Public Comments Accepted Great Lake Beaches Alcohol Ban Public comments will be accepted through July 13, 2010 for the proposed rules on Restrictions of Alcohol Use at State Beaches on Iowa Great Lakes during the Fourth of July Holiday. READ ABOUT IT

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Renovation Work at Big Creek State Park Will Mean Temporary Restrooms This Summer
Posted: April 30, 2010
DES MOINES - Modern restrooms on the east side of Big Creek State Park near Polk City are expected to be closed throughout the summer while a major sewer renovation project is completed.
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Rapid Spreading Disease Prompts Closure of Caves Where Bats Hibernate
Posted: April 29, 2010
DES MOINES - State natural resources officials are closing state-owned caves that bats use for hibernation to help slow a disease known as white-nose syndrome that is killing bats across the eastern half of the United States and now has surfaced in Missouri.
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Warning Camper! Did you Know... That certain areas within Indiana, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin are currently under a federal firewood transport quarantine established by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), U.S. Department of Agriculture to prevent the spread of emerald ash borer (EAB). It is felt that EAB may be resident in the wood and could be spread through firewood transport to un-infested areas like Iowa. It is in direct violation of the USDA APHIS quarantine for you to bring firewood from quarantined states into Iowa. Do not bring firewood from your state into Iowa. http://www.emeraldashborer.info/

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Regulations on out-of-state horses, mules, donkeys in Iowa State Parks
State regulations require horses, mules and donkeys being transported interstate (from one state to another) must have a current Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (health certificate) and negative Coggin’s test (EIA).
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Reservations can also be made M-F 8:00 am to 4:30 pm CDT by calling 1-877-IAPARKS.
The call center is not open on weekends or state holidays.

State Parks Bureau
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Wallace State Office Building
Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0034

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All persons are entitled to full and equal enjoyment of the recreational opportunities, privileges and advantages available in Iowa's great outdoor.

Map of Iowa State Parks