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perry prairie city rathbun lake RATHBUN LAKE
INFORMATION CENTER
FOREST PARK MUSEUM NEAL SMITH NATIONAL WILDLIFE HONEY CREEK RESORT STATE PARK U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
AND ARBORETUM REFUGE AND PRAIRIE LEARNING 12633 Resort Dr., Moravia, 20112 Hwy J5T
641-647-2464
14581 K Ave CENTER on Rathbun Lake nwk.usace.army.mil/ra/
515-465-3577 9981 Pacific St / 515-994-3400 866-826-0151 / honeycreekresort.com May-Sept, daily 8-4; closed
dallascountyiowa.gov/conservation tallgrass.org / fws.gov/refuge/Neal_Smith Iowa’s vacation destination, Honey Creek weekends Oct-April
May 1-Oct 31, Mon-Fri 8-4:30; Sat & Sun 1-4:30 Refuge roads & trails open daily dawn to dusk. Resort provides 105-lodge guestrooms, 28 Information center for 11,000-acre
Collection of turn-of-the-century American Learning Center open Mon-Sat 9-4 & Sun 12-5 cottages, RV park, state-of-the-art conference federal lake with adjoining public lands,
artifacts and restored buildings. Of particular but closed on Sundays Dec-Feb. center with outdoor areas for events, campgrounds, and day use
interest to those interested in rural and small- 5,000-acre restored tall grass prairie area restaurant, 18-hole golf course, and indoor areas. Displays include aerial lake map,
town history. Collection includes the Henry featuring wildlife refuge and outstanding waterpark. Overlooks Rathbun Lake and lake history, wildlife diorama, and current
Nelson perpetual motion machine. Site of 40,000-square-foot prairie learning center includes educational programs and activities information for the Rathbun Lake Area.
last one-room schoolhouse in Dallas County. with state-of-the-art exhibits and audiovisual with naturalists, boat marina and recreational
rentals. RATHBUN FISH HATCHERY
programs. Driving tour with bison viewing.
pleasantville PROLE RATHBUN LAKE 8 miles north of town
641-647-2406
8 miles north of town Mon-Fri 8-4, large groups by appt.
641-647-2464 Iowa’s largest warm water fish hatchery.
GLADYS BLACK MEMORIAL ZO-EL ANNETT WOODS Year-round Aquarium with native Iowa fish. Elevated
CHIMNEY SWIFT TOWER 5689 Hempstead Pl One of Iowa’s largest lakes with 11,000 acres walkway throughout the facility for viewing
Cora Shadle Park / 515-848-3316 515-961-6169 / warrenccb.org of water and 21,000 acres of public land the hatchery’s operation. Displays of renowned
All year, outdoors. Daily 6 am-10 pm offering swimming, boating, fishing, hunting, nature artist Bernard Reese’s original paintings.
This beautiful, little garden, with a 20-foot Enjoy 10-acres of timber by hiking this 8 parks, and two marinas. Iowa Department of Natural Resources
chimney swift tower and shelter as a focal beautiful winding trail. The property was Hatchery.
point serves as a reminder of Gladys Black the donated to Warren County Conservation.
bird lady of Iowa, and noted conservationist.

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