Lake Keomah State Park


Lake Keomah State Park

Parks Directory of the United States / State Parks / Iowa
Location:6 miles east of Oskaloosa, off IA 371.
Facilities:65 campsites (41 with electrical hookups), modern showers and restroomsin campground, group camping area, day-use lodge, open picnic shelters(é), multi-use trails, swimming beach, fishing jetty (é), 2 boatramps, 83-acre man-made lake.
Activities:Camping, swimming, fishing, boating (electric motors only), hiking, snowmobiling, ice fishing.
Special Features:Though it sounds like an Indian word, the name "Keomah" is actuallyderived from the first syllables of the two counties that originallyhelped finance the park, Keokuk and Mahaska. The park was dedicated in1934, and many of the its facilities were built by the CivilianConservation Corps.
Address:2720 Keomah Ln
Oskaloosa, IA 52577

Phone:641-673-6975
Fax:641-673-0647
Web: www.iowadnr.com/parks/state_park_list/lake_keomah.html
Size: 366 acres.

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