White Water University Twin Travel Information (Pleasant Hill, IA)

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

Eagle View and Pond Trails (Distance: 3.9 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: 4.1 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

Summerset Trail (Distance: 6.5 mi) This hike takes in the north end of the Summerset Trail, which winds roughly a dozen miles total and includes a nice spot to view herons as they swoop over the open fields. The hike also features nume...

Carlisle, IA - Hiking - length:6.8 mi

Fort Des Moines Park Nature Trail (Distance: 6.9 mi) With scenery including both a large pond and stands of aspen and oak trees, this hike at a park built on the site of a former cavalry post is a fairly easy walk alongside water and through woods. The ...

Raccoon River, IA - Hiking - length:1.4 mi

Carney Marsh Trail (Distance: 8.2 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

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Toad Valley Toad Valley Public Golf Course Public, 18 holes 6170 yards, par 71 0.7 miles from center of White Water University Twin

Sleepy Hollow Sports Park Sleepy Hollow Sports Park Public, 9 holes 1074 yards, par 27 1.0 miles from center of White Water University Twin

Copper Creek Copper Creek Golf Course Public, 18 holes 6338 yards, par 71 1.4 miles from center of White Water University Twin

Grand View Grand View Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 5422 yards, par 70 3.3 miles from center of White Water University Twin

Terrace Hills Terrace Hills Golf Course Public, 18 holes 6357 yards, par 71 6.0 miles from center of White Water University Twin

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