State park
Marble Beach State Recreation Area
The park entrance is 2.3 miles from Orleans. Day use is free. Marble Beach State Recreation Area is a state park in Iowa.
Marble Beach State Recreation Area map
Marble Beach State Recreation Area 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
- Marble Beach State Recreation Area is free to visit.
- Marble Beach State Recreation Area is 2.3 miles from Orleans.
- Yes, Marble Beach is open to swimming at Marble Beach State Recreation Area.
Before you go
Marble Beach State Recreation Area is 2.3 miles from Orleans.
Trails
- Hoover National Monuments Effigy Mounds National Trail Named on agency or Wikipedia page
What to see
- State recreation area Designation in agency park name
- State park system unit Listed on the agency park identity roster
Swimming
- Marble Beach
Public lands next to Marble Beach State Recreation Area
- State parkMarble Beach State Recreation Area borders Templar State Recreation Area.
- State parkGull Point State Park is 1.2 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- State parkMini-Wakan State Park is 1.7 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.
- iowadnr.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- en.wikipedia.org (accessed 2026-09-30)
- en.wikipedia.org (accessed 2026-09-30)
- www2.census.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- iowadnr.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- iowastateparks.reserveamerica.com (accessed 2026-09-30)