# Yellow River State Forest - Allamakee CountyĬampground amenities and campsite features vary from park to park. # Volga River State Recreation Area - Fayette County # Nine Eagles State Park - Decatur County # Lake of Three Fires State Park - Taylor County # Brushy Creek State Recreation Area - Webster County The following parks have designated equestrian campgrounds. This applies to equestrian camping, day-use and trail riding in any Iowa State Parks, State Recreation Areas or State Forests. Persons transporting horses, mules or donkeys intrastate (within the same state) do not need to carry this paperwork.Īgain, a person from out of state who wishes to bring their horses, mules or donkeys into Iowa must bring their paperwork, but a person from Iowa who is taking their horses to another part of Iowa does not need to bring their paperwork. Please refer to Iowa Dept of Agriculture Admissions Regulations for more information.įor example, a person from Missouri who wishes to bring their horses, mules or donkeys into Iowa must provide a current Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (health paper) which lists the description of the animals, date of a negative Coggin's test (tested within the last twelve months), date of the test, the lab that performed the test and the accession number of the Coggin's test. This paperwork must accompany the animal into the State of Iowa. State regulations require horses, mules and donkeys being transported interstate (from one state to another) must have a current Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (health certificate) and negative Coggin's test (EIA). Some of these structures are currently being restored and the effort is continuing.
Among the projects completed at Backbone were the dams on the Maquoketa River forming Backbone Lake, a cluster of rustic family cabins, beach and boat house, an auditorium, bridges, roads, picnic shelters, rest rooms and trails. Many of Backbone's buildings were constructed by the CCC from 1933 to 1941. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was established in April, 1933 as part of the New Deal program of President Roosevelt as an effort to provide work for unemployed Americans during the Great Depression. This woodland serves as a valuable refuge for a variety of wildlife including deer, raccoon, fox, turkeys, ruffed grouse and many species of songbirds. "īackbone consists of 2,001 acres and is heavily wooded with a variety of tree species, predominantly oak and maple. Erosion and secular decay have carved the rocks into picturesque columns, towers, castles, battlements and flying buttresses. "Its sides are in places precipitous, the rocky cliffs rising sheer for more than 80 feet. Nearly a hundred years ago, State Geologist Samuel Calvin wrote these words about "The Backbone": Folklore named this high ridge of rock the "Devil's Backbone". Backbone is named for its narrow and steep ridge of bedrock carved by a loop of the Maquoketa River. It was Iowa's first state park and remains one of the most significant. Backbone State Park was dedicated in 1920.
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