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Lake Darling Recreation Area

15 miles southwest of Washington on Hwy. 78 (319) 694-2323 1,387 total acres 81 electric campsites, 37 non-electric campsites, trailer dump station, picnic shelter, interpretive trail, hiking trail, swimming, fishing, 299 acre lake, boat rental, boat ramp, hunting, playground.

Lake Macbride State Park
4.5 miles west of Solon on Hwy 382 Phone: (319)644-2200 2,180 acres including hiking, biking, snow mobile, cross-country ski trail, picnic areas, fishing boating, disc golf, horseshoes, swimming beach, playground, shelters, 82 non-electric campsites, 40 electric campsites, trailer dump station, group camp area and showers.

F.W. Kent Park
3 mi. west of Tiffin on Hwy 6 Phone: (319) 645-2315 1,030 acres including: hiking, biking, cross-country skiing, picnic areas, fishing boating, horseshoes, nature study, swimming beach, playground, shelters, 48 non-electric campsites, 38 electric campsites, a trailer dump station, group camp area and showers.

Area Parks
Coralville Lake & Devonian Fossil Gorge

3.4 miles north of I-80 exit 244 on Dubuque St. Phone: (319) 338-3543 8,400 acres including hiking, biking, off-road biking, cross-country skiing, snow-mobile trails, picnic areas, fishing, boating, disc golf, horseshoes, nature study, swimming beach, playground, shelters, 111 non-electric campsite, 381 electric campsites, trailer dump station, group camp areas and showers.

Macbride Nature & Recreation Area
0.5 miles north of Mehaffey Bridge on County Rd. F28 Phone: (319) 335-9293 480 acres including: hiking, cross-country skiing, picnic areas, fishing, boating, nature study, raptor center, archery, shelters, 12 non-electric camping sites, and a group camp area.

Iowa City Parks
There are 33 parks in Iowa City. Park hours are 6:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. For complete parks information, call the Iowa City Recreation Department at (319) 356-5100.

Black Springs Circle Park, 0.9 acres at Dill and Rider

Brookland Park
, 3.8 acres at Myrtle and Melrose
Play equipment and picnic shelter

Chauncey Swan Park,
0.6 acre at Washington and Gilbert

City Park
, 105.2 acres off, Park Road along the Iowa River
Features play equipment, picnic shelters, swimming pool, picnic tables, tennis court, basketball courts, hiking and jogging trails, boat ramp and canoe dock.

College Green Park,
Washington & Dodge Streets 2.4 acres
Featuring play equipment, cooking grills, picnic tables, basketball courts

Court Hill Park
, 8.6 acres between Friendship and Court streets
Play equipment, basketball court and soccer fields.

Crandic Park,
Rocky Shore & Dill Streets 5.2 acres
With play equipment, cooking grills, picnic tables, and a riverfront.

Creekside Park
, 1858 7th Avenue, 2.3 acres.
Play equipment, shelter, restrooms, playfield, softball field, basketball court.

Fairmeadows Park,
4.9 acres at 2500 Miami
Play equipment, shelter, open playfield

Glendale Park,
Glendale and East Ralston Creek, 0.8 acres
Play equipment

Happy Hollow Park,
3.3 acres at 800 Brown St.
Amenities include play equipment, shelter, picnic tables

Harrison Hill,
Harrison and Linn streets, 0.3 acres
Play equipment

Hickory Hill Park,
Davenport & 7th Streets
190 acres of mostly undeveloped forest and fields. Park entrances do have shelters, cooking grills, picnic tables, hiking and jogging paths.

Highland Park,
Highland and Keokuk, 0.4 acres
Play equipment

Hunters Run,
Duck Creek Drive, 26.6 acres
Undeveloped

Kiwanis Park,
14 acres at Aber Ave. and Teg Drive.
Undeveloped

Mercer Park,
1317 Dover Street 30.5 acres
Features play equipment, shelters, cooking grills, swimming pool, ball fields, tennis and basketball courts.

Napoleon Park,
2501 S. Gilbert 28.8 acres
With restrooms, softball fields, riverfront and picnic tables.

Ned Ashton Park,

0.6 undeveloped acres at Benton St. along the Iowa River.

North Market Square,

1.5 acres at Fairchild and Johnson Play equipment, shelter, playfield, basketball courts.

Oak Grove Park,
Page Street and Dodge
1.6 acres with play equipment, shelter and picnic tables.

Pheasant Hill Park,

3.3 acres along Concord Circle Features picnic shelter and play equipment.

Reno Street Park,
Reno Street and Fairchild 1.3 acres
With play equipment and picnic shelters.

Ryerson's Woods,
Highway 218 South
49.2 acres of hiking and jogging paths, nature study

Scott Park,
Along Scott Park and Court Street
43 acres and play equipment, picnic tables, open playfield and soccer fields

I.C. Kickers Soccer Park,

108 acres along South Sycamore Street with soccer fields.

Sturgis Ferry Park
, S. Riverside Drive
37.9 acres with picnic shelter, riverfront and a boat ramp.

Terrell Mill Park,
N. Dubuque St. and Taft
17.6 acres with picnic shelter

Tower Court Park
, Tower and George St
0.4 acres with play equipment and picnic tables

Villa Park,
Westgate Street and Macbride Drive
6.5 acres with play equipment, picnic shelter, and picnic tables

Wetherby Park
, 2400 Taylor
24.3 acres with play equipment, picnic shelter, restrooms, playfield, softball and soccer fields and garden plots.

Whispering Meadows Wetlands,
Lakeside Drive and Whispering Prairie Avenue
17.8 acres with sand volleyball, biking trail and nature study.

Willow Creek Park
, W. Benton St. & Teg Dr.
Play equipment, shelters, cooking grills and soccer fields. 27.2 acres

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