Lake Darling State Park (redirected from Lake Darling)

Lake Darling State Park

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Location: 3 miles west of Brighton, off IA 78 & 1.
Facilities: 118 campsites (@di; 81 with electrical hookups) with 2 modern restroom buildings, seasonal camping cabins (é), picnic areas and an open picnic shelter, trails, fishing jetty, boat ramp, boat rentals, 302-acre lake, swimming beach, food concession, playground.
Activities: Camping, swimming, fishing, boating, hiking, mountain biking.
Special Features: Park was named in honor of JN "Ding" Darling, an early 20th-century editorial cartoonist for the Des Moines Register and a champion of conservation.
Address: 111 Lake Darling Rd
Brighton, IA 52540
Phone: 319-694-2323;
Web: www.iowadnr.com/parks/state_park_list/lake_darling.html
Size: 1,417 acres.

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