State park
Wilson Island State Recreation Area
The park entrance is 2.4 miles from Fort Calhoun. Day use is free. Wilson Island State Recreation Area is a state park in Pottawattamie County, Iowa.
Wilson Island State Recreation Area map
Wilson Island 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
- Wilson Island State Recreation Area is free to visit.
- Wilson Island State Recreation Area is 2.4 miles from Fort Calhoun.
Before you go
Wilson Island State Recreation Area is 2.4 miles from Fort Calhoun.
Trails
- Hoover National Monuments Effigy Mounds National Trail Named on agency or Wikipedia page
What to see
- Spring Spring Mentioned in Wikipedia park article
- State recreation area Designation in agency park name
- Island Named in agency park title
- State park system unit Listed on the agency park identity roster
Public lands next to Wilson Island State Recreation Area
- National wildlife refugeWilson Island State Recreation Area borders Desoto National Wildlife Refuge.
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)