Central Iowa Trek the Parks

Central Iowa Trek the Parks Challenge

Des Moines Outdoor Fun wants to get you outdoors this summer and explore central Iowa. That is why we have created the ‘Central Iowa Trek the Parks Challenge’. The communities within central Iowa offer many parks, trails, spray grounds, and more, we want you to get out and discover them.

This year the challenge will look a bit different due to the events happening around our world. To provide safety to the families participating we purposely chose parks that offer hiking, fishing, and water play. These parks’ main focus is not their playground although some may offer a playground. As the Summer continues playgrounds may or may not open, but we wanted to make sure we included parks that offer so much more.

The Central Iowa Trek the Parks Challenge will kick-off on June 5 and run until August 16. During this period of time, we encourage everyone to visit all 30 parks on our list!

Parks

Download the official list and cross them off as you go!

Terra Park: Johnston
Water Works Park: Des Moines
Brenton Arboretum: Dallas Center
Jester Park: Granger
Yellow Banks State Park: Pleasant Hill
Brown’s Woods Forest: West Des Moines
Neal Smith Wildlife Refuge: Prairie City
Pammel State Park: Winterset
Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt: Maxwell
Easter Lake: Des Moines
Clanton Creek Recreation: Winterset
Walnut Woods: West Des Moines
Zo-El Annett Woods: Prole
Elk Rock State Park: Knoxville
Winterset City Park: Winterset
Thomas Mitchell Park: Mitchellville
Ewing Park: Des Moines
Kuehn Conservation: Earlham
Middle River Park: Winterset
Lake Ahquabi: Indianola
The Enabling Garden: Altoona
Lundy Acres: Indianola
Voas Nature Area: Minburn
Strasser Woods State Preserve: Des Moines
Dale Maffitt Reservoir: Des Moines
Sycamore Trail: Des Moines
Woodland Mounds: Ackworth
Summerset State Park: Carlisle
Margo Frankel Woods: Des Moines
Hanging Rock Park: Redfield

Interactive Map

Rules

Visit a park on the Central Iowa Trek the Parks list and post a photo of you at the park using hashtag #DSMOFTrektheParks20 on Facebook or Instagram.
If you visit and post on Facebook or Instagram using the hashtag of all 30 parks you will be entered in to win the grand prize.
If you visit and post on Facebook or Instagram using the hashtag of at least 10 parks you will be entered in to win a prize.
All winners will be randomly chosen and finalized by August 23, 2020. We will post the winning list above and how to claim your prize at that time.
Participants will be responsible for filling out this form. This will make it easier for me to contact winners and keep track of who is participating. Winners will also be posted on THIS page!
NOTE: Please make sure all social media platforms are set as public, not private, so we are able to see your photos and hashtags.