Nature reserve · Iowa
Chichaqua Valley Trail
Chichaqua Valley Trail is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 293 m. The nearest named place is Lake Petocka Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 22 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Polk CCB
How to reach it
Coordinates41.70671, -93.43309
- 21.8 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 122.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Lake Petocka Park: 0.4 mi
- Chichaqua Valley Trail: 1.0 mi
- Wisteria Heights Park: 1.3 mi
- City Park: 1.6 mi
- Bondurant Regional Trailhead: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Greenway Park: 4.3 mi
- Paul Errington Wildlife Protection Area: 4.9 mi
- Paul Errington Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 5.1 mi
- Paul Errington Wildlife Protection Area: 5.3 mi
- Eagle Ridge Park: 5.4 mi
Attractions
- Giant Sky Wheel: 5.0 mi
- The Clipper: 5.0 mi
- Galleon: 5.0 mi
- Main Street Carousel: 5.0 mi
- Speedway Racers: 5.1 mi
Historic sites
- Shelly Dunham Memorial: 7.4 mi
- Ankeny Veteran's Memorial: 9.1 mi
- Fallen Soldier Memorial Plaza: 9.3 mi
- Eric Jacobs Memorial: 9.7 mi
- Site of Camp Burnside 1862: 11.3 mi
Artworks
- Wooden carved bear: 9.2 mi
- Joy: 9.8 mi
- Straw Sculpture: 10.0 mi
- Cow and Calf Sculpture: 10.5 mi
- Prairie Song: 11.8 mi
Gardens: 41
- Enabling Garden: 4.8 mi
- Ankeny Garden of Hope and Dreams: 9.5 mi
- The Garden: 9.7 mi
- Discovery Garden: 9.8 mi
- Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden: 12.0 mi
Museums: 24
- Ankeny Historical Museum: 8.9 mi
- Trainland U.S.A.: 9.5 mi
- Richard L. Easter Museum Complex: 9.7 mi
- Ralph H. Deets Historical Museum: 9.7 mi
- Richard O. Jacobson Hall & Kenyon Gallery: 9.7 mi
Beaches: 1
- Easter Lake Beach: 12.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Hertz Family Falls: 19.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Kiwanis Shelter: 21.4 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:49 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:10 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:02 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 25 | 37 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 52 | 38 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ankeny, 11 mi away.
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