Original Raccoon River Valley Trail

Original Raccoon River Valley Trail: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this trek: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Original Raccoon River Valley Trail

Season: October to February.

Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.

Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.

Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.

How to reach Original Raccoon River Valley Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.80178, -94.08243. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Original Raccoon River Valley Trail

• Brenton Arboretum · sanctuary · Dallas · ~22 km · Must-see
• High Trestle Trail · trek · Dallas · ~24 km · Must-see
• Hindu Temple & Cultural Center of Iowa · temple · Dallas · ~27 km · Must-see
• Kuehn Conservation Area · sanctuary · Dallas · ~33 km · Must-see
• Big Creek State Park · sanctuary · Polk · ~34 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Diversion Dam · lake · Polk · ~37 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Schoolhouse · fort · Polk · ~38 km · Must-see
• Saylorville Lake Project · lake · Polk · ~41 km · Must-see
• Badger Creek State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Madison · ~48 km · Must-see
• Dale Maffitt Reservoir · lake · Dallas · ~50 km · Must-see
• Walnut Woods State Park · sanctuary · Polk · ~51 km · Must-see
• Raccoon River Park · park · Polk · ~51 km · Must-see
• Des Moines Art Center · church · Polk · ~51 km · Must-see
• Greek Orthodox Church of St. George · church · Polk · ~52 km · Must-see
• Saint Augustin Catholic Church · church · Polk · ~52 km · Must-see
• Cottage Grove Church · church · Polk · ~53 km · Must-see
• George B. Peak House · viewpoint · Polk · ~53 km · Must-see
• Basilica of Saint John · church · Polk · ~53 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Original Raccoon River Valley Trail

Other treks near Original Raccoon River Valley Trail

• High Trestle Trail · trek · Dallas · ~24 km · Must-see
• Dragoon Trail - Stratford to Boone · trek · Polk · ~32 km
• ADT - Iowa - K - Seg 5 · trek · Guthrie · ~34 km
• Beaver Creek Trail · trek · Polk · ~44 km
• Bill Riley Trail · trek · Polk · ~55 km
• ADT - Iowa - K - Seg 4 · trek · Jasper · ~76 km
• Raccoon River Valley Trail North Loop · trek · Dallas · ~11 km
• Hickory Ridge Trail · trek · Polk · ~30 km
• Fox Run Trail · trek · Polk · ~30 km
• Red Cedar Trail · trek · Polk · ~31 km

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