Altoona, Iowa Travel Information

Des Moines and Central Iowa For a rural state, central Iowa is surprisingly urban and urbane, in a relatively gentle way. The region includes Des Moines, surrounding Polk County, and bits of neighboring counties. With a populati... Des Moines, IA

Des Moines, Iowa, and the Golden Circle There’s no better place to begin your tour of this part of the state than the town of Grinnell. J.B. Grinnell, the founder of the town and the nationally acclaimed Grinnell College located here, was t... Des Moines, IA

Field of Dreams: Cedar Rapids, Des Moines Baseball Trip Iowa baseball includes a magical site, the Dyersville farm where the movie A Field of Dreams was set. Visitors have been playing on the field, for free, every day in good weather since the movie crew ... Des Moines, IA

Iowa Travel Guide by Fodor's This travel guide is a chapter on Iowa excerpted from the book "Fodor's USA." It covers the entire state of Iowa region by region and contains sections on exploring, dining, lodging, nightlife & the a... Des Moines, IA

Iowa Travel Information by Rough Guides Although at times serene, and almost always verdant, nothing about Iowa truly stands out: this 55,000-square-mile chunk of the Great Plains doesn’t even manage to be completely flat, it just wobbles u... Des Moines, IA

Other Activities

• Des Moines and Central Iowa Off the Beaten Path Travel

Chichaqua Valley Trail (Distance: 4.7 mi) A former rail line used by several different railroads, this popular hiking and cycling trail cuts across the southeast corner of Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt and runs for nearly 20 miles from just out...

Bondurant, IA - Hiking - length:4.6 mi

Carney Marsh Trail (Distance: 6.7 mi) Nestled between two major highways and just a stone’s throw from a small airport, Carney Marsh is a natural gem on the outskirts of the rapidly growing Des Moines suburb of Ankeny: a forty-acre native...

Polk County, IA - Hiking - length:2 mi

Eagle View and Pond Trails (Distance: 7.5 mi) Perched atop 150-foot bluffs looking out over the Des Moines River and surrounding countryside, Yellow Banks Park has a wealth of scenic overlooks, as well as trails leading to a Native American buria...

Carlisle, IA - Hiking - length:0.7 mi

Wymore Trail (Distance: 8.9 mi) New housing developments have sprouted in the open countryside around Easter Lake Park, in the southeastern corner of Des Moines, yet the Wymore Trail still offers a wilderness experience for those wh...

Raccoon River, IA - Hiking - length:0.7 mi

Jack Pine Trail (Distance: 10.2 mi) A nearly 9,000-acre wildlife refuge that has grown up along formerly drained areas by the South Skunk River, Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt is crisscrossed by oxbow channels that flow through a landscape...

Elkhart, IA - Hiking - length:1.3 mi

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Terrace Hills Terrace Hills Golf Course Public, 18 holes 6357 yards, par 71 2.3 miles from center of Altoona, Iowa

Copper Creek Copper Creek Golf Course Public, 18 holes 6338 yards, par 71 4.0 miles from center of Altoona, Iowa

Toad Valley Toad Valley Public Golf Course Public, 18 holes 6170 yards, par 71 4.3 miles from center of Altoona, Iowa

Grand View Grand View Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 5422 yards, par 70 5.1 miles from center of Altoona, Iowa

Sleepy Hollow Sports Park Sleepy Hollow Sports Park Public, 9 holes 1074 yards, par 27 5.2 miles from center of Altoona, Iowa

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