Palisades-Kepler is one of 17 Iowa state parks and recreation areas offering guided tours Sunday as part of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources First Day Hike promotion.

In central Iowa, a guided tour at Ledges State Park starts at 10:30 a.m. on New Year's Day. Hikers should meet at the Oak Woods Picnic Area for the hike, which will be 1.5 miles into the canyon ...

Iowans are being encouraged to make plans to spend some time on New Year’s Day of 2024 in the state’s great outdoors by taking part in any of two dozen First Day Hikes, hosted by the Iowa ...

Many of Iowa’s 3.2 million residents enjoy spending time in nature doing many different things. Hiking, watching wildlife, seeing native plant species, camping, canoeing, bicycle riding ...