Lake Darling State Park
Lake Darling State Park
Location:3 miles west of Brighton, off IA 78 & 1.
Facilities:118 campsites (@di; 81 with electrical hookups) with 2 modern restroombuildings, seasonal camping cabins (é), picnic areas and an openpicnic shelter, trails, fishing jetty, boat ramp, boat rentals,302-acre lake, swimming beach, food concession, playground.
Activities:Camping, swimming, fishing, boating, hiking, mountain biking.
Special Features:Park was named in honor of JN "Ding" Darling, an early 20th-centuryeditorial cartoonist for the Des Moines Register and a champion ofconservation.
Address:111 Lake Darling Rd
Brighton, IA 52540
Phone:319-694-2323
Web: www.iowadnr.com/parks/state_park_list/lake_darling.html
Size: 1,417 acres.
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