county conservation boards:{{Cite web | last = Iowa Department of Natural Resources | title = Iowa State Parks Managed by Other Government Entities | publisher = Iowa Department of Natural Resources | year = 2006 | url = http://www.iowadnr.gov/portals/idnr/uploads/parks/county%20managed%20stateparks.pdf?amp;tabid=1268 | access-date = 2011-07-12}}

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Bobwhite State Park

| Wayne County

| Allerton

Cold Springs State Park

| Cass County

| Lewis

Crystal Lake State Park

| Hancock County