Pilot Knob State Park

  • Forest City, IA 50436
4.5
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  • Epinions.com
  • Epinions.com

Phone:

+1 641 581 4835

Website:

www.iowadnr.com

Pilot Knob State Park is one of the oldest units in the state park system. Standing atop the tower on Pilot Knob, the second highest point in Iowa, visitors have a spectacular view of some of the most fertile farmland in the world. ... more on Epinions.com

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4.5

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Laudably, Iowa has not yet begun the lamentable practice of charging fees for state parks, so Pilot Knob is completely free to visit, although they do charge for camping. more on Epinions.com

Pilot Knob was once considered to be the highest point in Iowa (not that thats saying much, admittedly), and although it has now been demoted to third place, the view from the top of the tower is still excellent, and probably as good a view as one can get of classic Iowa countryside. more on Epinions.com

The tower is a short walk from a small parking lot along the main park road. more on Epinions.com

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Pilot Knob State Park is a 300-acre park in northern Iowa, a few miles off Interstate 35 on IA 9, and just east of Forest City. It's in a pleasant area of rolling ... more on Epinions.com

For many, the state of Iowa conjures up images of field after rolling field of corn and beans separated only by the occasional lone farmhouse or grove of trees. In many ... more on Epinions.com

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