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

          TOURISM

Tri-State Tourism (Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin)
                 http://www.tristatetourism.com/

                 Iowa Division of Tourism
                 http://www.traveliowa.com/

Eastern Iowa Tourism Association

http://www.easterniowatourism.org/

Northeast Iowa Tourism

http://www.visitiowa.org/

Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation

http://www.inhf.org/exploreiowa.htm

Silos & Smokestacks

http://www.silosandsmokestacks.org/

Mississippi Parkway Commission

http://www.mississippiriverinfo.com/  

Iowa's Mississippi River Trail

http://www.ctre.iastate.edu/mrt/

Iowa Scenic Byways
http://www.iowadot.gov/iowasbyways/

America's Byways
http://www.byways.org

Discover America
http://www.discoveramerica.com

         BUSINESS/INDUSTRY

Alpine Communications

http://www.alpinecom.net

Allamakee-Clayton REC

http://www.acrec.com/

Alliant Energy (Utilities)

http://www.alliantenergy.com

Black Hills Energy

http://www.blackhillsenergy.com

Center for Industrial Research and Service

http://www.ciras.iastate.edu/

Clayton County Development Group

www.claytoncountyiowa.com

Divine Doodles

www.divinedoodles.com

Windstream

http://www.windstream.com/

Northeast Iowa Telephone Company

http://www.neitel.com

Iowa Business Growth Company

http://www.iowabusinessgrowth.com

Iowa Rural Development Council

http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/ia

My EntreNet

http://www.myentre.net

          PARKS/RECREATION

Motor Mill Historic Site
http://www.motormill.org

Turkey River Water Trail

http://www.turkeyriver.org

Fayette County Conservation
http://www.fayettecountyiowa.org/conservation.html

Effigy Mounds National Monument
http://www.nps.gov/efmo/

County Conservation Parks of Iowa
http://www.mycountyparks.com

Backbone State Park
http://www.iowadnr.com/parks/state_park_list/backbone.html

Pike's Peak State Park
http://www.iowadnr.com/parks/state_park_list/pikes_peak.html

Yellow River State Forest
http://www.iowadnr.com/forestry/yellowriver.html

Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources
http://www.iowadnr.com/

Iowa State Parks
http://www.exploreiowaparks.com

National Parks Service
http://www.nps.gov/ 

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
http://www.fws.gov

Lewis & Clark Trail.com - Omaha to Sioux City
http://lewisandclarktrail.com/section1/omahasiouxcity.htm

Iowa Birds and Birding
http://www.iowabirds.org’

Mission of Clayton County Conservation Board

The mission of the Clayton County Conservation Board is to promote the health and general welfare of the people; and to encourage preservation, conservation, education and recreation through responsible use and appreciation of our natural resources and cultural heritage.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

The Clayton County Conservation Board does not discriminate against anyone on the basis of race, color, sex, creed, national origin, age or disability. If anyone believes he or she may have been subjected to such discrimination, he or she may file a complaint with either the Clayton County Conservation Board or the Office of Equal Opportunity, U.S. Department of Interior, Washington, D.C. 20240.