Featured Events
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Full Moon Snowshoe & Soup Potluck
January 14 - January 14, 2025
6:30 - 8:30 PM
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Deer Processing And Jerky Making
January 18 - January 18, 2025
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Back Yard Bird Feeding 101 / Make A Pine Cone Feeder Activity
February 1 - February 1, 2025
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Soup And Sandwich Potluck / Conservation Time
February 1 - February 1, 2025
12:00 - 1:00 PM
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Maple Syrup Making / Fundraiser Breakfast
March 15 - March 15, 2025
9:00 - 11:00 AM
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Build Your Own Terrarium Workshop
April 12 - April 12, 2025
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Golden Antler Shed Hunt
April 19 - April 19, 2025
10:00 - 11:00 AM
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Nature Photography 101 Workshop
May 10 - May 10, 2025
10:00 - 11:30 AM
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Fireside Chat at Camp WaNoKi / Geocaching
May 29 - May 29, 2025
6:00 - 8:00 PM
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Cops and Bobbers Fishing Derby
June 7 - June 7, 2025
9:00 - 11:00 AM
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Dutch Oven Gathering Potluck
June 18 - June 18, 2025
5:00 - 7:00 PM
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Fireside Chat at Camp WaNoKi / Primitive Weapons
June 26 - June 26, 2025
6:00 - 8:00 PM
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Flying Bat Observation Count and Talk
July 23 - July 23, 2025
9:00 - 10:00 PM
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Bee Keeping Basics
July 25 - July 25, 2025
8:00 - 9:00 PM
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Stargazing Night Hike
August 30 - August 30, 2025
9:30 - 10:30 PM
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Autumn Leaf Peeping Tours
September 27 - September 27, 2025
4:00 - 5:30 PM
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Little Wall Lake Halloween Event
October 11 - October 11, 2025
4:00 - 7:00 PM
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Briggs Woods Halloween Event
October 18 - October 18, 2025
4:00 - 7:00 PM
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Fireside Chat at Camp WaNoKi / Luminary Night Hike
October 23 - October 23, 2025
6:00 - 8:00 PM
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Skillet Creek Indian Mounds Night Hike
November 1 - November 1, 2025
7:00 - 8:30 PM
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Candy Cane Hike / A Christmas in the City Event
December 6 - December 6, 2025
2:00 - 3:00 PM
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Wildlife Rehabilitation
- Iowa Wildlife Center, Ames - 515-233-1379
- Wildthunder W.A.R.S, Independence - 319-961-3352
FOUND AN INJURED BIRD Saving Our Avian Resources (SOAR)
- SW, WC, and Des Moines Area: SOAR – Saving Our Avian Resources – (712) 830-6116
- NW Iowa / Spirit Lake Area: Frank’s Wildlife – (712) 832-9509
- NC, NE, EC Iowa: Black Hawk Wildlife Rehabilitation Project – (319) 277-6511 OR Wildthunder WARS – text details and location to (319) 961-3352
- EC, SE Iowa and also NW Illinois and NE Missouri: The RARE Group – 319-248-9770 or help@theraregroup.org
Bait Shop - Nelson Bait, 1133 2nd St, Webster City, IA 50595 515-293-0084
Animal Control
- Hamilton County Wildlife Control, Webster City - 515-720-0709
- Scott's Animal Damage Control, Story City - 515-290-8270
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The
Hamilton County Conservation is located in central Iowa and manages 16 individual parks, wildlife areas, and river accesses - collectively encompassing over 1,700 acres. In addition, several major creeks and the Boone River flow through the county providing numerous water recreation opportunities.
Briggs Woods Park was the first county park in Iowa - with land donated to the people of Hamilton County in 1919....preceding the state park system by one year.
Briggs Woods Golf Course, 18-hole course is located at Briggs Woods Park.
For more information visit their website at www.briggswoods.com or call 515-832-9572
Ask about the "Stay & Play" package!
HAMILTON COUNTY CONSERVATION
2490 Briggs Woods Trail
Webster City, Iowa, 50595
EMAIL: conservation@hamiltoncounty.org
PHONE: (515) 832-9570
Office Hours: 8:30 am to 5:00 pm - Monday thru Friday
**November thru March closed on Wednesday
EXTRA TENT: Sites allow up to 10 people per unit. We do not allow to double up sites. An extra tent can be erected on the same site as another camping unit as long as the occupants are children and under the age of 18. Please contact us if you have any further questions. Enjoy your camping!
PETS are not allowed in cabins or shelters. Pets in the campground must be on a leash, no longer than 6 feet, at all times.
You deserve it! From long hours at work, to family gatherings, you deserve a place of rest and relaxation. The cabins of Hamilton County can give you just that! With 6 cabins available, we are the hot spot for a getaway - from couples to families, we fit all your needs. Come stay with us, you deserve it!
Take a Tour of Hamilton County with us!
The video seen at the top is paid for in part by the Iowa Tourism Office.
Activities in Hamilton County
Activities available within Hamilton County Conservation areas include:
- Camping
- Year round cabins
- Golfing
- Hiking
- Hunting
- Youth Hunting Area
- Swimming
- Cross country skiing
- Fishing/Ice Fishing
- Boating
- Canoeing
- Biking
- Picnicking
- And many more!
Please see the Boone Forks website for more information on things to do in the area, as well as in neighboring Boone and Webster counties!
Facilities in Hamilton County
Facilities available within the Hamilton County Conservation managed areas include:
- Campgrounds
- Cabins
- Golf course
- Kayaks
- Shelters
- Trails (biking and hiking)
- Cross country skiing
- And much more!
https://www.traveliowa.com/routemap/
Parks in Hamilton County
Albright's Canoe Access
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2667 Inkpaduta Avenue
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2667 Inkpaduta Avenue Webster City, IA 50595 Hamilton »Map Location
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Barner Wildlife Management Area
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Hamilton
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2729 Inkpaduta Avenue
| Webster City | IA | 50595 |
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Bauer Slough
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Hamilton
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2574 Kantor Ave
515-832-9570
| Webster City | IA | 50595 |
2574 Kantor Ave 515-832-9570 Webster City, IA 50595 Hamilton »Map Location
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Bell's Mill Park
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Hamilton
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3100 Bell's Mill Road
515-832-9570
| Stratford | IA | 50249 |
3100 Bell's Mill Road 515-832-9570 Stratford, IA 50249 Hamilton »Map Location
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Bjorkboda Marsh (Wildlife Refuge)
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Hamilton
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1791 400th St.
515-832-9570
| Stanhope | IA | 50246 |
1791 400th St. 515-832-9570 Stanhope, IA 50246 Hamilton »Map Location
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Brandrup's Timber
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Hamilton
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1700 190th St.
515-832-9570
| Webster City | IA | 50595 |
1700 190th St. 515-832-9570 Webster City, IA 50595 Hamilton »Map Location
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Briggs Woods Park and Golf Course
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Hamilton
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2490 Briggs Woods Trail
515-832-9570
| Webster City | IA | 50595 |
2490 Briggs Woods Trail 515-832-9570 Webster City, IA 50595 Hamilton »Map Location
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Butler Wildlife Conservation Area Wildlife Refuge
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Hamilton
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2022 190th St.
| Webster City | IA | 50595 |
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Coyote Bend Wildlife Management Area
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Hamilton
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2323 Tollman Avenue
| Blairsburg | IA | 50035 |
2323 Tollman Avenue Blairsburg, IA 50035 Hamilton »Map Location
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Gordon's Marsh Young Hunter Education Area
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Hamilton
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1476 270th St.
515-832-9570
| Webster City | IA | 50595 |
1476 270th St. 515-832-9570 Webster City, IA 50595 Hamilton »Map Location
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Hamilton County Conservation Offices
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Hamilton
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2490 Briggs Woods Trail
| Webster City | IA | 50595 |
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Heise Wildlife Management Area
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Hamilton
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2961 375th St.
| Randall | IA | 50231 |
2961 375th St. Randall, IA 50231 Hamilton »Map Location
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Johnson Wildlife Management Area
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Hamilton
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3349 Tollman Ave
515-832-9570
| Ellsworth | IA | 50075 |
3349 Tollman Ave 515-832-9570 Ellsworth, IA 50075 Hamilton »Map Location
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Kamrar Wildlife Management Area
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Hamilton
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2704 Lockwood Ave
| Kamrar | IA | 50132 |
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Little Wall Lake Park
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Hamilton
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3540 Little Wall Lake Road
515-832-9570
| Jewell | IA | 50130 |
3540 Little Wall Lake Road 515-832-9570 Jewell, IA 50130 Hamilton »Map Location
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Mark & Sadie Bishop Conserv Area
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Hamilton
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2019 190th
| Webster City | IA | 50595 |
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Masterson Wildlife Mgmt Area
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Hamilton
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3988 Hammond Ave
515-832-9570
| Stratford | IA | 50249 |
3988 Hammond Ave 515-832-9570 Stratford, IA 50249 Hamilton »Map Location
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Richard's Marsh
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Hamilton
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3186 Saratoga Ave
| Jewell | IA | 50130 |
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The Jeanette Groves Wildlife Refuge
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Hamilton
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2024 280th St.
| Kamrar | IA | 50595 |
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Tunnel Mill Canoe Access & Wildlife Mgmt Area
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Hamilton
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3050 Tunnel Mill Rd
| Webster City | IA | 50595 |
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