16.6 Million Visit Iowa's State Parks In 2020; Lake Manawa, Gull Point Top The List
IowaWatch Lake Manawa State Park was the most visited state park in 2020. The Council Bluffs park offers beach activities and rentals, boating, fishing and hiking. A record 16.6 million visitors frequented Iowa’s state parks in 2020, according to data from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Iowans turned to the outdoors with indoor activities interrupted or cancelled by the coronavirus pandemic. Over the last decade, the Iowa DNR saw between 13.7 million and 15.5 million visitors to their state parks yearly. The system with 83 parks and forests recorded its 100th anniversary in 2020...
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