Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt

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LocationChichaqua is a half hour northeast of Des Moines near Elkhart and Bondurant. From Interstate 35: exit at mile 96, go east on NE 126th Avenue through Elkhart, at t intersection turn north or left on NE 72nd Street., and turn south or right on NE 80th Street.

8700 NE 126th Avenue
Maxwell, IA 50161
(515) 967-2596

Operating Hours & Seasons

Summer Hours (April 1 -October 31) | 6:30 a.m. - 10:30 p.m.

The north side of Easter Lake Park is open sunrise to sunset year-round.
Fort Des Moines Park is open 8 a.m. to sunset year-round.

Winter Hours (November 1 - March 31) | Sunrise to sunset

Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt Area Map and Park Information

PCCB Park Rules

Discover Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt in Maxwell

Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt stretches for almost ten miles along the Skunk River in Northeast Polk County. When the Conservation Board first acquired property for the area in 1960, its intention was to preserve and restore the old oxbows of the original Skunk River channel. The area's natural features include old oxbow river channels and backwaters, marshes, and wetlands. Chichaqua also includes sandy upland hills with reconstructed prairies and native prairie remnants.