11 state parks with horseback riding in Iowa
11 of Iowa’s 56 state parks list horseback riding. See these parks on a map
| Park | Camping | Lodging |
|---|---|---|
| Brushy Creek State Recreation AreaOne of Iowa's largest parks at 6,500 acres, holding native prairie, grassland, timber, river and lake. More… | Campsites · full hookups | |
| Elk Rock State ParkOn Lake Red Rock, Iowa's largest body of water, with more than 50,000 acres of public land around it. Named… | Campsites · electric & water | |
| Fort Defiance State Park191 acres of rugged woodland ringed by farmland outside Estherville, with an army-post style lodge at its… | Campsites | |
| Lake of Three Fires State ParkA hotspot for equestrian trail riding and camping in southwest Iowa, with an 85-acre lake for boaters and… | Campsites · electric & water | Cabins |
| Nine Eagles State ParkWooded hills and scenic valleys in southern Iowa, with native plant communities that give unusually good… | Campsites · electric & water | Cabins |
| Pilot Knob State ParkOne of the earliest parks in the system, dedicated in 1924, with a CCC observation tower on the National… | Campsites · full hookups | |
| Pleasant Creek State Recreation AreaBuilt in the 1960s to give eastern Iowa an accessible lake, and now a premier spot for fishing and boating in… | Campsites · full hookups | Cabins |
| Rock Creek State ParkA premier camping destination in central Iowa with nearly 200 sites, several of them on the water. Boating… | Campsites · electric & water | |
| Stone State ParkAn urban wildlife sanctuary on the edge of Sioux City, in the heart of the Loess Hills. CCC entrance portals… | Campsites · electric & water | Cabins |
| Volga River State Recreation Area5,700 acres of rugged northeast Iowa that locals call Little Switzerland, with steel bridges over the Volga… | Campsites · full hookups | |
| Waubonsie State ParkA site on the Lewis and Clark Historic Trail with exceptional views over the Loess Hills and out across the… | Campsites · electric & water | Cabins |
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State parks with horseback riding in other states
- Alabama4
- Arizona7
- Arkansas7
- California69
- Colorado33
- Connecticut22
- Georgia7
- Idaho13
- Illinois40
- Indiana22
- Kansas11
- Kentucky11
- Louisiana3
- Maryland13
- Massachusetts54
- Minnesota23
- Missouri15
- Nebraska17
- Nevada16
- New Hampshire10
- New Mexico8
- New York31
- North Carolina11
- North Dakota6
- Oklahoma10
- Oregon26
- Pennsylvania36
- Rhode Island4
- South Carolina6
- South Dakota13
- Tennessee10
- Texas25
- Utah14
- Vermont3
- Virginia19
- Washington22
- West Virginia12
- Wisconsin8
- Wyoming6