Where to see a Brown Trout in Iowa

The Brown Trout is recorded in the counties of 24 Iowa state parks (research-grade iNaturalist observations). Ranked by how often it is observed in each area:

1. Pikes Peak State Park
2. Bixby State Park
3. Mossy Glen State Preserve
4. Siewers Spring State Park
5. Yellow River State Forest
6. Hartley Fort State Preserve
7. Roberts Creek State Preserve
8. Merritt Forest State Preserve
9. Decorah Ice Cave State Preserve
10. Fish Farm Mounds State Preserve
11. Cold Water Spring State Preserve
12. Malanaphy Springs State Preserve
13. Bluffton Fir Stand State Preserve
14. Turkey River Mounds State Preserve
15. Saint James Lutheran Church State Preserve
16. Backbone State Park
17. Maquoketa Caves State Park
18. Bellevue State Park
19. Echo Valley State Park
20. Brush Creek Canyon State Park
21. Volga River State Recreation Area
22. Catfish Creek State Preserve
23. White Pine Hollow State Forest
24. Little Maquoketa River Mounds 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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