Yellow River State Forest

Hike Name: Yellow River State Forest Location: northeast IA Length: 26 Submitted by: Dan Hylton Date Submitted: 0/0/00 Rating:	more Iowa trail reviews Iowa national parks Iowa state parks
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Description
A wild hard-to-believe-I'm-in-Iowa experience. This circuitous route takes you through a variety of land cover from pine stands to oak savanna, while taking you over a very surprising amount of elevation change and generally skirting the bluffs above the Yellow River (home to Iowa's only class II rapids). Back-country sites along the way.

Based on some of the amazing places in the world, I can't in good conscience give it a 5, but I give the trail a solid 4--as good as anything you would find in southern MN, and with less people.

Directions to Hike
county highway B25, approximately 4 miles southeast of Waterville or 3 miles west of Harpers Ferry.

Contact Information
call 319 586 2254 (Forest Office) for info

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