Smith Lake Park offers a great variety of outdoor activities all year long, including camping, fishing, hiking, cross country skiing, picnicking, and bird watching just to name a few. It is also home to the Water's Edge Nature Center.

Ambrose A. Call State Park is a 138-acre oasis of rugged hills and virgin timber in an area of gently rolling farmland. The park is located in northern Iowa near the east fork of the Des Moines River in Kossuth County. A centerpiece of this rustic park is a log-cabin-style lodge built in 1928 that is a perfect setting for family reunions and group get-togethers. Ambrose Call and his brother,...