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The Saylorville Lake Project is 26,000 acres, which stretches for over 50 miles up the Des Moines River Valley. A wide variety of recreational activities are available including fishing, picnic areas with group shelters, boat launches, an accessible fishing pier, river fishing, hunting, and a 24-mile paved, multipurpose trail used for biking, hiking, jogging, walking, and in-line skating.

Know Before You Go We have two bridges that are accessible by pavement only – Imes Bridge in St. Charles, and Cutler-Donahoe Bridge at City Park in Winterset. Cedar Bridge is accessible via Cedar Bridge Road, which is mostly pavement south of the bridge. You will only be on gravel for a couple hundred feet. The final three are on gravel/dirt roads – the Roseman, the Hogback and the Holliwell. Holliwell Bridge is on 1.9 miles of gravel after turning right onto Norwood Ave from E. Court Ave. If you access Hogback Bridge from 195th Street, then Hogback Bridge Road, it’s just over two miles of gravel. The Roseman is the furthest on gravel – 4.3 miles if you turn onto Roseman Bridge Road from I-92 to Elderberry. However, if you want to drive on less gravel, keep on I-92 to Elmwood Ave, and it’s only 2.2 miles of gravel.

Climb Iowa’s Corporate Outing is a great way for your team to connect on a whole new level! Your corporate outing may be booked for two or four hours. Rock climbing not only promotes health & wellness; it also encourages problem solving and communication. Two-hour price: $27.50 per person Two hour corporate outings include one staff member for every five participants. Staff members will get you climbing on our 24 ropes in the facility. Four-hour price: $70 per person Four hour corporate outings include our belay class for all participants followed by climb time. Learning how to belay and climb together promotes trust, team building, verbal and non-verbal communication. SCHEDULING: PLEASE SCHEDULE YOUR CORPORATE OUTING AT LEAST TWO WEEKS IN ADVANCE BY CALLING 515.986.2565

Living History Farms is an interactive outdoor history museum, which educates and connects all peoples to the many stories of Midwestern rural heritage.

The Des Moines Civic Center has grown to be the cornerstone of downtown Des Moines’ arts and culture scene. Owned and operated by Des Moines Performing Arts, the Civic Center serves as a community performing arts center, accessible to all, where people may be educated, entertained and enlightened. Since opening in 1979, the Civic Center has been host to major Broadway touring companies, performers and groups.

The internationally acclaimed Iowa State Fair is the single largest event in the state of Iowa and one of the oldest and largest agricultural and industrial expositions in the country. Annually attracting more than a million people from all over the world, the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines is Iowa’s great celebration, a salute to the state’s best in agriculture, industry, entertainment and achievement.

The Des Moines Botanical and Environmental Center is one of the most popular cultural attractions in Iowa, providing educational, recreational, and community resources to thousands. Its goal is to provide botanical displays and educational services for its visitors. It is located on 14 acres along the east bank of the Des Moines River, close to downtown. Des Moines Botanical & Environmental Center is reaching out to the community and beyond to educate and promote awareness of high level horticulture and environmental stewardship through; positive partnerships, education programs, opportunities for tourism, a quality venue for social events and meetings, unified grounds and unique horticulture collections.

The James H. Andrew Railroad Museum The James H. Andrew Railroad Museum at the Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad is a beautiful 9,000 square foot facility featuring a research library, theater and displays featuring memorabilia from all eras of railroading in Iowa. With extensive collections of track equipment, toy trains, dining car china, passenger train timetables, lanterns and more, our museum truly does have something to interest everyone! Library Our library features over 900 books and periodicals related to railroading. The James H. Andrew Railroad Museum and History Center’s library boasts one of the most extensive collections of railroad books in the Midwest. It includes good source and reference material for both the armchair hobbyist and the serious railroad scholar and modeler. The library is divided into 18 different sections with groupings of books in each section. Each section is marked by a bullet.

Elevate the way you celebrate at the best kids’ birthday party place near you. We take care of all the hassle with planning birthday parties so you and your kids can focus on having fun. Check out our birthday party packages including private party areas, party invitations, supplies, a party host and more!

Principal Park, formerly Sec Taylor Stadium, is a minor league baseball stadium located in Des Moines, Iowa. It is the home field of the Pacific Coast League's Iowa Cubs. Principal Park is located at the confluence of the Des Moines River and the Raccoon River in downtown Des Moines. The stadium seats 11,500 fans and has 45 luxury suites, 12 of which are in a building in left field that also houses the Cub Club restaurant. The Iowa State Capitol building is visible from beyond the center field fence, while some seats also provide views of the Des Moines skyline.

A great place for children and young families to learn to swim and enjoy the water. The leisure pool includes a zero depth entry and progresses to a depth of 3 ft. 10 in. There are sprays, fountains, a toddler treehouse slide, shade seating, and a floating turtle and log to play on. The center also has a Special Events Building located just east of it. It is available for parties, gatherings, dinners, and receptions. For advanced swimmers, adults, and teenagers to enjoy, the lap pool has a drop slide and a diving board located in the deep end. There are six, 25 meter swimming lanes available at lap swim times and as play space during open swim. The lap pool also has a basketball hoop, a floating log and beaver to play on and two tower waterslides. The Lazy River is a current stream with a few splashes of excitement. Grab a tube and enjoy (tubes are provided).

The venue we now call Buccaneer Arena had already existed for a couple decades when September 1979 rolled around and the facility was showing its age. It had been a few years since the arena last had a regular tenant and while professional minor league hockey had called the arena home throughout the 1960s and early 1970s, Des Moines was off the radar of organized hockey at this point. Nonetheless, the facility was able to snag a preseason National Hockey League exhibition featuring the St. Louis Blues and the U.S. Olympic team which was starting its own tour. By now everyone knows where the U.S. Olympic team finished that following February and in some ways the seeds of that Gold Medal were sewn at the Des Moines, however, the seeds of the Buccaneers were also planted.

The Iowa Events Center is the state’s premier convention center and arena, located in downtown Des Moines. The Iowa Events Center is owned by Polk County and managed by OVG360, a division of Oak View Group. OVG360 is a full-service venue management and hospitality company that helps client partners reimagine the sports, live entertainment, and convention industries for the betterment of the venue, employees, artists, athletes, and surrounding communities.