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Lewis and Clark State Park (Iowa)

Coordinates: 42°2′44.71″N 96°10′10.504″W / 42.0457528°N 96.16958444°W / 42.0457528; -96.16958444
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Lewis and Clark State Park
Map showing the location of Lewis and Clark State Park
Map showing the location of Lewis and Clark State Park
Location of Lewis & Clark State Park in Iowa
Map showing the location of Lewis and Clark State Park
Map showing the location of Lewis and Clark State Park
Lewis and Clark State Park (Iowa) (the United States)
LocationMonona, Iowa, United States
Coordinates42°2′44.71″N 96°10′10.504″W / 42.0457528°N 96.16958444°W / 42.0457528; -96.16958444[1]
Area176 acres (71 ha)
Elevation1,047 ft (319 m)[1]
Named forMeriwether Lewis and William Clark
Governing bodyIowa Department of Natural Resources
WebsiteIowa Dept. of Natural Resources webpage on the park

Lewis and Clark State Park is a state park in the US state of Iowa consisting of 176 acres (71 ha) located in Monona County. The park features camping, picnicking, boating, swimming, and fishing on 250-acre (100 ha) Blue Lake. It has 95 electric camp sites and has a full size replica of a keelboat of the type used by the Lewis and Clark Expedition when they stopped in this area in 1804 on their way up the Missouri River.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Lewis and Clark State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Lewis and Clark State Park". Iowa State Parks. Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
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