- Parks & Trails
- Beaver Creek Greenbelt
- Sleepy Hollow
- Brown's Woods
- Carney Marsh
- Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt
- Chichaqua Valley Trail
- Copper Creek Mountain Bike Park Project
- Eagle Roost Wildlife Area
- Easter Lake Park & Mark C. Ackelson Trail
- Engeldinger Marsh
- Fort Des Moines Park
- Fourmile Creek Greenway
- Gay Lea Wilson Trail
- Great Western Trail
- High Trestle Trail
- Jester Park
- Lauridsen Skatepark
- Mally’s Park
- North Shore Recreation Area
- Oralabor Gateway Trail
- Strasser Woods State Preserve
- Sycamore Trails
- Thomas Mitchell Park
- Trails End Wildlife Area
- Trestle to Trestle Trail
- Yellow Banks Park
- Park Rules & FAQ's
- Parks & Trails
- Beaver Creek Greenbelt
- Sleepy Hollow
- Brown's Woods
- Carney Marsh
- Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt
- Chichaqua Valley Trail
- Copper Creek Mountain Bike Park Project
- Eagle Roost Wildlife Area
- Easter Lake Park & Mark C. Ackelson Trail
- Engeldinger Marsh
- Fort Des Moines Park
- Fourmile Creek Greenway
- Gay Lea Wilson Trail
- Great Western Trail
- High Trestle Trail
- Jester Park
- Lauridsen Skatepark
- Mally’s Park
- North Shore Recreation Area
- Oralabor Gateway Trail
- Strasser Woods State Preserve
- Sycamore Trails
- Thomas Mitchell Park
- Trails End Wildlife Area
- Trestle to Trestle Trail
- Yellow Banks Park
- Park Rules & FAQ's
Parks & Trails

Photo by Liz Gordon
Explore more than 16,000 acres of parks, trails, prairies, woodlands, and wetlands! Located in the state's most populated county, Polk County Conservation manages numerous parks, wildlife areas, and recreational trails.
PARK & TRAIL HOURS
- Summer Hours (April 1 -October 31) | 6:30 a.m. - 10:30 p.m.
- Fort Des Moines Park is open 8 a.m. to sunset year-round.
- Winter Hours (November 1 - March 31) | Sunrise to sunset