Wild Cat Den State Park

While at wildcat den take a moment to step into life in a small frontier town by visiting melpine schoolhouse and pine creek grist mill. Theres a lot to do at the park so plan on spending significant time there. One of the focal points of the park is the pine creek grist mill located in the eastern part of the park on pine creek.
wild cat den state park

Wildcat den state park is located about 10 miles northeast of the city of muscatine.

Wild cat den state park. Wildcat den state park people are drawn to wildcat den state park for its history geology and botany. Wildcat den has always been a favorite place of mine. Most of wildcat den state park is natural forest spread across a diverse landscape. Thanks to the efforts of early settlers areas of mature undisturbed forest still exist in the park along pine creek.

The campground has 28 campsites w outhouses available. Trails wind through a variety of terrain leading to geological formations along the trails sandstone bluffs. Wildcat den state park one of the most photographed iowa state parks at wildcat den state park visitors will find both historical and natural treasures to explore. Wildcat den state park is one of the most unique in iowa combining natural beauty and solitude preservation of historical structures trails camping and picnic areas for recreational use.

Wildcat den state park is nice for a visit. Unlike our neighboring state of illinois the state parks in iowa remain open during this unusual time of the covid 19 virus. When i visited wildcat den there were numerous families there enjoying the crisp sunny day.