Does your family enjoy recreation and oudoor adventure? Lake Red Rock, Iowa’s largest lake, should be the hub for your next vacation. The area’s 50,000 acres of land and water offer the perfect family playground for boating, fishing, birding, sightseeing, and geocaching. When you arrive, stop at the Red Rock Visitors Center to check out the calendar for nature programs. Bring your bikes to ride down the 14-mile Volksweg bike trail and stop at the “Playscape” natural playground near North Overlook. Afer you finish, go to Cordova Park to climb the observation tower for a great view of the entire area. Does your family ride horses or kayak? Spend a day enjoying a ride along the equestrian trail at Elk Rock State Park on your horse or bring your kayak to explore the 13-mile water trail.

The Red Rock Visitor Center is open by appointment on Memorial Day to Labor Day, daily 9:30am- 6:30pm.

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