Lake Pahoja Recreation Area

Lake Pahoja Recreation Area

Inwood, Iowa 51240

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The 282-acre park, with an artificial lake, has excellent camping facilities and some camping cabins. Cabins are almost continuously filled in summer, however, so reservations often are needed months in advance. The park itself can offer suitable birding all year round, and it’s a good place to see a wide variety of migrating waterfowl each fall and spring. Both Northern Harriers and Short-eared Owls have been observed on park grasslands south of the lake, although no nests have been located. An interesting side note — the name “Pahoja” (pronounced pa-HO-ya) is an Oneota word translated as “dirty snow.”

Content from Birding on the Edge: Western Lyon County by Doug Harr (2004)

Last updated June 17, 2023