Lost In Iowa STORY SHANNON HAFNER To find ponds and lakes in your neighborhood and to buy your fishing license, go to iowadnr.gov/fishlocal

Let’s Go! Outdoor Fun Five Minutes Away

It’s time to get hooked on fishing in the Des Moines metro area with more than 70 lakes and ponds stocked with thousands of fish each year. That means no matter where you are, it’s just minutes away from relaxing, outdoor fun with friends and family. Grab your gear and “Fish Local” in central Iowa.

18 IOWA OUTDOORS SPRING 2019 WWW.IOWADNR.GOV 19 Lost In Iowa

Altoona Ankeny trail to the pond. Playground, portable ALTOONA PUBLIC LIBRARY COMPLEX HAWKEYE PARK POND—in Hawkeye Sawgrass Park Pond bathrooms and picnic tables. Catch —behind the Altoona Public Library 80 Park at 400 NW Lakeshore Drive. Paved at 700 8th St. SW. Paved trail from the parking on the east and west sides of the largemouth , , channel Adventureland Dr pond. Playground, shelter, ball fields, and crappie.

library parking lot extends to Prairie 1st Ave N Heritage Park, Civic Plaza and the picnic tables, portable bathrooms and Enabling Garden (1050 1st Ave. South). paved trails that connect to the nearby SAWGRASS PARK POND—in Sawgrass Catch largemouth bass, bluegill, catfish Ankeny Miracle Park (310 NW School Park at 2222 SW 36th Street. Paved and black crappie. Street). Catch largemouth bass, bluegill, parking, portable bathrooms, pier, walk- channel catfish and crappie. ing bridge, paved trail, playground and CLAY POND—in the Clay Estates neigh- shelter. Catch largemouth bass, bluegill, borhood on the west side of 3rd Ave. SW GEORGETOWN PARK PONDS—in channel catfish and crappie. near 35th St. SW; close to Clay Elemen- Clay Pond Georgetown Park at the Corner of NW 80 tary (3200 1st Ave. South). Paved trail 8th St SW 8th St SE Georgetown Boulevard and NW Ash from 3rd Ave. SW. Catch largemouth ALTOONA Drive, across from Ashland Ridge Elemen- bass, bluegill and catfish. Picnic tables. PUBLIC tary School (2600 NW Ash Drive). Paved LIBRARY parking, playground, portable bathroom, COMPLEX Venbury Dr IRONWOOD POND—at the east end of shelter, paved trails, picnic tables and Stonegate Court SW near the intersec- basketball court. Catch largemouth bass, tion of 21st Street SW and 3rd Avenue IRONWOOD bluegill, channel catfish and crappie. SW. Paved trail from 21st Street SW. POND

Venture a tad farther south on the trail 21st St SW HILLSIDE PARK PONDS—in Hillside to a fun pirate-themed playground, Pi- Park at the corner of SE 20th Street and

Altoona 1st Ave S rate’s Cove Ironwood Park (2222 3rd Ave SE Four Mile Drive. Dirt parking on the SW). Catch largemouth bass, bluegill ALTOONA east side of SE Four Mile Drive or parking Hawkeye Park Pond and catfish. Ironwood Pond PUBLIC on SE Hillside Drive—take the paved

LIBRARY3rd Ave SW COMPLEX CLAY NW State St POND N Ankeny Blvd

NE Delaware Ave Bondurant IRONWOOD POND LAKE PETOCKA—on the northeast edge GEORGETOWN of town at 520 Pleasant Street NE. Many PARK PONDS NW 18th St gravel parking lots. Modern restrooms, 69 playground, ball fields, shelter, picnic Ankeny tables, exercise equipment and paved HAWKEYE trail that connects to the Chichaqua PARK POND Valley Trail. Catch largemouth bass, CLAY bluegill, crappie, channel catfish and POND W 1st St E 1st St yellow . Trout stocked each fall and winter. Fourmile Creek

Bondurant S Ankeny Blvd NE 80th St

35 HILLSIDE BONDURANT SE Delaware Ave PARK PONDS

NE 29th St lAKE RECREATIONAL PETOCKA SPORTS COMPLEX DMACC ANKENY CAMPUS SW State St SW Oralabor Rd SW Oralabor

SAWGRASS ANKENY PARK POND NE Hubble Ave REGIONAL 65 69 AIRPORT

Altoona Public Library Complex 20 IOWA OUTDOORS SPRING 2019 WWW.IOWADNR.GOV 21 Lost In Iowa

Clive Johnston

WALNUT RIDGE POND—1801 NW GREENWOOD HILLS POND—on the west Enfield Cir NW 86th St POINTE 114th Street east of the Clive Aquatic side of NW 86th Street, between Windsor VISTA POND Beaver Johnston Center. Paved trail from the Aquatic Parkway and Highland Oaks Drive. Paved Creek NW 97th St Center parking lot connects to Clive Trail and ADA pier. Catch largemouth bass, Greenbelt Trail. bluegill and channel catfish.

NW 62nd Ave NW 62nd Ave POINTE VISTA POND—in Pointe Vista Park at 9612 Enfield Drive. Paved Parking,

Clive playground, paved trail, basketball court, NW 86th St Clive Greenbelt Trail shelter and picnic tables. Catch largemouth Windsor Pkwy Walnut Creek bass, bluegill and channel catfish. P ion ee GREENWOOD r P k TERRA LAKE—in Terra Park at 6300 HILLS POND w Oaks Dr y nd la Pioneer Parkway. Parking on the north side h TERRA 35 ig of the lake and by the Crown Point Commu- H LAKE nity Center. ADA fishing pier, playground, 80 NW 114th St paved trail, bathrooms and picnic tables. CLIVE WALNUT Catch largemouth bass, bluegill and AQUATIC RIDGE POND channel catfish. CENTER

Campus Dr

Walnut Ridge Pond

Des Moines 235 Grand Ave Grand Ave Des FORT DES MOINES PARK POND— in Fort Des Moines River Moines Park at 200 SE 5th Street, just west of Southridge GREENWOOD/ Shopping Mall. Paved parking, accessible fishing pier, ASHWORTH PARK POND GRAY’S nature trails, playground, shelters and arboretum. Catch LAKE largemouth bass, bluegill and channel catfish. Terra Lake

GRAY’S LAKE—in Gray’s Lake Park at 2101 Fleur Drive. Raccoon Paved parking and trails, picnic area, beach, playground River and restrooms. Catch largemouth bass, bluegill, channel Bell Ave Beardsley St catfish, white bass, crappie and river species. Norwalk ELIZABETH George Flagg Pkwy HOLLAND Park Ave Park Ave ELIZABETH HOLLAND PONDS GREENWOOD/ASHWORTH PARK POND—in Green- PONDS— near the corner of Hwy Norwalk SW 14th St wood/Ashworth Park, 4500 Grand Avenue behind art S Union St 28 (Sunset Drive) and Beardsley 28 center. Paved trail, picnic area, rose garden, splashground, Street. Plans for future park with Sunset Dr playground and restrooms. Catch largemouth bass, a parking area, trail, shelter house THE LEGACY bluegill and channel catfish. McKinley Ave and restrooms. GOLF CLUB SW 9th St SE 14th St WARRIOR PARK POND—west of Gray’s Lake Fleur Dr DES MOINES the intersection of Orchard Hills INTERNATIONAL Drive and West Pine Avenue. Park- AIRPORT ing on Orchard Hills Drive. Plans

Army Post Rd Pkwy Cherry FORT for a neighborhood park with a 28 Des Moines WARRIOR North Ave BLANK DES MOINES preschool age playground, child PARK Orchard Hills Dr PARK PARK POND POND ZOO obstacle course area, parking lot Army Post Rd and restrooms. Catch largemouth 5 bass, bluegill and channel catfish. Warrior Park Pond

22 IOWA OUTDOORS SPRING 2019 WWW.IOWADNR.GOV 23 Lost In Iowa

Pleasant Hill Polk City Waukee COPPER CREEK—in Copper Creek Lake diamonds, playground, shelters and MARINA COVE POND—east of the corner KETTLESTONE COMMONS PONDS Park at 4390 East University Avenue. boat ramp. of East Southside Drive and East Pine Ridge —on the east side of Grand Prairie

Small paved parking lot, fishing pier, Drive. Paved trail to the lake off both streets. Parkway near Ashworth Road in the SE Tallgrass Ln shelter, restrooms, picnic tables and Copper Creek Playground nearby. Catch largemouth bass, Kettlestone Commons development. paved trail. Catch largemouth bass, bluegill and channel catfish. Trails and parking areas are being KETTLESTONE bluegill, channel catfish and hybrid developed. Catch bluegill and large- TALLGRASS COMMONS POND striped bass. TWELVE OAKS POND—east of East mouth bass. PONDS Southside Dr. in the Twelve Oaks

TALLGRASS POND—on the east

YELLOW BANKS POND—6801 SE 32nd neighborhood. Paved trail from East G

r a

side of Grand Prairie Parkway near n

Avenue. Yellow Banks Park has ball Southside Dr. will soon extend to Twelve d

P r

Oaks Drive. Ashworth Road in the Kettlestone a i

r Waukee

i e

Commons development. Parking areas P

k

w COPPER BIG CREEK LAKE—8794 NW 125th Ave. are being developed. Stocked with y COPPER CREEK Ashworth Dr Kettlestone Commons Pond CREEK GOLF CLUB in Big Creek State Park. Paved trails, bluegill and largemouth bass. University Ave 163 universally accessible fishing pier, shelters, od Dr kwo Oa playground and beach.

Pleasant Hill BlvdPleasant Hill 65 Scott Ave West Des Moines 415 Parkridge Ave BIG W Broadway St CREEK Polk BLUE HERON LAKE—in Raccoon CITY POND—behind the West Des PURPLE MARTIN LAKE—in the SE 60th St LAKE Yellow Banks Pond City River Park at 2500 Grand Avenue. Moines Public Library (4000 Mills Civic newly opened Purple Martin Lake Vandallia Rd Lots of parking options. ADA pier, Parkway). Paved trail from the library or Water Resource Area at the west-end of S14 JESTER PARK SAYLORVILLE LAKE N 3rd St Yellow Banks Pond boat ramp, nature lodge, picnic tables, the West Des Moines City Hall. Close to Army Post Road. Near Walnut Woods SE Vandallia Rd TOURNAMENT CLUB OF paved trail, dog park and playground. Southwoods Park (350 S. 35th Street) with State Park (3155 Walnut Woods Drive). IOWA Des Moines Catch largemouth bass, bluegill and disc golf, picnic tables, trails and nature Parking in gravel lots. Catch largemouth River MARINA TWELVE crappie along with river fish like white preserve. Catch largemouth bass, black bass, bluegill and crappie along with river 65 OAKS YELLOW NW 70th St COVE POND POND bass, suckers and . crappie, bluegill and channel catfish. fish like white bass, suckers and carp. BANKS YELLOW 415 415 BANKS POND Pleasant Hill PARK NW Polk City Dr

S 35th St CITY Fuller Rd Urbandale POND Mills Civic Pkwy LAKEVIEW POND—in Lakeview Park at trail. Catch largemouth bass, bluegill and WALKER-JOHNSTON POND—in Fuller Rd Grand Ave 4212 Park Hill Circle. Paved trail from the channel catfish. Walker-Johnston Park at 9000 Urbandale Middle School and surrounding Douglas Avenue. Paved parking, S 50th St neighborhoods. ADA pier, shelter, picnic KOLLMORGEN PARK POND—in ball fields, playground, ADA pier tables and playground. Catch largemouth Kollmorgen Park at 16211 Tanglewood and bathrooms. Paved trail around 35

S 35th St Drive. Paved trail from Tanglewood BLUE bass, bluegill and channel catfish. 141 the pond connects to the Urbandale 80 35 HERON Drive or NW 164th Street. Playground, Public Library and Charles Gabus LAKE LAURA A. WARD POND—in Laura A. basketball court and picnic tables. Memorial Tree Park and Garden. Grand Ave Ward Park at 3900 NW Urbandale Drive. Catch largemouth bass, bluegill and Catch largemouth bass, bluegill and Paved parking, picnic tables and paved channel catfish. channel catfish. WALNUT Grand Ave WOODS STATE PARK NW 128th Street NW Urbandale Dr LAKEVIEW Racoon 35 LAURA A. POND River WARD POND SW 52nd Ave Walnut Woods Dr KOLLMORGEN Urbandale Aurora Ave 80 100th St PURPLE PARK POND ROTARY CLUB MARTIN OF NORTHWEST

NW 156th Street LAKES DES MOINES 35 SW 105th St Douglas Pkwy Douglas Pkwy Douglas Pkwy West Des Moines WALKER-JOHNSTON POND Blue Heron Lake Army Post Rd

24 IOWA OUTDOORS SPRING 2019 5 WWW.IOWADNR.GOV5 25