MAQUOKETA HAS THE BEAUTIFUL MAQUOKETA CAVES STATE PARK BUT MANY PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW THAT THERE IS ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL PARK

JUST SOUTH OF BALDWIN.     IT  HAS MANY CAMPING SITES, A VERY EDUCATIONAL NATURE CENTER, A SWINGING BRIDGE AND A FOUR STORY TOWER HIGH UP OVERLOOKING THE PARK.   I HOPE THESE PHOTOS WILL

INTEREST YOU ENOUGH TO VISIT THE PARK  SOON AND ENJOY IT LIKE NANCY AND I DID.  A GREAT PARK FOR FAMILY FUN RIGHT JUST MINUTES AWAY!

A SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT "EDEN VALLEY" ON THE CLINTON-JACKSON
COUNTY LINE, A FEW MILES SOUTH OF BALDWIN ON A PAVED ROAD.
I SAW A LOT IN JUST OVER AN HOUR, BUT YOU CAN SPEND  A LOT MORE
TIME, HIKING AND ENJOYING THE BEAUTIFUL SCENERY.  THE PARK IS OWNED AND MANAGED BY CLINTON COUNTY CONSERVATION.

AS ALWAYS, CLICK-ON EACH PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.

OUR "HOST" IN THE FREE NATURE CENTER WAS JOAN JONES OF CHARLOTTE.    SHE IS A VOLUNTEER THAT IS THE "HOST" FROM 1 UNTIL 4
SATURDAYS, ONCE A MONTH.     OTHER VOLUNTEERS WORK THE OTHER SATURDAYS DURING THE SUMMER.     WITH HER TODAY (AT RIGHT) IS HER
GRANDDAUGHTER, JERRICA JONES OF SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA.
SHE GREW UP IN MAQUOKETA.   HER FATHER IS WILLIE JONES AND HE
ALSO NOW LIVES IN CALIFORNIA.     THEY STAND BEHIND THE COUNTER
IN THE GIFT SHOP.

NEXT, WE WILL GO OUTSIDE OF THE NATURE CENTER AND CHECK OUT
THE TRAILS, BRIDGE AND TOWER.

YOU CAN RENT THIS CABIN.   SEE THE REST ROOM.  EVEN HAS AN AIR-CONDITIONER.

 THAT'S NANCY UP ON TOP.

I TOOK THIS PICTURE FROM THE TOP OF THE TOWER!

HAVE FUN...TAKE THE FAMILY TO EDEN VALLEY PARK!