Pilot Knob State Park
Pilot Knob State Park
Location:4 miles east of Forest City, off IA 9.
Facilities:60 campsites (@di; 48 with electrical hookups) with modern shower andrestroom facilities, playground, picnic areas, open picnic shelters(é), hiking and equestrian trails, open air amphitheater, warminghouse.
Activities:Camping, lake fishing, hiking, horseback riding, cross-country skiing,ice fishing, ice skating, snowmobiling. Pilot Knob RecreationArea, just north of the park, is available for public hunting,hiking, snowmobiling, and other activities.
Special Features:Pilot Knob is the second highest point in Iowa. In earlier times itserved as a guide for pioneers traveling west, which is how it got itsname. Today, an observation tower atop the knob affords visitors apanoramic view of the surrounding farmland. Hidden within the park isDead Man's Lake, a four-acre floating sphagnum bog, the only one of itskind in Iowa.
Address:2148 340th St
Forest City, IA 50436
Phone:641-581-4835
Web: www.iowadnr.com/parks/state_park_list/pilot_knob.html
Size: 528 acres.
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