Browns Lake/IPS WMA

About this Location

Important Bird Area.
Lake community with some access for view lake. Great place to bird. Boat accessible. Mosquitoes can be ferocious at times so insect repellant spring/summer might be good idea. There is considerable public access but also some private.
On I-29, take Exit 135 and head west on 275th St. You will find several places to view the lake. Good locations if you take Bigelow Park Rd west off of 275th (Look for Brown's Lake State Park sign). Follow this west making stops to bird and eventually north to dead end parking. Trails are accessed from here which run north and somewhat east.
Lake, some marsh, woods. Ducks, Grebes, Loons, terns, and flycatchers and other woodland species.
This is a public hunting area.

Features

  • Restrooms on site

  • Roadside viewing

  • Entrance fee

Content from Iowa Ornithologists' Union