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Boating in Iowa

85 places for boating in Iowa, United States across 53,227 acres, from Brushy Creek State Recreation Area at 6,000 acres down. Boating is the most common activity, at 85 places. Every one was checked by a person.

← Everything in Iowa Biking 24 Boating 85 Camping 51 Canoeing 80 Fishing 82 Hiking 52 Kayaking 79 Picnicking 72 Playground 16 Restrooms 66 Swimming 37 Water-Skiing 17

Places85

Acres53,226.92

LargestBrushy Creek State Recreation Area

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Ada Hayden Heritage and Charles and June Calhoun Park · AmesPicnickingRestroomsHikingFishing+3431.08 Backbone State Park · DundeePicnickingRestroomsHikingFishing+72,001.00 Badger Creek State Recreation Area · Van MeterHikingFishingKayakingCanoeing+2700.00 Beaver Lake Wildlife Management Area · DexterPicnickingFishingKayakingCanoeing+1293.87 Beed’s Lake State Park · HamptonPicnickingRestroomsHikingFishing+7276.00 Big Creek State Park · Polk CityPicnickingRestroomsHikingFishing+103,550.00 Birdland Park · Des MoinesPlaygroundPicnickingTennisWalking+443.37 Black Hawk State Park · Lake ViewPicnickingRestroomsHikingFishing+6957.00 Brushy Creek State Recreation Area · LehighPicnickingRestroomsHikingFishing+66,000.00 Chris Larsen Park · Sioux CityPlaygroundPicnickingRestroomsFishing+4110.00 City Park · Iowa CityPlaygroundPicnickingBasketballRestrooms+12107.30 Clear Lake State Park · Clear LakePicnickingRestroomsFishingSwimming+755.00 Devine Wildlife Area · BodeFishingKayakingCanoeingBoating+150.96 Dolliver Memorial State Park · LehighPlaygroundPicnickingRestroomsHiking+5457.00 Don Williams Park · OgdenPicnickingRestroomsHikingTennis+7600.00 Easter Lake Park · Des MoinesPlaygroundPicnickingRestroomsHiking+5436.12 Elinor Bedell State Park · Spirit LakePicnickingRestroomsHikingFishing+580.00 Elk Rock State Park · KnoxvillePicnickingRestroomsHikingFishing+7850.00 Ellis Park · Cedar RapidsPlaygroundPicnickingBasketballRestrooms+12416.12 Emerson Bay State Recreation Area · West OkobojiPicnickingRestroomsHikingFishing+5120.00 Fairport State Recreation Area · MuscatineFishingWalkingKayakingCanoeing+217.00 George Wyth State Park · WaterlooPicnickingRestroomsHikingFishing+7195.00 Grant County Park · AuburnPlaygroundPicnickingRestroomsFishing+596.04 Gray’s Lake Park · Des MoinesPlaygroundPicnickingRestroomsHiking+5167.00 Great Western Park · ManningPlaygroundPicnickingRestroomsFishing+6150.38 Green Valley State Park · CrestonPicnickingRestroomsHikingFishing+6990.00 Gull Point State Park · MilfordPicnickingRestroomsHikingFishing+7195.00 Honey Creek State Park · MoraviaPicnickingRestroomsHikingFishing+6828.00 Hyde Park · ScrantonPlaygroundRestroomsFishingCanoeing+257.00 Island and Tourist Park · Cedar FallsPlaygroundPicnickingRestroomsFishing+5143.78 Jester Park · GrangerPicnickingRestroomsHikingFishing+61,675.00 Kindlespire County Park · Sioux RapidsPicnickingHikingFishingKayaking+3337.29 Lacey Keosauqua State Park · KeosauquaPicnickingRestroomsHikingFishing+41,653.00 Lake Ahquabi State Park · IndianolaPicnickingRestroomsHikingFishing+71,263.56 Lake Anita State Park · AnitaPicnickingRestroomsHikingFishing+61,062.00 Lake Darling State Park · BrightonPicnickingRestroomsHikingFishing+61,417.00 Lake Icaria State Wildlife Management Area · CorningPicnickingRestroomsFishingSwimming+51,127.00 Lake Keomah State Park · OskaloosaPicnickingRestroomsHikingFishing+4366.00 Lake Macbride State Park · SolonPicnickingRestroomsHikingFishing+92,180.00 Lake Manawa State Park · Council BluffsPicnickingRestroomsHikingFishing+61,529.00 Lake Meyer Park · Fort AtkinsonRestroomsHikingFishingKayaking+399.95 Lake of Three Fires State Park · BedfordPicnickingRestroomsHikingFishing+6691.00 Lake Wapello State Park · DrakesvillePicnickingRestroomsHikingFishing+71,150.00 Lakeview Main Boat Ramp · JohnstonFishingKayakingCanoeingBoating+1132.95 Leo Shimon Marsh Wildlife Management Area · FondaFishingKayakingCanoeingBoating232.19 Lewis and Clark State Park · OnawaPicnickingRestroomsHikingFishing+7621.00 Lidtke Park · Lime SpringsPlaygroundPicnickingRestroomsFishing+512.86 Lower Gar State Recreation Area · Arnolds ParkPicnickingRestroomsFishingKayaking+27.00 Manhattan/Robbins Lake Park · Cedar RapidsPlaygroundPicnickingRestroomsFishing+1140.00 Marble Beach State Recreation Area · Spirit LakePicnickingRestroomsHikingFishing+864.00