COLFAX
- Quarry Springs Park - kayaking, sand dunes, 3.5 mile walking trail
- Trainland USA - open Memorial Day to Labor Day
GRINNELL (in both Jasper and Poweshiek)
- Jacob Krumm Nature Preserve - 5.3 miles of mowed trails
- Sugar Creek Nature Sanctuary - hiking trails
- Uhlenhopp Arboretum - miles of trails through prairie grasses
KELLOGG
- Rock Creek State Park - 8 miles of trails, swimming beach, boat rentals
MINGO
- Ashton Wildwood Park - 0.5 mile nature trail, playground
MONROE
- Jersey Freeze - ice cream, open mid-March to mid-October
NEWTON
- Aurora Park - playground, zipline, bouldering
- Agnes Patterson Memorial Park - playground
- Jasper County Historical Museum - admission fee, open Tuesday-Sunday, May to September
- Legacy Plaza - ice skating
- Mariposa Park - 1 mile loop trail around lake, large nature playscape, small playground
- Maytag Park - playground, swimming pool
- Newton Arboretum and Botanical Garden - free admission, stream to splash in
- Valle Drive-In
PRAIRIE CITY
- Goldie's Ice Cream Shoppe - soft serve
- Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge - hiking, nature center
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| Mariposa Park |
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| Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge |
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| Jacob Krumm Nature Preserve |
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| Goldie's Ice Cream Shoppe |