Best parks and nature in Des Moines (US)

Pete Crivaro Park is most popular around 3 PM on Sundays. Visitors usually stay up to 45 min here. It's most quiet on Fridays.

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Visitors usually stay up to 1 hour here. It's most quiet on Wednesdays.

The centerpiece of this beautiful park on the southside of Des Moines is its 178-acre lake. Five picnic shelters and three children's playgrounds overlook the lake. A boat ramp provides access for anglers trying to catch the walleye, bass, and catfish stocked by the Conservation Board into the lake every year. During the summer, a swimming beach provide another wonderful way to enjoy the lake. The park opened in 1967 on the site of Polk County's last operating coal mine.

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Pioneer Park is most popular around 4 PM on Mondays. Visitors usually stay up to 1 hour here. It's most quiet on Tuesdays.

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MLK Park is most popular around 11 AM on Saturdays. Visitors usually stay up to 2.5 hours here. It's most quiet on Wednesdays.

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Irving E. Stone Park is most popular around 12 PM on Saturdays. Visitors usually stay up to 1.5 hours here. It's most quiet on Wednesdays.

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Rotary Riverwalk Park is most popular around 7 AM on Saturdays. It's most quiet on Fridays.

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