Activities
Things to Do
We manage over 2,700 acres that are open for visitors to enjoy a variety
of year-round outdoor recreational activities.
Calendar of Events
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Summer Day Camp Registration Day
Summer Day Camp Registration Day
Parents may register children for camp beginning Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at 8:00 a.m. Registration is limited and on a first-come, first-served basis. To register, come to the Annett Nature […]
*RESCHEDULED* Owl Prowl with Parks & Rec
*RESCHEDULED* Owl Prowl with Parks & Rec
**DATE CHANGE DUE TO WEATHER. Registration required. PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TO THOSE PREVIOUSLY REGISTERED FOR THE ORIGINAL DATE. IF ADDITIONAL SPOTS BECOME AVAILABLE, REGISTRATION WILL OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. […]
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Rain Barrel Make & Take (Morning)
Rain Barrel Make & Take (Morning)
Come out to learn the benefits of rain barrels, how to collect water, and make a rain barrel of your own to take home. You will be provided with all […]
Rain Barrel Make & Take (Afternoon)
Rain Barrel Make & Take (Afternoon)
Come out to learn the benefits of rain barrels, how to collect water, and make a rain barrel of your own to take home. You will be provided with all […]
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Conservation and Nature Book Club
Conservation and Nature Book Club
Friends of Warren County Conservation will be hosting a bi-monthly book club. Simply read the suggested book and join us at the Middleswart Lodge for discussion followed by an extended […]
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Forest Therapy Hike: Spring Cleansing
Forest Therapy Hike: Spring Cleansing
Warren County Conservation invites you to join us in a nature & forest therapy guided immersive walk in nature. Forest therapy is a practice that brings people into a closer […]
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Welcome
The Warren County Conservation Board
Conservation boards are local natural resource management and outdoor recreation agencies whose responsibilities are the following: to acquire, develop, maintain and make available public museums, parks, preserves, parkways, playgrounds, recreation centers, forests, wildlife and other conservation areas, to encourage the orderly development and conservation of natural resources and to provide adequate programs of public recreation. Conservation boards also help educate local residents about the natural world in which we live, and administer roadside vegetation management programs. County conservation boards have been created in all of Iowa’s 99 counties and are governed by Chapter 350 of the Code of Iowa.
When traveling, look for the “Arrowhead” transportation directional sign which will direct you to one of these fine areas.
Parks & Trails
More than 2,700 acres of land
A wide variety of activities are offered on the public lands the WCCB
conserves for this generation and generations to come.
Our History
On November 5, 1974, Warren County citizens voted to create the Warren County Conservation Board. The Board’s purpose is to encourage a state of harmony between people and the land communities upon which our lives and welfare depend, through programs of conservation, preservation, recreation, and education.