Lewis and Clark State Park (Iowa)
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| Lewis and Clark State Park | |
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  Location of Lewis & Clark State Park in Iowa | |
| Location | Monona, Iowa, United States |
| Coordinates | 42°2′44.71″N 96°10′10.504″W / 42.0457528°N 96.16958444°W[1] |
| Area | 176 acres (71 ha) |
| Elevation | 1,047 ft (319 m)[1] |
| Named for | Meriwether Lewis and William Clark |
| Governing body | Iowa Department of Natural Resources |
| Website | Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources webpage on the park |
Lewis and Clark State Park is a state park in the US state of Iowa consisting of 176 acres (71 ha) located in Monona County. The park features camping, picnicking, boating, swimming, and fishing on 250-acre (100 ha) Blue Lake. It has 95 electric camp sites and has a full size replica of a keelboat of the type used by the Lewis and Clark Expedition when they stopped in this area in 1804 on their way up the Missouri River.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Lewis and Clark State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Lewis and Clark State Park". Iowa State Parks. Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
