Pammel State Park
Pammel Park was originally one of the first State Parks in Iowa (dedicated in 1928). It is noted for its natural woodland beauty highlighted by its signature limestone ridge known as the “backbone”. It’s features include:
Backbone Shelter and Pammel Park Lodge
Picnic Grounds
Modern Campgrounds and Modern Bathrooms
Play Equipment
Trails
Middle River Ford
Harmon Tunnel
Yurt Cabins
Dump Station
Nature Center Activities
Cedar Covered Bridge Park
Picnicking, weddings, home of Cedar Covered Bridge, gazebo
Clanton Creek
Natural Resource Area
Public hunting, fishing, hiking, hike-in camping
Criss Cove
Fishing, camping, hiking, nature study & photography
Fellowship Forest
Fishing, hiking trails, primitive hike-in camping, picnicking/shelter
Goeldner Woods
40 acre timber, picnic area, pit-vault bathroom, hiking trails
Guye Woods
Cable suspension bridge, river fishing, public hunting, hiking trails
Hanson Prairie Preserve
30 acres of tall-grass prairie, Cedar Creek, walking trails, hiking
Jensen Marsh
80+ acres of wetland/marsh, tall-grass prairie, upland timber, abandoned railroad bed hiking trail, public hunting
McBride Timber Preserve
40 acre timber, picnic area, pit-vault bathroom, hiking trails
Middle River Park
Cable suspension bridge, river fishing, public hunting, hiking trails
Schildberg Access
30 acres of tall-grass prairie, Cedar Creek, walking trails, hiking
Winterset Outdoor Classroom
5 acres of wetlands and prairie areas used for education
Click to print the County Parks Map (Shown Below)
