Where to see a Gray Hairstreak in Iowa

The Gray Hairstreak 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. Green Valley State Park
2. Lacey-Keosauqua State Park
3. Toolesboro Mounds State Preserve
4. Lake Wapello State Park
5. Five Ridge Prairie State Preserve
6. Gull Point State Park
7. Orleans State Park
8. Mini-Wakan State Park
9. Pikes Point State Park
10. Elinor Bedell State Park
11. Trapper's Bay State Park
12. Pillsbury Point State Park
13. Templar State Recreation Area
14. Silver Lake Fen State Preserve
15. Emerson Bay State Recreation Area
16. Marble Beach State Recreation Area
17. Trappers Bay State Park Picnic Shelter
18. Freda Haffner Kettlehole State Preserve
19. Pammel State Park
20. Badger Creek State Recreation Area
21. Honey Creek State Park
22. Sharon Bluffs 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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