Center Lake WMA

About this Location

Important Bird Area.
Glacial lake surrounded by grasslands and potholes on west and north sides.
Take IA Hwy 9 one mile west of intersection with US Hwy 71 on west side of City of Spirit Lake. At bend where Hwy 9 turns NW, turn left onto 135th street, go 1/2 mile west, then turn south on 220th Ave. Continue 1/2 mile south to Center Lake WMA entrance road. Follow winding road to lakeside parking areas.
Natural glacial lake with surrounding grassland and restored native prairie, with scattered restored prairie pothole wetlands.
This is a public hunting area.

Features

  • Roadside viewing

  • Entrance fee

Content from Iowa Ornithologists' Union