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  • PARKS
    • Brown's Lake-Bigelow Park
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    • Copeland Park Access
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    • Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center
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    • Inkpaduta Historical Marker
    • Little Sioux Park
    • Midway Park
    • Oak Ridge Conservation Area
    • Owego Wetland Complex
    • Riverside Bluffs
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    • Southwood Conservation Area
    • Walling River Access
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Picnic Areas

fishingPicnic sites are available at:

  • Fowler Forest Preserve
  • Southwood Conservation Area
  • Brown’s Lake—Bigelow Park
  • Snyder Bend Park
  • Midway Park
  • Little Sioux Park

Open shelters are found at Brown's Lake—Bigelow Park, Snyder Bend Park, Fowler Forest Preserve or Little Sioux Park. Open shelters cannot be reserved.

Enclosed picnic shelters at Little Sioux Park and Brown's Lake—Bigelow Park can be rented for a fee. Call the Resource Manager in each respective park to rent the enclosed shelters. See Facility Rentals.

picnic picnic play area

 

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WELCOME!

Woodbury County is located in far west-central Iowa in the Loess Hills and along the Missouri River. It is home to areas such as Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center, Little Sioux Park, Snyder Bend Park and Owego Wetland. The Woodbury CCB collectively manages 16 parks, natural areas, public hunting areas, wetlands and preserves encompassing over 5,500 acres across the county. You will find a tremendous variety of outdoor recreational opportunities for people of all ages and interests.

CONTACT

The Conservation Board welcomes your visits to our parks and encourages your comments and interest in the program. Your input can be directed to the Board's office located in the
Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center
4500 Sioux River Road
Sioux City, Iowa 51109
or by calling 712/258-0838

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