RECREATION
"GATEWAY OF THE NORTHERN
LOESS HILLS"
Westfield City Park--The
Westfield City Park has a large shelter house equipped with electricity and
picnic tables, a public restroom facility is available, grill, sand volleyball
court, horseshoe pit, and playground equipment. The park also has a spiral
slide that has been refurbished which was formerly located in River Sioux. The
slide dates back to the early 1900's. The shelter house can be reserved for
your gathering by calling the City Clerk at 712-568-2631.
Little League Baseball--Westfield
has two ball parks used each summer by many children.
Mill Site Access Park--a State Conservation Area, is located 1.5
miles west of Westfield along the Big Sioux River.
Broken
Kettle Grasslands--is a nature preserve of 2100 plus acres located
about 4 miles south of Westfield.
It is owned and managed by The Nature
Conservancy. It is located in the northern terminus of the Loess
hills and is composed of dry loess ridge prairie. The extensive native prairie
found on the site provides habitat for a variety of plants, animals, and
invertebrates including rare butterfly species such as the regal fritillary and
the ottoe skipper. A small interpretive kiosk is
located on site and will have information on the preserve, maps, species
identification, and natural history. There are no developed hiking trails, but
visitors are encouraged to enjoy the preserve in a non-consumptive fashion.
"Take only pictures, leave nothing but footprints.:"
Stone State Park
Loess Hills--Westfield is the
"Gateway of the Northern Loess Hills". The Ridge Road Loop of the
Loess Hills Scenic Byway begins at Westfield.
Tour maps are available at Iowa Welcome Centers or by sending a self-addressed
and stamped, legal sized envelope to: Harrison County Museum/Welcome Center, RR
#3, Box 130A, Missouri
Valley, IA 51555
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(Picture Credit: Iowa Tourism Office)
Dorothy Pecaut
Nature Center (formerly
known as the Loess
Ridge Nature
Center)--located 16 miles South of Westfield.
The Nature Center
is located in Stone
State Park and is
operated by the Woodbury County Conservation Board.
Five Ridge Prairie
Loess Hills Interpretive Center
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