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Summer fun within a gallon of gas Cedar Rapids area guides
Practical guide lists accessible outdoor options within about twenty miles of Cedar Rapids. Highlights include state parks like Palisades Kepler and Lake Macbride, Coralville Reservoir, county parks such as Pinicon Ridge and Squaw Creek, and city parks offering hiking, birding, picnics, camping, canoeing, fishing, and other activities. Includes note on gear and permissions.
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Cedar Rapids
Coralville Reservoir
Palisades Kepler
Lake Macbride
Ely
Mount Vernon
Solon
Park
Pleasant Creek
Palo
Linn County
Buffalo Creek
Coggan
Morgan Creek
Pinicon Ridge
Central City
Squaw Creek
Marion
Wakema
Center Point
Chain Lakes
Lewis Bottoms
Cedar
Mastell Bridge
Viola
Mount Hope
Stone City
Matsells
Palisades
Palisades Kepler State Park
South Cedar
Jay Sigmund
Waubeek
Palo Marsh
Wakpicada
Wickiup Hill
Toddville
Hawkeye
Iowa River
van Vectin Park
Jones
Ellis
Bever
Thomas
Noelridge
Shaver
Daniels
Seminole Valley
Wapsipinicon River
Pinicon Ridge Park
Pleasant Creek Lake
Matsell Bridge
Pincion Ridge
Macbride
Twin River Supply
Twin River
Wapsipinicon
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