State: Iowa
Address 1: 32264 Pikes Peak Road
City: McGregor
Zip: 52157
Phone: 563-873-2341
Open: Open all year
Open all Year: Yes
Number of Sites: 70
Electric: 66
Camp URL: http://www.iowadnr.gov/parks/state_park_list/pikes_peak.html
Full Hook: Yes
Pikes Peak State Park offers excellent picnicking opportunities. Visitors can enjoy a leisurely outdoor meal and, at the same time, enjoy some of the finest views in the upper midwest from the overlooks and trail viewing platforms.
A rustic stone open picnic shelter is located in the main picnic and overlook area as well as two open “gazebo” shelters. The stone shelter may be reserved online through the park reservation system. A playground located near the stone shelter offers fun for younger visitors. The sidewalk and shelter in the picnic-overlook area are accessible to the mobility-impaired as are the shower buildings, several overlook structures and the “effigy bear mound.”
Pikes Peak State Park has an attractive campground with 77 campsites. It includes 60 electrical sites, modern shower and restroom facilities and a trailer dump station. The park concession, located just a short distance from the campground, offers a variety of refreshments, ice and souvenirs to campers and other park visitors. Advance campsite reservations can be booked through the park reservation system. Half of the campsites are available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Pikes Peak State Park is a hiker’s delight. On its trails, hikers can explore beautiful wooded bluffs and valleys. Along the trails, hikers will see sheer walls of Decorah limestone, and fossil remains including brachiopods, gastropods and cephalopods. The trail goes past Bridal Veil Falls, a refreshing spring. The other trail leading to the Point Ann overlooks and the town of McGregor offers an invigorating hike with breathtaking views.
Mountain bikes are allowed on a portion of the trail system running from Homestead Park to McGregor Parking. The Northeast State Park Bike Route is a 130 mile route which connects Pikes Peak State Park, Wapsipinicon State Park, and Backbone State Park utilizing county highways.
