The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR ... The path is paved with some slopes. Rock Creek State Park (Jasper County) ...

Joe Gunderson of the Iowa Parks Foundation says the grants aren’t just for state-owned facilities. “In Iowa, the county conservation system has twice the public land area that the state park ...

Iowa’s state parks — visited by up to 16 million people a year — need more than $100 million in repairs for fixing leaking roofs and rotting shelters and updating sewage lagoons. And many of ...

Terry Branstad says that nearly $2 million in state funding will go to enhance parks and recreation offerings in three eastern Iowa ... as well as the county and municipal parks." ...

(RI photo) Lawmakers have directed the Iowa Natural Resources Commission to review how accessible state parks are to people ... out to Lake Macbride in Johnson County, so very, very excited ...

Iowa is home to 69 state parks. On this episode of Talk of Iowa, we'll review the challenges Iowa's state parks are facing — the budgets has remained flat, creating issues with upkeep and ...