Picnic shelters are available for rental and for those who want to fish in the winter, this area provides access to the backwaters of the Mississippi for ice fishing. A year-round park custodian is in residence at this site. This scenic, wooded site on the North Fork Maquoketa River is located about 5 miles north of Dyersville off Highway 136. This recreational area includes modern picnic, playground and camping facilities with showers and restrooms. Softball fields and sand volleyball courts are located adjacent to the picnic areas.
Picnic pavilions are available for rent.
More than two miles of nature trail leads the hiker through the heavily forested portion of the park area, which is frequently used as a winter roosting site by Bald Eagles. A year round park attendant is in residence at this site. This park is closed for the winter season. PARK Offers 62 wooded acres along the meandering course of spring-fed Catfish Creek which is stocked with trout by the Iowa DNR each year. Locate 4.5 miles southwest of Dubuque off Highway 20 west or Highway 151 south.