Decatur County Conservation Board

Decatur County Conservation Board Leon, IA 50144 Decatur County Conservation manages 7 parks and natural areas, encompassing over 2500 acres.

Phone: 641-446-7307
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.mycountyparks.com/County/Decatur.aspx
Monday-Friday Office Hours 8:00-4:30
20485 NW Little River Rd. There is something for everyone to enjoy in Decatur County! Visitors to Decatur County parks will find that there are many activities and amenities within the parks, including:

• Camping and Cabin Rentals
• Fishing & Water Skiing
• Ar

chery Range
• Hiking, Biking, and Cross Country Skiing Trails
• Swimming at the Beach
• Hunting
• Educational Programs
• Oak Savanna Restoration Projects
• Grand River Water Trail

Facilities available in areas managed by the Decatur County Conservation Board include:

• Three (3) rental cabins at Little River Lake
• Camping at Little River Recreation Area & Slip Bluff Park (electricity & tent)
• Modern restroom/showers at Little River Recreation Area & Slip Bluff Park
• Archery Range at Little River Recreation Area
• Four (4) boat ramps at Little River Recreation Area
• Swimming Beach with changing station at Little River Recreation Area
• Little River Bait Shop - (live bait & full line of tackle)
• Shelter Houses
• And much, much more!

We've got two events happening this weekend! We hope you can join us for one or both 😄Saturday, June 27th - Sunset Cinem...
06/24/2026

We've got two events happening this weekend! We hope you can join us for one or both 😄

Saturday, June 27th - Sunset Cinema: Alvin & the Chipmunks - Chipwrecked at 9:00pm at the Little River Campground. Don't forget your snacks and something to sit on!

Sunday, June 28th - Full Moon Float from 7:30-9:30pm at the main kayak dock at Little River. All DCCB kayaks are spoken for, but you can bring your own or just come out to listen to music and enjoy some Chill Chicks Shaved Ice!

Click on each event above for more information!

DCCB staff had a fun Monday morning helping the DNR, Nature Conservancy, and Drake University band geese at Little River...
06/24/2026

DCCB staff had a fun Monday morning helping the DNR, Nature Conservancy, and Drake University band geese at Little River! Banding the geese allows DNR Biologists to keep track of s*x and age of the geese, their migration patterns, and if they return to the same areas. Lots of the geese on Monday had bands from previous years!

I think these kids have a pretty good chance at surviving in the wild after this camp! 🩹🌿🧭🪢🏕️🔥We spent the day learning ...
06/23/2026

I think these kids have a pretty good chance at surviving in the wild after this camp! 🩹🌿🧭🪢🏕️🔥

We spent the day learning all sorts of survival skills. We started off by making mini survival kits, which came in pretty handy throughout the day.
Then we went on a hike to learn about edible and dangerous plants, learned to use a compass and play an orienteering game, practiced knot tying, built a shelter in the woods, tested out our fire making skills, and finished the afternoon with s’mores!

Today was all about Slithery Snakes! 🐍 We read a story about not being afraid of snakes and looked at a picture book of ...
06/22/2026

Today was all about Slithery Snakes! 🐍

We read a story about not being afraid of snakes and looked at a picture book of a snake camouflaging itself throughout the story. Then the kids got to learn about snakes by meeting and touching Arlo the corn snake. For our activities, we went on a snake hunt, colored paper plate snakes, made rattle snakes, and blew bubble snakes!

We still have (4) FOUR SPOTS available for each of these camps for 10–12-year-olds. We would love to fill them, and we h...
06/19/2026

We still have (4) FOUR SPOTS available for each of these camps for 10–12-year-olds. We would love to fill them, and we have some awesome activities planned!

Wilderness Survival Camp - Tuesday, June 23rd
Junior Naturalist Camp - Wednesday, July 8th

Both camps are from 9:00am-3:30pm at Slip Bluff Park. Click here for more information or to register: https://www.mycountyparks.com/County/Decatur/Events

06/18/2026

Had to share the video of the kids trying to learn the barred owl call - “Who cooks for you? Who cooks for you all?” 🦉

Today was for the birds! 🦅🦆🦃🦉🪶🪽🐦‍⬛🪺We decorated birding notebooks, learned about owls and made owl calls (video coming s...
06/18/2026

Today was for the birds! 🦅🦆🦃🦉🪶🪽🐦‍⬛🪺

We decorated birding notebooks, learned about owls and made owl calls (video coming soon 😆), played bird call bingo, learned about different beaks and tried out the tools that represent each beak type, made hummingbird feeders, learned about bird eggs, went on a birding hike where we heard and called in tons of birds, learned about raptors and made talon keychains, and ended the day with a worms in dirt snack! 🪱

We are so excited that the Learning Center is FINALLY open!! Be sure to follow the Savanna Hills Learning Center page to...
06/17/2026

We are so excited that the Learning Center is FINALLY open!! Be sure to follow the Savanna Hills Learning Center page to know when it is open and for any updates throughout the year!

Today, in one word, was WILD! We made so many nature art projects today 🎨🖼️🖍️🌿🌧️🐍We started the morning by making suncat...
06/16/2026

Today, in one word, was WILD! We made so many nature art projects today 🎨🖼️🖍️🌿🌧️🐍

We started the morning by making suncatchers with glue, beads, and sooooo much glitter! Then we got to meet Arlo the corn snake and made snake pots out of clay. We also made rain clouds by melting blue crayons between wax paper. After that, we made flower bookmarks, went on a hike and did nature printing, and cut out pictures to make nature collages. We ended the afternoon by decorating sugar cookies with our “paint pallets” with different colors of frosting!

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Davis City, IA
50065

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8am - 4:30pm
Friday 8am - 4:30pm

Telephone

6414467307

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