Black Hawk County Conservation Travel Information (Cedar Falls, IA)

Northeast Iowa Plan to spend a lot of time outdoors—hiking, biking, canoeing, fishing, horseback riding, and skiing—when you visit northeast Iowa. Known for its natural beauty and fall foliage, this region of rollin... Waterloo, IA

Rural Treasures around Cedar Falls and Waterloo, Iowa Southeast of Montauk at the junction of Highways 3 and 13 lies the town of Strawberry Point. Though the town has only 1,500 residents, it’s difficult to miss, for a huge strawberry has been erected at... Waterloo, IA

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• Cedar Rapids and Eastern Iowa Off the Beaten Path Travel

Hartman Reserve Nature Center (Distance: 1.6 mi) Walk through 300 acres of manicured wilderness in the middle of the Cedar Falls/Waterloo metropolitan area. You’ll cross over bridges and hike beside archaeological digs within this Watchable Wildlife...

Cedar Falls, IA - Hiking - length:1.3 mi

Cedar Hills Sand Prairie (Distance: 7.6 mi) Iowa once was noted for its rolling hills covered in a sea of grass. Now less than one-tenth of 1 percent of that native grassland remains and what does survives in bits and pieces scattered throughou...

Cedar Falls, IA - Hiking - length:unknown

Turkey Ridge Wildlife Area (Distance: 8.0 mi) One of Black Hawk County’s newest wildlife areas, this remote walk will take you through regenerating prairie and quiet woodlands and to a crystalline quarry. Its distance from any major city makes th...

Janesville, IA - Hiking - length:3 mi

Hickory Hills Park - Casey's Paha State Preserve (Distance: 18.9 mi) Geologically, biologically, and recreationally, Hickory Hills Park is an island in a sea of intense agricultural cultivation. A 665-acre area in Tama County, the park’s major feature is Casey’s Paha, ...

Cedar Falls, IA - Hiking - length:4.5 mi

Cedar Valley Nature Trail (Distance: 21.0 mi) This 52-mile multi-use trail offers long-distance hikers the opportunity to travel from Cedar Rapids to Cedar Falls without getting into a car once. The trail runs primarily along an old railroad rout...

La Porte City, IA - Hiking - length:1.2 mi

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Pheasant Ridge Pheasant Ridge Municipal Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 6730 yards, par 72 1.9 miles from center of Black Hawk County Conservation

Walters Ridge Pheasant Ridge Municipal Golf Course Municipal, 9 holes 1440 yards, par 27 1.9 miles from center of Black Hawk County Conservation

Washington Park Washington Park Golf Course Municipal, 9 holes 1984 yards, par 31 1.9 miles from center of Black Hawk County Conservation

Beaver Hills Beaver Hills Country Club Private Non-Equity, 18 holes 6848 yards, par 72 4.8 miles from center of Black Hawk County Conservation

Metro All Golf Center Public, 9 holes 1134 yards, par 27 4.8 miles from center of Black Hawk County Conservation

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