Parks

DUNDEE, Ia. – Mike Carr has fond memories from Backbone State Park, built 100 years ago on land donated by …

MARION – The city announced Friday that all youth recreation programs hosted by the Parks and Recreation Department are suspended …

CEDAR RAPIDS – People scaling Mount Trashmore’s 200-foot elevation will check in before exploring the trails at a new visitors …

Iowans have the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity this week to see comet Neowise over the horizon before it disappears to the outer …

CEDAR RAPIDS – It took Terry and Paula Brown a year to create a new creek exhibit being installed at …

MARION – A chunk of the Boyson Trail between Thomas and Donnelly Parks is closed as Marion begins to prepare …

Heading out to an Iowa state park to enjoy some healthy, socially distanced outdoor activity over the weekend? Sunscreen? Check. …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Splash pads are reopening this week in Cedar Rapids just in time for the start of summer. …

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will follow stricter federal standards for toxins found in the water at public beaches, …

Many outdoor playgrounds in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City will reopen Monday, in line with Gov. Kim Reynolds’s proclamation earlier …

IOWA CITY – More than 50 acres of prairie will be planted throughout Iowa City in the coming years. The …

A Coralville hiker was gravely injured and died Friday afternoon along a trail at Palisades-Kepler State Park in Mount Vernon, …