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Yellow Banks Park

6801 SE 32nd Ave.
Pleasant Hill, IA 50317
515-266-1563


Resting on high bluffs overlooking the Des Moines River, Yellow Banks Park offers some of the most outstanding scenery in central Iowa. This 517-acre park features a 60-unit campground, three picnic shelters, 5-acre pond, and a boat ramp on the Des Moines River.

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Hiking trails within the park lead to overlooks of the river valley, an oak savanna, a Native American burial mound, and a unique backpacking camping area. This is a prime area for viewing migrating raptors in spring and fall. You can download a Native American Artifact Collection report here.

The park, acquired by the Conservation Board in 1980, is located southeast of Pleasant Hill off SE Vandalia Road.

Yellow Banks Park

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