Kuehn Conservation Area
Camping at Kuehn Conservation Area
Kuehn Upper Camping Area-near the start of Jerry Kuehn River Road
(service road)
Access: Campers must walk the service road
from the Education Center.
Capacity: 4 sites available, 1 tent per site
allowed
Cost: $8 per tent per night
Reservations: First-come/first-serve campers pay at the yellow
self-registration tube at the Education Center parking lot.
To reserve this site, call 515-465-3577 at
least 14 days in advance.
*Site is ¼ mile walk from the Education Center.
*Parking, restrooms, and water pump are available
at the Education Center.
*No showers available
Kuehn Lower Camping Area-lower prairie along the South Raccoon
River
Access: Campers must walk the service road
from the Education Center lot.
Capacity: 1 site available, 1 tent per site
allowed
Cost: $8 per tent per night
Reservations: This site is first-come/first-serve only. Campers pay at the yellow self-registration
tube at Education Center parking lot.
*Site is ½-3/4 mile walk from the Education
Center.
*Parking, restrooms, and water pump are available
at the Education Center.
*No showers available
*Please note that according to Dallas County code, it is unlawful to camp at any one park for a period longer than 14 days during any 30 consecutive day period.
Locations
Kuehn Conservation Area
32828 Houston Trail
Earlham, IA 50072
*Please note that GPS may not lead you to the correct location, so use these directions instead.
From Interstate 80
• Take the Earlham exit (exit 104)
• Proceed north to I Avenue. Stay northbound for approximately 1 mile to the 4-way stop intersection.
• Turn west (left) onto Bear Creek Road. Proceed ½ mile.
• The road will turn north and become Houston Trail, which dead-ends at the park.
From the north, on county road F60 (Old Highway 6) between Adel and Redfield
• Turn south on H Avenue
• Proceed approximately 4 miles to Bear Creek Road.
• Turn east (left) and proceed ½ mile to the T intersection at Houston Trail.
• Turn north (left) and proceed approximately 2 miles to the park.
Hours
The Kuehn Conservation Area is open year round, weather conditions permitting.
The Area is open 30 minutes before sunrise to 10 p.m. daily.
Contact Dallas County Conservation Board with questions:
14581 K Avenue
Perry, IA 50220
515-465-3577
Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm
conservation@dallascountyiowa.gov
dallascountyiowa.gov/conservation
