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Parks and Recreation
Union City Park
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| The Union City Park is located on Center Street in
Downtown Union. There are wooden play structures, a basketball court and an open
shelter house. |
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| Shoot baskets at the City
Park. There are adjustable basketball hoops on the asphalt court. |
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Enjoy the tornado slide, other slides, swinging
bridge, bars, rope ladder, sandpile, jungle gym, swings and other Playground
Equipment at the Union City Park |
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Fishing, Canoeing, or Hiking at the Iowa River on the east edge of Union. The nearby
Long Park, Brekke Park, Lepley Park, Reece Park, and Long's Woods are great places for
Picnicking, Camping, Birdwatching, and Wildflowers. |
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| Brekke Park |
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This 7 acre park was given in memory of Orville Sr.
and Pearl Brekke. It has picnic and camping areas, restrooms and electricity.
The new closed shelter house may be used by the public. There is a signup
sheet inside the front door. |
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The beautiful Iowa River flows along the east edge of Union.
This stretch of the river flowing through Hardin county and past Union is one of
the most attractive for recreational users. The parks along the river provide
abundant accesses to the river for canoeists and fishermen as well as picnic areas, hiking
trails and campgrounds.
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| As the Iowa River flows into Hardin County, the bottom substrate
changes from mud and sand to rock and gravel. This rocky substrate provides
excellent smallmouth bass fishing, as well as opportunities for channel catfish, northern
pike, and a spring run of white bass. |
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Starting at the Marshall county line, four miles
south of Union, the river has been channelized. Due to dredging, much of this
habitat has been lost. |
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Lepley
Park
Lepley Park is a nine acre bird and wildflower preserve with
picnic area and restroom facilities. Most of the park is in timber and is an
excellent place to look for wildflowers.
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Long Park
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Long Park, one mile east of Union, was the original site of the
first water powered gristmill built in 1856. Some of the old foundation still
remains. This park offers a boat ramp, camping, fishing, and
picnicking. There are electrical outlets for 40 campsites, modern restroom and
showers, and a dump station. |
| Long Park from the Iowa River |
Primitive camping sites and short trails are also available.
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Camping along
the Iowa River at Long's Park |
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Long Woods
| These 20 acres of timber were given by the Charles long Estate to be used for
wildlife food and cover. It is a primitive area with no water, restrooms, or camping
areas, but many wildflowers, and trees. |
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Pine Lake State Park
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Pine Lake State Park is located ten miles north of Union.
This wooded 570 acre park has 2 lakes, picnic areas, campgrounds, boat ramps and 10 miles
of trails. The lake may be used for canoeing, paddle boating, fishing, ice fishing,
and swimming. |
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Lower
Pine Lake
Upper
Pine Lake
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Reece Park
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Reece Memorial Park is 80 areas of timber on both sides of Honey
Creek. Visitors are rewarded with beautiful scenery all four seasons of the year.
There are foot trails, shelter houses, camping and picnic areas with water,
restrooms, and a playground. It is located seven miles west and a half mile
north of Union. Bluebells cover much of the floodplain along Honey Creek as it
flows through Reese's Park. This is one of the best places in this area to
enjoy bluebells every spring . |
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Recreational Areas is Iowa:
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Parks in Hardin County
Dept of Natural
Resources Guide to state parks, lakes, fishing, wildlife
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Tourism, Iowa's attractions, special events, recreation areas, accommodations
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County Conservation
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