Awesome Campground in a beautiful area of Des Moines. This looked like a relatively wealthy suburb…read morewith nice houses all around. Walkable access to the lake. About 15-20 minutes away from the City Center of Des Moines but the Farmers Market on Saturday's is an absolutely MUST stop. We really enjoyed our stay, just wish it was longer. Pro's: 1) Beautiful location right on the lake. 2) Long concrete pads that had no problem fitting our 43' TH. 3) Small jungle gym for our kids to play on. 4) Walking distance to the lake beach. 5) Easy to navigate roads 6) Awesome and easily accessible fishing areas around. Con's: 1) Electric only, although they had water throughout the park and a dump station up and the front. 2) Trash dumpsters were VERY far away. Had to truck our trash out to the dumpster. 3) Ants ... Ants, and more ants. Keep anything food related away from the outside of the rig and keep your fingers crossed they don't find the a path to the inside. 4) Power went out in the middle of the night when it was ranging near 100 degree's on the high for the day. It turned back on within minutes, but just a heads up on the power grid of the campground. 5) Pad is concrete (Awesome) but is far from level. Not sure I saw a level site in the entire CG. Even with the con's, its hard to beat $22/night. We'd stay here again in a heart beat. 3-4 days seems to be ideal.

This campground was packed on weekends and dead during the week (which we love!). Our family of 7…read morestayed for 2 weeks. Our site was electric only. There's a dump station and some places to fill water tanks. The playground looks pretty new and our kids enjoyed it. It was a basic, no frills campground that felt like a state park stripped down. The extremely frustrating thing is getting reservations. Every weekend is booked, but the weeks are wide open....yet we were not able to extend our stay to midweek because there is a 14 day limit.

Went to the boathouse for a land based learn to row class sponsored by above and beyond cancer. In…read moreaddition to the large space where the boats and equipment are stored, they have a nice workout room where they have a great number of rowing machines.

This was a beautiful riverwalk with well maintained paths and bridges. There was also gorgeous…read morelandscaping and nearby gardens. The path is about 1.2 miles long, and great to walk, bike, and jog. The riverwalk connects the east and west sides of downtown via two pedestrian bridges, so it's handy to walk to local attractions. I loved how there were maps of the nearby trails and businesses. The river itself smelled fresh, and I didn't see any litter or trash floating around. Props to Des Moines, Principal Financial and the Iowa state government for making this happen!

Great Place to ride a bike or walk. Also enjoy a nice picnic and with a nice view to take some…read morepictures . Must Visit With Plenty Restaurants near by.

Great paved and dirt trails to walk, run, and bike on around the prairie and to Saylorville lake…read more Connects to other bike trails nearby. Several paved parking spots at the trail head with a restroom and several shaded picnic tables along the path.

The Anthene Pedestrian Bridge connects Raccoon River and Walnut Creek parks by foot or bike. The…read moretrail is nice and wide and the bridge has a great scenic view of the river. I was able to get a sneak peek as the official opening date is in another week. It's a 1/2 mile walk from the Raccoon River boat ramp.

Finally took time to check out the new connection bridge between Raccoon River Bridge and Walnut…read moreWoods Park. It takes a little walk from the Raccoon River Park side to get to it, but is closer to the parking at Walnut Woods. Great view of the river. Can't wait for it to be warmer so we can explore a little more.

What a great little, very simple park. It's easy to get to, but there is limited parking. However,…read morethere is overflow parking down the road a bit. As you can see we were there in late fall. It wasn't busy and so it was quite a peaceful place. The trails we were on were wide and graveled, which would make walking accessible for many. We went in the middle of the day and so didn't hear very much city noise. A very nice getaway from the city bustle.

This is a great area for walking in the woods any time of the year. We can do a long loop in about…read more50 minutes. Parking can be limited in the main lot but there is additional parking down the road.

Oh look I found a park before Kenneth K did !!…read more Granted I had to travel to Iowa to do so. Staying with my mom in the suburb of Urbandale, this small lake and park is literally out her back door. The park and lake are well maintained by the city. The lake has a nice fountain in the center. The lake is circled by a wonderful wide smooth trail for walkers and bikers. On the east side there is a shelter with tables and a grill. And a couple of massive Adirondack chairs to hangout in and enjoy the outdoors. One note- stick to the path, Iowa has its share of chiggers- small insects that love to bite you around the ankles and it itches.

Another day, another trail! This trail is pretty much the…read moreconnection between Ankeny/Saylorville (north) and downtown-ish area (south). It's a very nice, flat trail along the river. I do enjoy this one very much! It's much more quiet than the other ones in the heart of DSM.