Facilities
Alert
All campgrounds are closed for the winter 2023-24 season. Weather permitting, we expect to reopen campgrounds in late April or early May.
Explore shelters, campgrounds, the Tama County Nature Center, and more.
Tama County Conservation facilities include:
- 65 RV and 20 tent camping sites split between Otter Creek Lake & Park and T.F. Clark's Park
- 70 acre lake providing easy access for fishing, swimming, and boating (currently unavailable at Otter Creek Lake & Park)
- 2 open-air picnic shelters at Otter Creek Lake & Park
- Open-air picnic shelter at T.F. Clark's Park
- Tables to accommodate 200 people while picnicking
- Shooting and archery range
- 10 miles of hiking trails
- 5 boat ramps for access to Otter Creek Lake and the Iowa River (currently unavailable at Otter Creek Lake & Park)
- 260 acres available for public hunting
- Playgrounds at T.F. Clark's Park and Otter Creek Lake & Park
- Swimming beach at Otter Creek Lake & Park (currently unavailable)
- Tama County Nature Center available to rent or tour by appointment
