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WWW.IOWADNR. GOV 19
Lost In IowaSTORY SHANNON HAFNER
18 IOWA OUTDOORS SPRING 2019
Let’s Go! Outdoor Fun Five Minutes Away
It’s time to get hooked on fishing in the Des Moines metro area with more than 70 lakes and ponds stocked with thousands of
fish each year. That means no matter where you are, it’s just minutes away from relaxing, outdoor fun with friends and
family. Grab your gear and “Fish Local” in central Iowa.
To find ponds and lakes in your neighborhood and to buy
your fishing license, go to iowadnr.gov/fishlocal
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ALTOONA PUBLIC LIBRARY COMPLEX —behind the Altoona Public Library at 700 8th St. SW. Paved trail from the library parking lot extends to Prairie Heritage Park, Civic Plaza and the Enabling Garden (1050 1st Ave. South). Catch largemouth bass, bluegill, catfish and black crappie.
CLAY POND—in the Clay Estates neigh-borhood on the west side of 3rd Ave. SW near 35th St. SW; close to Clay Elemen-tary (3200 1st Ave. South). Paved trail from 3rd Ave. SW. Catch largemouth bass, bluegill and catfish. Picnic tables.
IRONWOOD POND—at the east end of Stonegate Court SW near the intersec-tion of 21st Street SW and 3rd Avenue SW. Paved trail from 21st Street SW. Venture a tad farther south on the trail to a fun pirate-themed playground, Pi-rate’s Cove Ironwood Park (2222 3rd Ave SW). Catch largemouth bass, bluegill and catfish.
HAWKEYE PARK POND—in Hawkeye Park at 400 NW Lakeshore Drive. Paved parking on the east and west sides of the pond. Playground, shelter, ball fields, picnic tables, portable bathrooms and paved trails that connect to the nearby Ankeny Miracle Park (310 NW School Street). Catch largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish and crappie.
GEORGETOWN PARK PONDS—in Georgetown Park at the Corner of NW Georgetown Boulevard and NW Ash Drive, across from Ashland Ridge Elemen-tary School (2600 NW Ash Drive). Paved parking, playground, portable bathroom, shelter, paved trails, picnic tables and basketball court. Catch largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish and crappie.
HILLSIDE PARK PONDS—in Hillside Park at the corner of SE 20th Street and SE Four Mile Drive. Dirt parking on the east side of SE Four Mile Drive or parking on SE Hillside Drive—take the paved
Altoona Ankeny
LAKE PETOCKA—on the northeast edge of town at 520 Pleasant Street NE. Many gravel parking lots. Modern restrooms, playground, ball fields, shelter, picnic tables, exercise equipment and paved trail that connects to the Chichaqua Valley Trail. Catch largemouth bass, bluegill, crappie, channel catfish and yellow perch. Trout stocked each fall and winter.
Bondurant
Ironwood Pond
Clay Pond
Altoona Public Library Complex
Hawkeye Park Pond
Sawgrass Park Pond
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ANKENYREGIONALAIRPORT
trail to the pond. Playground, portable bathrooms and picnic tables. Catch largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish and crappie.
SAWGRASS PARK POND—in Sawgrass Park at 2222 SW 36th Street. Paved parking, portable bathrooms, pier, walk-ing bridge, paved trail, playground and shelter. Catch largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish and crappie.
Ankeny
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FORT DES MOINES PARK POND— in Fort Des Moines Park at 200 SE 5th Street, just west of Southridge Shopping Mall. Paved parking, accessible fishing pier, nature trails, playground, shelters and arboretum. Catch largemouth bass, bluegill and channel catfish.
GRAY’S LAKE—in Gray’s Lake Park at 2101 Fleur Drive. Paved parking and trails, picnic area, beach, playground and restrooms. Catch largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish, white bass, crappie and river species.
GREENWOOD/ASHWORTH PARK POND—in Green-wood/Ashworth Park, 4500 Grand Avenue behind art center. Paved trail, picnic area, rose garden, splashground, playground and restrooms. Catch largemouth bass, bluegill and channel catfish.
Clive
Des Moines
JohnstonGREENWOOD HILLS POND—on the west side of NW 86th Street, between Windsor Parkway and Highland Oaks Drive. Paved Trail and ADA pier. Catch largemouth bass, bluegill and channel catfish.
POINTE VISTA POND—in Pointe Vista Park at 9612 Enfield Drive. Paved Parking, playground, paved trail, basketball court, shelter and picnic tables. Catch largemouth bass, bluegill and channel catfish.
TERRA LAKE—in Terra Park at 6300 Pioneer Parkway. Parking on the north side of the lake and by the Crown Point Commu-nity Center. ADA fishing pier, playground, paved trail, bathrooms and picnic tables. Catch largemouth bass, bluegill and channel catfish.
ELIZABETH HOLLAND PONDS— near the corner of Hwy 28 (Sunset Drive) and Beardsley Street. Plans for future park with a parking area, trail, shelter house and restrooms.
WARRIOR PARK POND—west of the intersection of Orchard Hills Drive and West Pine Avenue. Park-ing on Orchard Hills Drive. Plans for a neighborhood park with a preschool age playground, child obstacle course area, parking lot and restrooms. Catch largemouth bass, bluegill and channel catfish.
Norwalk
Walnut Ridge Pond
Gray’s Lake
Warrior Park Pond
Terra Lake
WALNUT RIDGE POND—1801 NW 114th Street east of the Clive Aquatic Center. Paved trail from the Aquatic Center parking lot connects to Clive Greenbelt Trail.
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Fleur Dr
SW 14th St
SW 9th St
S Union St
SE 14th St
McKinley Ave
Park Ave
Bell Ave
Grand Ave Grand Ave
George Flagg Pkwy
Park Ave
Army Post Rd
Army Post Rd
Raccoon River
Des Moines
TERRALAKE
GREENWOODHILLS POND
POINTEVISTA POND Beaver
Creek
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Enfield Cir
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86th St
NW 62nd Ave
Pioneer Pkwy
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86th StNW
97th St
Windsor Pkwy
Highland Oaks Dr
Johnston
THE LEGACY GOLF CLUB
WARRIORPARK POND
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PONDS
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Norwalk
Sunset Dr
North Ave
Orchard H
ills Dr
Beardsley St
Cherry Pkwy
Des Moines
River
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BLUE HERON LAKE—in Raccoon River Park at 2500 Grand Avenue. Lots of parking options. ADA pier, boat ramp, nature lodge, picnic tables, paved trail, dog park and playground. Catch largemouth bass, bluegill and crappie along with river fish like white bass, suckers and carp.
MARINA COVE POND—east of the corner of East Southside Drive and East Pine Ridge Drive. Paved trail to the lake off both streets. Playground nearby. Catch largemouth bass, bluegill and channel catfish.
TWELVE OAKS POND—east of East Southside Dr. in the Twelve Oaks neighborhood. Paved trail from East Southside Dr. will soon extend to Twelve Oaks Drive.
BIG CREEK LAKE—8794 NW 125th Ave. in Big Creek State Park. Paved trails, universally accessible fishing pier, shelters, playground and beach.
KETTLESTONE COMMONS PONDS —on the east side of Grand Prairie Parkway near Ashworth Road in the Kettlestone Commons development. Trails and parking areas are being developed. Catch bluegill and large-mouth bass.
TALLGRASS POND—on the east side of Grand Prairie Parkway near Ashworth Road in the Kettlestone Commons development. Parking areas are being developed. Stocked with bluegill and largemouth bass.
Waukee
LAKEVIEW POND—in Lakeview Park at 4212 Park Hill Circle. Paved trail from the Urbandale Middle School and surrounding neighborhoods. ADA pier, shelter, picnic tables and playground. Catch largemouth bass, bluegill and channel catfish.
LAURA A. WARD POND—in Laura A. Ward Park at 3900 NW Urbandale Drive. Paved parking, picnic tables and paved
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West Des Moines
COPPER CREEK—in Copper Creek Lake Park at 4390 East University Avenue. Small paved parking lot, fishing pier, shelter, restrooms, picnic tables and paved trail. Catch largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish and hybrid striped bass.
YELLOW BANKS POND—6801 SE 32nd Avenue. Yellow Banks Park has ball
Pleasant Hill Polk City
trail. Catch largemouth bass, bluegill and channel catfish.
KOLLMORGEN PARK POND—in Kollmorgen Park at 16211 Tanglewood Drive. Paved trail from Tanglewood Drive or NW 164th Street. Playground, basketball court and picnic tables. Catch largemouth bass, bluegill and channel catfish.
CITY POND—behind the West Des Moines Public Library (4000 Mills Civic Parkway). Paved trail from the library or the West Des Moines City Hall. Close to Southwoods Park (350 S. 35th Street) with disc golf, picnic tables, trails and nature preserve. Catch largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill and channel catfish.
PURPLE MARTIN LAKE—in the newly opened Purple Martin Lake Water Resource Area at the west-end of Army Post Road. Near Walnut Woods State Park (3155 Walnut Woods Drive). Parking in gravel lots. Catch largemouth bass, bluegill and crappie along with river fish like white bass, suckers and carp.
Yellow Banks Pond
Kettlestone Commons Pond
Blue Heron Lake
diamonds, playground, shelters and boat ramp.
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COPPERCREEK
COPPERCREEK
GOLF CLUB
Copper Creek
Vandallia Rd
Yellow Banks Pond
Parkridge AveScott Ave
Pleasant Hill Blvd
SE Vandallia RdDes Moines
River
University Ave
Oakwood Dr
Pleasant Hill
SAYLORVILLE LAKE
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TOURNAMENTCLUB OF
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WALKER-JOHNSTON POND—in Walker-Johnston Park at 9000 Douglas Avenue. Paved parking, ball fields, playground, ADA pier and bathrooms. Paved trail around the pond connects to the Urbandale Public Library and Charles Gabus Memorial Tree Park and Garden. Catch largemouth bass, bluegill and channel catfish.
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156th Street
Douglas Pkwy
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128th Street
Douglas Pkwy
NW Urbandale Dr
100th St
Douglas Pkwy
Aurora Ave
NW Polk City Dr
N 3rd St
W Broadway St
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70th St
KETTLESTONECOMMONS
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POND
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Ashworth Dr
SE 60th St
Urbandale
Waukee
Grand Prairie Pkw
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WALNUT WOODS
STATE PARK
CITYPOND
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Grand Ave
Grand Ave
Fuller Rd
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Grand Ave
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