Ames, Iowa Travel Information

Diverse Diversions around Ames and Marshalltown, Iowa Begin your tour of this region of Iowa with a visit to the only Native American settlement in the state. The word settlement (rather than reservation) is important, because the land here was purchased... Ames, IA

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• Des Moines and Central Iowa Off the Beaten Path Travel

Heart of Iowa Nature Trail (Distance: 10.1 mi) Beginning in the town of Slater, this hike takes you into flat farmland north of Des Moines. The occasional tree and sprinkling of wildflowers provide welcome relief and diversion, respectively, if yo...

Sheldahl, IA - Hiking - length:3.4 mi

High Trestle Trail (Distance: 10.7 mi) Formerly known as the Ankeny-to-Woodward Trail, this path stretches 25 miles from the rapidly growing northern suburbs of Des Moines out into the countryside. While one leg of the trail heads west to ...

Sheldahl, IA - Hiking - length:3.6 mi

Ledges State Park (Distance: 13.1 mi) Picturesque sandstone bluffs line the canyon of Pea’s Creek just before it enters the Des Moines River. Take the 5.4-mile loop around the upland prairie reconstruction, down to the canyon, over to the...

Boone, IA - Hiking - length:5.4 mi

Hickory Ridge Trail (Distance: 18.6 mi) Running alongside a small stream through a wooded ravine, this is one of several fine trails in Jester Park, one of Polk County’s best nature and recreation areas. Stretching for nearly 2,000 acres on...

Granger, IA - Hiking - length:1.2 mi

Jack Pine Trail (Distance: 19.2 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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Veenker Memorial Veenker Memorial Golf Course Public, 18 holes 6543 yards, par 72 1.2 miles from center of Ames, Iowa

Homewood Homewood Golf Course Municipal, 9 holes 2283 yards, par 34 1.3 miles from center of Ames, Iowa

Coldwater Coldwater Golf Links Public, 18 holes 6787 yards, par 71 1.3 miles from center of Ames, Iowa

Ames Ames Golf & Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6515 yards, par 73 3.1 miles from center of Ames, Iowa

Oaks Oaks Golf Course Public, 9 holes 2935 yards, par 36 3.8 miles from center of Ames, Iowa

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