Photo: Justin Meyer
NORTHEAST
- Maquoketa Caves State Park
Maquoketa Caves is Iowa's most unique state park, containing more natural caves and bluffs than any other state park in Iowa. - Backbone State Park
Backbone State Park was Iowa's first state park and is named for its steep ridge of bedrock. Climbers and rappellers will find many challenging cliffs.
SOUTHEAST
- Honey Creek State Park
Honey Creek State Park features 828 acres of rolling, wooded hills against a background of Lake Rathbun, Iowa's largest lake.
NORTHWEST
- Black Hawk State Park
Angling is a popular sport at Black Hawk Lake. The site features sand volleyball courts and a frisbee golf course.
SOUTHWEST
- Lewis and Clark State Park
Lewis and Clark is a very popular area for family picnics with more than 30 acres of picnic grounds with tables and fire grills, all near Blue Lake.
CENTRAL
- Elk Rock State Park
Lake Red Rock's reservoir area serves as a habitat for more than 200 species of birds, 54 species of trees, 62 species of wildflowers, 43 species of fish, and 35 species of mammals.