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Yellow Banks Park


Boating at Yellow Banks Park Access to the Des Moines River between Des Moines and Lake Red Rock is provided at the Yellow Banks Park boat ramp. The ramp is located off the western park drive past camp area # 1. Enjoy exploring the Yellow Banks pond via small boat with trolling motor, canoe or kayak.
Camping at Yellow Banks Park Yellow Banks Park features primitive camping sites tucked into nature on a beautiful bluff overlooking the Des Moines River, as well as many electric sites at two nearby camping areas. The park also offers various unique backpacking campsites located off a 3/4 mile trail. If you are traveling in a group, Yellow Banks also offers two group camp areas and a youth group camp area. More information can be found on our website at www.leadingyououtdoors.org
Canoeing & Kayaking at Yellow Banks Park Access to the Des Moines River between Des Moines and Lake Red Rock is provided at the Yellow Banks Park boat ramp. The ramp is located off the western park drive past camp area # 1.
Facility Rentals at Yellow Banks Park Yellow Banks Park features TWO shelters and picnic areas on a beautiful bluff overlooking the Des Moines River. One additional shelter is located adjacent to ball fields and can be reserved from mid-July through October 15. Reservations can be made using this website by clicking on the MAKE RESERVATIONS tab above.
FALL COLORS at Yellow Banks Park Come experience a rainbow of fall colors at the rolling hills of Yellow Banks Park!
Fishing at Yellow Banks Park Yellow Banks Pond - 5 acres Maximum depth: 14 feet Average depth: 8 feet Pond contour map can be found on our website at www.leadingyououtdoors.org or by clicking on the following link: FISHING Types of fish found in pond: Bass Bluegill Crappie Catfish Other water access: Boat ramp access to Des Moines River
Geocaching at Yellow Banks Park Geocaching has become a very popular activity for individuals and families to participate in. Geocaching is an entertaining adventure game for GPS users. The basic idea is to have individuals and organizations set up caches all over the world and share the locations of these caches on the Internet. GPS users can then use the location coordinates to find the caches. Once found, a cache may provide the visitor with a wide variety of rewards. All the visitor is asked to do is to leave an item if they decide to take something from the cache. Visit geocaching.com for more details. Polk County Conservation permits geocaching in keeping with its mission to provide opportunities for safe recreational activities. Geocachers are welcome to place a cache in PCC lands as long as they comply with the requirements of the geocache permit.
Other Activities at Yellow Banks Park Playgrounds Yellow Banks will has two playgrounds. An ADA playground is located by the ball fields near Ball Diamond Shelter. A second playground is located at entrance of the park and is not ADA accessible at this time. Ballfield Yellow Banks's excellent ballfields are located just beyond Prairieview Shelter and popular with neighborhood little league teams.
Picnicking at Yellow Banks Park Yellow Banks Park features three shelters and picnic areas on a beautiful bluff overlooking the Des Moines River. Picnic tables with grills are scattered throughout the park
Trails & Hiking at Yellow Banks Park Trail numbers refer to map locations. Park maps and trail information is available on our website at www.leadingyououtdoors.org or by clicking on this link: PARKS AND TRAILS Backpacker Trail (#1) 3/4 mile trail from pond to backpacking campsite. Indian Mound Loop (#2) 1/4 mile trail from park road to Native American burial mound. Savanna Trail (#3) 1/2 mile loop. On this trail, you can introduce yourself to some of the oldest residents. This trail guides you past some of the last remaining savanna oak trees in Polk County, some are estimated to be more than 250 years old. Bluff Overlook Trail (#4) 1/2 mile trail from playground to overlook of river valley. Eagle view Trail (#5) 1/4 mile trail from park road to overlook of river valley. Pond Trail (#6) 1/2 mile trail from park road to pond