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Cabin - Aspen
Aspen Cabin, located in Pinicon Ridge Park, is one of the four modern camping cabins offered for reservations within the Linn County parks. The cabin has 460 square feet of living space. This is a two room cabin with two bunk beds & mattresses (two twin over twin) & foldout double sleeper (futon) in living area. Aspen cabin sleeps a maximum of 6. It also features heating/air conditioning, ceiling fans, microwave, regfrigerator, dining table w/4 chairs, bunk beds, large covered deck, picnic table, fire ring, etc.
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Pinicon Ridge Park
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Cabin - Bob White
Bob White Cabin, located in Pinicon Ridge Park, is one of the four modern camping cabins offered for reservations within the Linn County parks. These four cabins offer similar but slightly different amentities and capacities - all four provide the following: heating/air conditioning, ceiling fans, microwave, regfrigerator, dining table w/4 chairs, bunk beds, large covered deck, picnic table, fire ring, etc. Please consider the specific amenities below prior to making your selection.
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Cabin - Pintail
Pintail Cabin, located in Pinicon Ridge Park, is one of the four modern camping cabins offered for reservations within the Linn County parks. These four cabins offer similar but slightly different amentities and capacities - all four provide the following: heating/air conditioning, ceiling fans, microwave, regfrigerator, dining table w/4 chairs, bunk beds, large covered deck, picnic table, fire ring, etc. Please consider the specific amenities below prior to making your selection.
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Cabin - River Otter
The River Otter Cabin, located in Pinicon Ridge Park, is the smaller of the four modern camping cabins offered for reservations within the Linn County parks. These four cabins offer similar but slightly different amentities and capacities - all four provide the following: heating/air conditioning, ceiling fans, microwave, regfrigerator, dining table w/4 chairs, bunk beds, large covered deck, picnic table, fire ring, etc. Please consider the specific amenities below prior to making your selection.
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Pinicon Ridge Park
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CANOE TRIPS & WATERCRAFT RENTALS
The WATERCRAFT CONCESSION & CANOE TRIPS have been a special feature available at Pinicon Ridge County Park since the early 1970s. Following a couple of decades of management by private concessionaires - operations were assumed by the Linn County Conservation Department in 1994. Each year, just shy of 10,000 visitors utilize this watercraft rental and canoe trip service on the Wapsipinicon River. Located just west of Central City, IA on IA Hwy. 13, the park is easily accessed via ground transportation.
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GROUP CAMP #1
The seven Group Camp facilities at Pinicon Ridge provide great opportunities for larger groups or youth groups to reserve a semi-modern to primitive area at the park to have available for their group upon arrival. (NOTE: There is a nightly minimum CAMPING FEE for the use of these facilities which is paid on-site, that is in additon to the RESERVATION FEE to book the area online)
GROUP CAMPING is for groups of six people or more and that have a minimum of three camping units. Group Camp #1 is the only one that has direct access to the Wapsipinicon River.
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GROUP CAMP #2
The seven Group Camp facilities at Pinicon Ridge provide great opportunities for larger groups or youth groups to reserve a semi-modern to primitive area at the park to have available for their group upon arrival. (NOTE: There is a nightly minimum CAMPING FEE for the use of these facilities which is paid on-site, that is in additon to the RESERVATION FEE to book the area online)
GROUP CAMPING is for groups of six people or more and that have a minimum of three camping units. This group camp does not have direct access to the Wapsipinicon River.
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GROUP CAMP #3
The seven Group Camp facilities at Pinicon Ridge provide great opportunities for larger groups or youth groups to reserve a semi-modern to primitive area at the park to have available for their group upon arrival. (NOTE: There is a nightly minimum CAMPING FEE for the use of these facilities which is paid on-site, that is in additon to the RESERVATION FEE to book the area online)
GROUP CAMPING is for groups of six people or more and that have a minimum of three camping units. This group camp does not have direct access to the Wapsipinicon River.
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GROUP CAMP #4
The seven Group Camp facilities at Pinicon Ridge provide great opportunities for larger groups or youth groups to reserve a semi-modern to primitive area at the park to have available for their group upon arrival. (NOTE: There is a nightly minimum CAMPING FEE for the use of these facilities which is paid on-site, that is in additon to the RESERVATION FEE to book the area online)
GROUP CAMPING is for groups of six people or more and that have a minimum of three camping units. This group camp does not have direct access to the Wapsipinicon River.
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GROUP CAMP #5
The seven Group Camp facilities at Pinicon Ridge provide great opportunities for larger groups or youth groups to reserve a semi-modern to primitive area at the park to have available for their group upon arrival. (NOTE: There is a nightly minimum CAMPING FEE for the use of these facilities which is paid on-site, that is in additon to the RESERVATION FEE to book the area online)
GROUP CAMPING is for groups of six people or more and that have a minimum of three camping units. This group camp does not have direct access to the Wapsipinicon River.
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GROUP CAMP #6
The seven Group Camp facilities at Pinicon Ridge provide great opportunities for larger groups or youth groups to reserve a semi-modern to primitive area at the park to have available for their group upon arrival. (NOTE: There is a nightly minimum CAMPING FEE for the use of these facilities which is paid on-site, that is in additon to the RESERVATION FEE to book the area online)
GROUP CAMPING is for groups of six people or more and that have a minimum of three camping units. This group camp does not have direct access to the Wapsipinicon River.
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GROUP CAMP #7
The seven Group Camp facilities at Pinicon Ridge provide great opportunities for larger groups or youth groups to reserve a semi-modern to primitive area at the park to have available for their group upon arrival. (NOTE: There is a nightly minimum CAMPING FEE for the use of these facilities which is paid on-site, that is in additon to the RESERVATION FEE to book the area online)
GROUP CAMPING is for groups of six people or more and that have a minimum of three camping units. This group camp does not have direct access to the Wapsipinicon River.
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Lodge - Horseshoe Falls
Horseshoe Falls Lodge opened in 1995, becoming the second enclosed lodge facility in Pinicon Ridge Park - joining the 1966 Woodpecker Lodge on Woodpecker Hill. It was built by Conservation Department staff, and is located in the former Horseshoe Falls Campground that was closed in the early 1990s. The name of the lodge comes from the nearby small waterfall along the Woodpecker Trail. A small limestone outcropping with a vertical drop of 4 feet or so received it's name from the local inhabitants in the mid-1900s as they would give tours of the scenic wooded hills and valleys along the Wapsipinicon River, passing by this diminutive waterfall on their travels.
To schedule a visit to the lodge to view the interior, please contact our Pinicon Ridge Park Staff at (319) 438-6616.
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Pinicon Ridge Park
Linn County
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Lodge - Woodpecker
Woodpecker Lodge is located on a scenic hill top in Pinicon Ridge Park - a regional destination just west of Central City, IA. Opened in 1966, this facility was accompanied by the Pinicon Ridge Dam, Observation Tower and Flying Squirrel Campground as the Conservation Department's major park developments of the mid-1960s. This was the first lodge available for reservations by the public on a year-round basis - and immediately became popular because of the adjacent lighted sledding hill - which, 40-some years later - still makes for great winter activity destination! It has been renovated several times over the past decade, with plans for additional work to be completed in 2009-2010. The unique triangular shape, and scenic vistas off the patios of this lodge serve only to enhance the lure to this location for historic family gatherings, youth group activities and neighborhood events.
To schedule a visit to the lodge to view the interior, please contact our Pinicon Ridge Park Staff at (319) 438-6616.
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Linn County
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OBSERVATION TOWER
Long a landmark for Pinicon Ridge Park, the 72' Woodpecker Hill Observation Tower has weathered nearly 4.5 decades and provided scenic views and lifetime experiences to hundreds of thousands of visitors since it was originally constructed in 1966. The main shaft of the tower was constructed by the former Link-Belt Speeder Company of Cedar Rapids in the mid-1960s - destined to become a crane in New York City harbor. Due to some construction mis-configuations - it never made the trip to New York and was acquired by the Linn County Conservation Board in early 1965.
A successful $1 million bond issue in 1965 funded many construction and expansion projects for the Linn County Park system, including: Woodpecker Lodge at Pinicon RIdge Park, the Observation Tower construction at Pinicon Ridge, land acquisition at Squaw Creek and Pinicon Ridge parks, and the construction of the Pinicon RIdge Dam on the Wapsipinicon River in Central City. The observation tower originally cost $19,000 to erect - with the stairwell and enclosure on the top constructed by a local manufacturing firm.
Due to liability concerns, the tower was closed for a couple of years in the mid-1990s. Several options were explored ,and a plan was crafted to renovate the landmark tower - giving it a new life for another 40+ years! The $150,000 project included a facelift, enclosing the previously open stairwell, and general structural maintenance on the 40-year-old facility. The tower re-opened in the late '90s for another long run of making memories for many folks.
The Pinicon Ridge Observation Tower is open to the public at no charge from early April thru early November each year, it is closed during the winter months. At 1,028 feet above sea level, it is one of the highest points in Linn County - and from the observation platform, one commands a wonderfully scenic view of the Wapsipinicon River valley and the adjoining countryside as far as the eye can see!
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SHELTER - Riverside
Riverside Shelter is located in the very popular Riverside Picnic Area in Pinicon Ridge Park. With adjacent playground, sand volleyball and horseshoe courts - the location along the backwaters of the Wapsipinicon River puts this facility much in demand during the warm summer months! (NOTE: The location of this facility is within the flood plain of the river, and is subject to flooding during moderate high-water events)
To schedule a meeting with park staff on-site, or if you have specific questions about Riverside Shelter or Pinicon Ridge Park, please contact our Pinicon Ridge Staff at (319) 438-6616.
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Linn County
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