State park
Prairie Rose State Park
The park entrance is 4.5 miles from Jacksonville. Day use is free. Prairie Rose State Park is a state park in Shelby County, Iowa.
Prairie Rose State Park map
Prairie Rose 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
- Prairie Rose State Park is free to visit.
- Prairie Rose State Park is 4.5 miles from Jacksonville.
- Yes, Prairie Rose Lake is open to swimming at Prairie Rose State Park.
- Yes, Prairie Rose State Park has cabins available.
Before you go
Prairie Rose State Park is 4.5 miles from Jacksonville.
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
- Prairie Rose Lake
- 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)