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State Park Overview |
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Camping |
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Lake Macbride State Park has two campgrounds. The modern campground in the northern unit of the park has 50 sites with 37 electrical hookups and 13 without, a shower and restroom and a trailer dump station.
The non-modern campground in the southern park unit has 60 campsites and a non-flush restroom. This campground is located in a beautiful shaded setting near the lake. Both campgrounds have a playground nearby. Starting February 13, 2006 advance campsite reservations can be booked through the park reservation system. Half of the campsites are still available for self-registration on a first-come, first-serve basis. |
Picnicking |
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Boating |
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Swimming |
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Fishing and Hunting |
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Fishing
Lake Macbride is an anglers delight! Good catches of walleyes, channel catfish, crappies and bluegill await the angler in the 812-acre artificial lake. Walleyes, channel catfish and muskies are stocked annually. Lake Macbride may be the only lake in Iowa in which the prized Kentucky spotted bass can be caught. Good lake access is available for both shoreline and boat fishing. |
History of the Area |
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An effort to establish the wooded valleys of Mill and Jordan Creeks as a state park was initiated by the Iowa City Chamber of Commerce and J.N. "Ding" Darling, a noted Iowa Conservationist. To raise funds to purchase additional land for the park, lots were sold in the area.
In June, 1937 the park opened to the public. The name for the park was selected from several hundred contest entries. Thomas Macbride had a distinguished 40-year career as professor of botany and president of the University of Iowa. He has been called the "father" of conservation in Iowa. In 1895 he addressed the members of the Iowa Academy of Science on the need to establish a statewide system of "country" or "rural" parks.
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) constructed a number of facilities at Lake Macbride in the 1930s including the beautiful stone shelter and beach building.
In 1955, the lake was enlarged. A portion of the park borders Coralville Lake, one of Iowas largest artificial lakes, constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. |
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IOWA Lake Macbride State Park Back | |
... Iowa ISU Census Profile Iowa Division of Tourism Johnson County Community Network University Heights Lake Macbride State Park A effort to establish the wooded valleys of Mill and Jordan Creeks as ... | |
... a forested peninsula in the Coralville Reservoir, adjacent to Lake Macbride State Park. To reach this area, drive north out of ... is also a road into Lake Macbride State Park along the south ... | |
The University of Iowas Student Health/Health Iowa website provides an anonymous online health ... 7th Avenue, Bloomington Street. Lake MacBride State Park Campgrounds, beach area, Frisbee golf ... |
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