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TRAILS\u000A 82 VACATION OKOBOJI 2022\u000A 1 See location on map next page\u000AGull Point State Park,\u000ABarney Peterson\u000AMemorial Interpretive Trail 1500 Harpen St., Milford\u000AHike the 1.5 mile self-guided interpretive trail where visitors can learn about the natural and cultural history of the area. A variety of songbirds and wildlife are often spotted near the trails, and cross-country skiing is available in the winter.\u000A2\u000AHorseshoe Bend\u000A1924 240th St., Milford dickinsoncountyconservation.com/parks Open Year-Round\u000AThis 180 acres of preserved land offers an extensive trail system winding through the river valley of the Little Sioux River. Visitors can enjoy a three-season shelter house, bathrooms, picnic areas, mowed trails, bird watching blind; as well as tubing and skiing with a warming shelter in the winter.\u000A3\u000AKettleson Hogsback\u000AWildlife Management Area\u000A125th St., Spirit Lake\u000AThe 2,040-acre Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area reaches from the west shores of Big Spirit Lake northwest to the Minnesota state line. A native prairie, this never-been-plowed treasure is home to white lady slippers, prairie fringed orchid, prairie bush clover, wooly milkweed and porcupine grass. It is one of the most bird- rich of any areas of Iowa with more than 270 species identified.\u000ASnowmobile Trails\u000AWhen the snow flies, explore\u000Athe Iowa Great Lakes on our snowmobile trails! Dickinson County has more than 100 miles\u000Aof trails that criss-cross the county. Groomed trails include ditches along primary and secondary roads, as well as portions of the bike trail. Trails are signed annually and groomed by the Dickinson County Snowhawks with the goal to groom areas that connect with neighboring counties and the expansive Minnesota trail system to our north. Make Okoboji your snowmobiling base camp and explore Dickinson County and beyond this winter!\u000A