State park
Lake Anita State Park
The park entrance is 1.1 miles from Anita. Day use is free. Lake Anita State Park is a state park in Cass County, Iowa.
Lake Anita State Park map
Lake Anita State Park boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
Fire restrictions
Fire restriction orders for this unit are not tracked here yet. Restrictions change with the season, so check the current orders before any campfire, stove or target shooting.
Common questions
- Lake Anita State Park is free to visit.
- Lake Anita State Park is 1.1 miles from Anita.
- Showers available. Flush restrooms.
- Yes, Lake Anita is open to swimming at Lake Anita State Park.
Before you go
Lake Anita State Park is 1.1 miles from Anita.
- Showers available
- Flush restrooms
Trails
- Hoover National Monuments Effigy Mounds National Trail Named on agency or Wikipedia page
What to see
- State park Designation in agency park name
- State park system unit Listed on the agency park identity roster
Swimming
- Lake Anita
- iowadnr.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- en.wikipedia.org (accessed 2026-09-30)
- www2.census.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- en.wikipedia.org (accessed 2026-09-30)
- iowadnr.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- iowastateparks.reserveamerica.com (accessed 2026-09-30)