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Red Haw State Park in south-central Iowa is a beautiful, year-round destination offering lovely views and diverse recreational activities in the 649-acre park. Red Haw is well known for springtime red buds blooming abundantly around the lake, drawing visitors and photographers to see the pink blossoms. Visitors also can enjoy swimming and boating in the summer, or cross-country skiing and snowmobiling in the winter.
Camp at Red Haw’s shady campground overlooking the lake. The campground contains electric hookups, paved roads, modern restrooms and showers and a trailer dump station. Some campsites are ADA accessible. One-fourth of the campsites are available on a first-come, first-served basis and advance campsite reservations can be made through the online reservation system for Red Haw State Park.
From the junction of Highway 14 and Highway 34 in Chariton go east 1 mile on Highway 34 and turn south to enter the park.
Mid-April to Mid-May is the best time to visit. The Red Bud Trees are in bloom and look amazing.
The redbud trees lining the roads in this park are beautiful enough to be on a postcard.
Our family recently visited the park for a family hike around the lake. The entire hiking loop is about 4 miles and the paths were well maintained. The terrain is mostly flat and does not make for a difficult hike.
The fall colors here would be fantastic, and I think our family is planning to come back during the fall months to experience the fall beauty here.
The park has campgrounds, swimming beach, boat ramps, and special kayak launching ramps. I can't not attest to the quality of these facilities, but the campgrounds were full and there were plenty of visitors at the beach. We would like to try kayaking at this park sometime as well.
I would certainly recommend a visit to this park either by yourself or with others.
Wonderful state park for fishing. The lake is clean and well groomed, and is very accessible from shore via trails with access to the water. Has modern bathrooms, camping facilities, swimming area, and trails. Keep up the good work.
