Clayton County Conservation - Osborne Nature Center


The Clayton County Conservation Board
invites you to visit and enjoy the natural resources and recreational opportunities in Clayton County.

Iowa's County Conservation Board System startd in 1955. Clayton County's Conservation Board continues to strive to meet the goals outlined in the Iowa Code (acquire, develop, maintain, and make available to the citizens of the county forests, wildlife, and other conservation areas. To promote and preserve the general welfare of the people). The Clayton County Conservation Board manages some 1000 acres.

Clayton County Conservation
29862 Osborne Road
Elkader, Iowa 52043

Ph: 563-245-1516
cccb@alpinecom.net

 

Visitor/Nature Center Hours

Summer schedule April to October
8:00am-4:00pm Monday-Saturday
12:00-4:00pm Sunday

Winter Schedule October to April
8:00am-4:00pm
Monday- Saturday
Closed on Sundays

All Parks
close at 10:30 pm



Public Hunting

Deer Turkey Squirrel Pheasant Grouse Waterfowl Rabbit Quail Acreage       Description Locations/ Directions
Big Springs x x     x         40 acres; river access,  2/3 upland, 1/3 forest  5 mi NW of Elkader on C1X
Bloody Run (limited access via county, private property)  x x x   x       526 acres; timber 5 mi W of Marquette on Hwy 18, 1 mi W on 128th St.
Ensign Hollow x x x           40 acres; 2/3 upland, 1/3 forest 4 mi SW of Volga on 322 St.
Joy Springs (access by crossing County Conservation Board property) x x x           71 acres; timber 2 mi W Strawberry Point on Hwy 3, 1 mi S on Alpha Ave
Leonard x x x           327 acres; 3/4 upland, 1/4 forest 1 mi N of Mederville
Mossy Glen x x x           80 acres; timber 1.5 mi W of Edgewood on Hwy 3, 4 mi N on Eagle Ave.
Roberts Creek x   x           13 acres; timber 3 mi N of Elkader on Hwy 13, 1.5 mi W on Forest Road
Sny Magill / North Cedar x x x   x       1,635 acres; timber 6 mi S of McGregor on X56, 3 mi NW on Keystone Road

Iowa Hunting Information 

Iowa Hunting & Trapping Regulations

Iowa DNR Online License Sales Site

Iowa DNR Wildlife Bureau

Iowa DNR Fish and Fishing

Iowa Fishing Regulations

 

Clayton County Conservation
29862 Osborne Road
Elkader, Iowa 52043

Phone: 563-245-1516
cccb@alpinecom.net


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