IA State Park Lake Ahquabi State Park

The park is 22 miles south of Des Moines, 6 miles south of Indianola.
The lake/reservoir is 115 acres.
The lakeside campground offers 141 sites, 85 of which have electrical hookups, and a youth group camp area. There are modern restrooms and showers
Ahquabi means "resting place" in the Fox language.
Lake Ahquabi State Park includes a sandy beach and two boat ramps. A park concession rents canoes, kayaks, and paddleboats and sells food and bait. Jetties and an enclosed, handicap-accessible pier accommodate shoreline fishing. Circling Lake Ahquabi is a gravel trail which in winter is open to cross country skiing and snowmobiling. Other trails wind through the woods that flank the reservoir.