Hiking Trails in Iowa

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- Backbone State Park was dedicated in 1920. It was Iowa's first state park and remains one of the most signific...

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- High bluffs with scenic views of the Mississippi River, 770 acres with timbered walking trails, a unique butte...

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Walk through 300 acres of manicured wilderness in the middle of the Cedar Falls/Waterloo metropolitan area. You?ll ...

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Highpoint rank by height: 42nd. We enjoyed the opportunity to meet Mr. Sterler as he was mowing his lawn when we vi...

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- Wapsipinicon State Park, dedicated in 1923, was one of Iowa's first state parks. It lies just south of Anamosa...

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If you wish to explore the latest addition to Iowa?s state forest system, you?ll have to drive a little and walk a ...

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Perched on the hills overlooking the Skunk River, 320-acre Brinton Timber is part of a 1,000-acre swath of forests ...

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During the 1850s this valley was home to a group of Mormon settlers, who described it as their ?school of preparati...

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The adjoining Lake Odessa State Wildlife Management Area and Louisa Division of Port Louisa National Wildlife Refug...

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The state?s largest virgin prairie tract outside the Loess Hills, Hayden Prairie is named for an early Iowa botanis...

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- "Hey! Come on, we're going out to Geode!" This is repeated time after time in southeast Iowa as families and f...

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Prehistoric mounds are common from the plains of the Midwest to the Atlantic seaboard, but only in this general...

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Although Madison County is best known for its covered bridges and for being the birthplace of John Wayne, sadly no ...

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Lots of birds and other wildlife use this area. The hike itself is a rather easy walk, along a well maintained ...

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Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge, located just 25 minutes east of Des Moines, Iowa, was established in 1990....

Backbone State Park, Strawberry Point, Iowa