Parks,Camping, & Hunting

Afton City Park
on the square, Afton

Arispe Roadside Park
Hwy 169

Cedar Park
1937 190th Street
Creston

Country Court Mobile Home
& RV Court
1804 Virginia Lane
Creston
641-782-4018

Garfield Park
west of Afton
641-347-5224

Green Valley State Park
641-782-5131


Groesbeck Wildlife Area
NE of Afton

Lorimor City Park
west edge of Lorimor

McKinley Park & McKinley
Campers Camp Ground

Creston – 641-782-2000 ext. 2
west side of Creston

Mt. Pisgah Park
1704 Mt. Pisgah Road
Thayer

Rainbow Park
500 block of S. Vine & S. Birch
Creston

Talmage Hill Nature Park
4 miles east of Afton

Thayer Lake
one mile west of Thayer

Three-Mile Lake
641-782-1755
Area Attractions

Creston Arts Gallery
116 W. Adams, Creston
641-782-2000, ext. 3

Creston’s Restored Depot
116 West Adams, Creston
641-782-2000, ext. 3
 
Creston Swimming Pool
McKinley Park
641-782-8918
 
Frank Phillips Information Center
west on Hwy. 34, Creston
641-782-7022
 
Happy Valley Church
Lorimor
641-763-2297

High Lakes Shooting Range
Opening summer 2012
North of Afton
641-347-5100
 
McKinley Park Disc Golf Course
McKinley Park
Creston
 
Mt. Pisgah Mormon National
Monument
1704 Mt. Pisgah Rd
Thayer
641-763-2504
 
Park to Park Trail
McKinley Park to Green Valley State Park
 
Rainbow Disc Golf Course
500 block of S. Vine & S. Birch
Creston
 
Union County Historical Complex
just off Hwy. 34 West in McKinley Park,
Creston
641-782-8159
 
LAKES OF UNION COUNTY
For information on any of the lakes
please call the Union County
Conservation Office
Creston – 641-347-5100
or Union County Tourism -
641-782-7022
-12-Mile Lake
-3-Mile Lake
-Afton Lake
-Green Valley State Park
-Summit Lake
-Thayer Lake
Motels & Bed & Breakfast's

Adams Street Country Lodge
1412 170th St., Creston
641-344-5478
harris.sandra7@gmail.com

Creston Super 8 Motel
804 W. Taylor, Hwy 34 West
Creston
641-782-6541

Green Valley State Park Cabins
Green Valley State Park
641-782-5131

Holiday Motel
800 S Walnut, Hwy 34 East
Creston
641-782-1644

Moonlite Motel
704 New York Ave, Hwy 34 West
Creston
641-782-4422

Supertel Inn and Conference Center
800 Laurel Street, Hwy. 34 West
Creston
641-782-7873

Three-Mile Lake Cabins
Three-Mile Lake
641-782-1755

Timberview B&B
2011 Ringgold-Union St.
Shannon City
877-339-2431

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No Place like Creston for the Holidays Celebration Print E-mail
 “No Place Like Creston for the Holidays,” now in its eighth year in 2013 and is quickly becoming one of the most popular events in Creston and southwest Iowa.
     
Creston Iowa's Lighted Christmas ParadeThe Lighted Christmas Parade, which has long been a tradition, will be held on Thursday, December 5th, beginning at 7 p.m.
    
This is a fun and spectacular event with many lighted floats, Santa, and much, much more. 
    
Of course, no Holiday Celebration is complete without a visit from from Santa.  Santa’s first visit to Creston will take place on November 29th at the restored Depot. Numerous soup suppers can also be found around Creston on this kick-off Thursday.
    
The No Place Like Creston Celebration will feature the Eleventh Annual Comfort and Joy Quilt Show, sponsored by the Patches and Pieces Quilt Guild, American Home Design Center and Quilts and Other Notions.  The exhibit is free and open to the public to enjoy from December 5 through December 8th.  

Also during this time the Festival of Trees will be taking place. A Quilt Block Walk will will be held at several of the businesses in Uptown Creston.  In addition to these events, several musical  events will take place during the celebration.
     
Come for a day or enjoy the entire weekend of holiday magic.  For more information please call 641-782-7021 or www.crestoniowachamber.com.

 
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