Buena Vista County Conservation Park
Discover Buena Vista County Conservation Park in Peterson
Buena Vista County Conservation Park is located at 377 440th Street. 4 miles west of Linn Grove on C13.
Features Available at Various Facilities
- A/C
- Cooking / eating utensils
- Dump station
- Electricity
- Fire ring
- Firewood available
- Handicap Accessible
- Heating
- Kitchenette
- Microwave
- Pets prohibited
- Picnic Table
- Pressurized water
- Restroom
- Shower facilities
- Table with chairs
- Bur Oak Campground: $20 per night, 12 electrical hook ups, 20,30, & 50 amp hook up, shower facility, water at each campsite. Campground is open seasonally from May 1st to October 1st
- Timber Ridge Campground: $25 per night, 23 electrical hook ups, 20, 30 & 50 electrical amp hook up, shower facilities, water access and sewer hook-ups at each campsite, dump stations, and volleyball pit
- Primitive camping: $10 per night
- Hiking Trails
- 9 Open picnic shelters
- 1 Enclosed shelter houses, rental fee is $40 per day, contact conservation office for details at 712 -295 -7985 or email office@bvcountyparks.com
- Arboretum
- Wildlife viewing
- Bow hunting (deer only during when in season)
- Native grasses and wild flowers
- Tubing hill (inflatable tubes only)
- Playground equipment
Featured Events
- Dutch Oven Cooking 101 ~ Chicken Pot Pie May 22 - May 22, 2026 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
- Barks and Blooms May 28 - May 28, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
- Barks and Blooms June 18 - June 18, 2026 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
- Nature Night ~ Owl & Stars June 19 - June 19, 2026 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM
- Barks and Blooms July 9 - July 9, 2026 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
- Nature Night ~ Pizza, Fireflies, & Woodpeckers July 10 - July 10, 2026 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
- Barks and Blooms August 18 - August 18, 2026 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
- Nature Nights ~ Bats, Snakes, & Spiders August 28 - August 28, 2026 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
- Barks and Blooms September 30 - September 30, 2026 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
- Barks and Blooms October 21 - October 21, 2026 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM