Where to see a American Ermine in Iowa

The American Ermine is recorded in the counties of 22 Iowa state parks (research-grade iNaturalist observations). Ranked by how often it is observed in each area:

1. Ambrose A. Call State Park
2. Stinson Prairie State Park
3. Hayden Prairie State Preserve
4. Gull Point State Park
5. Orleans State Park
6. Mini-Wakan State Park
7. Pikes Point State Park
8. Elinor Bedell State Park
9. Trapper's Bay State Park
10. Pillsbury Point State Park
11. Templar State Recreation Area
12. Silver Lake Fen State Preserve
13. Emerson Bay State Recreation Area
14. Marble Beach State Recreation Area
15. Trappers Bay State Park Picnic Shelter
16. Freda Haffner Kettlehole State Preserve
17. Siewers Spring State Park
18. Decorah Ice Cave State Preserve
19. Cold Water Spring State Preserve
20. Malanaphy Springs State Preserve
21. Bluffton Fir Stand State Preserve
22. Saint James Lutheran Church State Preserve

These are county-level records — the species is documented in the area around each park, which is a strong steer rather than a guarantee for the park itself.

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