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Beeds Lake State Park, Hampton, IA

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Sports & Outdoors

Beeds Lake State Park

A Franklin County state park centered on a 99-acre reservoir, known for fishing, shoreline hiking, and a photographed dam.

1422 165th St, Hampton, IA 50441 · Hampton, IA

About Beeds Lake State Park

Beeds Lake State Park sits in Franklin County, Iowa, and centers on a 99-acre reservoir. Anglers are drawn to its fishing spots at the spillway, the causeway, and docks near the south shore. Visitors can walk a roughly two-mile trail along the lake, hike to the base of the spillway dam, boat on the water, and camp in a campground with electric sites. The park was named for a former property owner and was developed later by the Civilian Conservation Corps, which also built the stone and timber beach building.

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