Ambrose A. Call State Park

Ambrose A. Call State Park is a state park in Kossuth County, Iowa, United States, that commemorates the first European settler in Kossuth County. The park preserves rugged hills of old-growth forest on the East Fork of the Des Moines River.

Ambrose A. Call State Park
Map showing the location of Ambrose A. Call State Park
Map showing the location of Ambrose A. Call State Park
Location of Ambrose A. Call State Park in Iowa
Map showing the location of Ambrose A. Call State Park
Map showing the location of Ambrose A. Call State Park
Ambrose A. Call State Park (the United States)
LocationKossuth County, Iowa, United States
Coordinates43°3′4″N 94°15′0″W / 43.05111°N 94.25000°W / 43.05111; -94.25000
Area138 acres (56 ha)
Elevation1,224 ft (373 m)[1]
Established1925
Governing bodyIowa Department of Natural Resources
WebsiteOfficial webpage Edit this at Wikidata

History

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Ambrose A. Call and his brother Asa staked their claim on the site of the future park on July 9, 1854. The next day Ambrose and traveling companion William Smith started building a log cabin while Asa went back to retrieve his family and more supplies. In 1925 Ambrose's daughter donated the site to the state of Iowa for a public park. While the original cabin is gone, a similar structure was moved from a nearby homestead and placed approximately where Ambrose's cabin stood.[2]

Facilities

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Ambrose A. Call State Park boasts a log cabin-style lodge built in 1928 that can be rented for events. There is a campground with 16 sites, all but three with electrical hookups. Two miles (3.2 km) of trails wind through the forest and in winter there is a cross-country skiing trail.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Ambrose A. Call State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. January 11, 1980. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
  2. ^ a b Iowa Department of Natural Resources. "Ambrose A. Call State Park". Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
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