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Posted On: October 1st 2026, 04:10 pm
I’ve been saving these Iowa trails for leaf peeping. See WHEN to go down here👇🏼

📍Wildcat Den State Park
Muscatine, Iowa
Oct. 15-21
🥾Punch Bowl Trail, Lower Picnic Area Loop, Steamboat Rock

📍Pikes Peak State Park
Mcgregor, Iowa
~ 55 miles north of Dubuque
Oct. 12- 19
🥾Main Overlook, Bridal Veil Falls Trail, Crow’s Nest Trail

📍Ledges State Park
Madrid, Iowa
~ 40 miles north of Des Moines
Oct. 18-25
🥾Lost Lake Trail

Follow for 3 Iowa State Parks every month!
Comments (54)
itstripeasy 15 days ago

itstripeasy

thank you for sharing this state park!!

upnorthcabinrentals 24 days ago

upnorthcabinrentals

This would be a good family adventure spot

through.becs.specs a month ago

through.becs.specs

Iowa is so underrated!

chrismegoodbye a month ago

chrismegoodbye

IOWA?? Ok pop off Iowa!!😍😍

traveliowa a month ago

traveliowa

We cannot be-leaf these views 🍁

tournesoladventures a month ago

tournesoladventures

So beautiful!

ethicalcheerleader a month ago

ethicalcheerleader

Too bad - you've done it 😜🧡

goingandexploring a month ago

goingandexploring

You’re putting ideas in my head !!

midwesttravelmama a month ago

midwesttravelmama

So beautiful!!

destination_dalton a month ago

destination_dalton

I love the orangish ones!

blakelakeescape a month ago

blakelakeescape

My kind of family trip!

the_merkids a month ago

the_merkids

The ideas are officially in my head!

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