Where to see a Common Whitetail in Iowa

The Common Whitetail is recorded in the counties of 98 Iowa state parks (research-grade iNaturalist observations). Ranked by how often it is observed in each area:

1. Gull Point State Park
2. Orleans State Park
3. Mini-Wakan State Park
4. Pikes Point State Park
5. Elinor Bedell State Park
6. Trapper's Bay State Park
7. Pillsbury Point State Park
8. Templar State Recreation Area
9. Silver Lake Fen State Preserve
10. Emerson Bay State Recreation Area
11. Marble Beach State Recreation Area
12. Trappers Bay State Park Picnic Shelter
13. Freda Haffner Kettlehole State Preserve
14. Prairie Rose State Park
15. Galland School State Park Preserve
16. Wapsipinicon State Park
17. Lake Keomah State Park
18. Lacey-Keosauqua State Park
19. Viking Lake State Park
20. Kaslow Prairie State Preserve
21. Rice Lake State Park
22. Maquoketa Caves State Park
23. Bellevue State Park
24. Mann Wilderness Area
25. Pine Lake State Park

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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