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Carroll County Conservation Swan Lake State Park
Great Western Park
Riverside Park
Dickson Timber
Richey Access
Sauk Rail Trail
Rifle Range
Equestrian Trail

The CCCB manages 26 areas totaling 2,600 acres for public use, wildlife habitat, and natural areas. Some popular recreational uses include: picnicking, camping, hunting, fishing, hiking, bicycling, horseback riding, and boating. During the winter months cross-country skiing, snowmobiling and ice fishing are popular.

Did you know that some bats that use echolocation use their noses to help them hear? Kind of like the squishy outer part...
10/20/2026

Did you know that some bats that use echolocation use their noses to help them hear? Kind of like the squishy outer part of your ear, their nose leaf helps to collect sound that tells them distance, texture, and speed of an object. All bats in Iowa use echolocation and are insectivores meaning they only eat bugs! A brown bat can eat 1,000 mosquitoes in an hour!

This Saturday we have another Volunteer Opportunity at Swan Lake State Park! Join our Park Tech Geoff Perkins over by th...
10/19/2026

This Saturday we have another Volunteer Opportunity at Swan Lake State Park! Join our Park Tech Geoff Perkins over by the Barns for a fall seed harvest.

10/16/2026
Come join us for OWLS today at noon!
10/14/2026

Come join us for OWLS today at noon!

Have you checked out our traveling turtle exhibit at the Swan Lake Conservation Education Center yet? Secrets of the She...
10/13/2026

Have you checked out our traveling turtle exhibit at the Swan Lake Conservation Education Center yet? Secrets of the Shell is on display for two more weeks Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm. Plus we have a special turtle program this Wednesday for OWLS Older Wiser Learning Seniors at 12pm in the Wapiti Room at Swan Lake Conservation Education Center. Pack a lunch and come learn all about turtles!

Thank you to all who joined us this past Saturday for our 5th annual Bison Hallow!
10/12/2026

Thank you to all who joined us this past Saturday for our 5th annual Bison Hallow!

This Sunday is our last Campfire Cooking Class for the 2026 season and we are ending on one of our favorites! Join us th...
10/09/2026

This Sunday is our last Campfire Cooking Class for the 2026 season and we are ending on one of our favorites!

Join us this Sunday October 11th at 2:30pm right at the Swan Lake Education Center.

This is a free event but we do ask that you sign up at the link below so we have plenty of supplies:
https://forms.gle/jN9HNy4zAob4qk2f9

Bison Hallow is this Saturday!!
10/08/2026

Bison Hallow is this Saturday!!

10/07/2026

Address

22676 Swan Lake Drive
Carroll, IA
51401

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8am - 4:30pm
Friday 8am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+17127924614

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