Black Hawk State Park
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Black Hawk State Park is a state park
of Iowa
, USA, in the town of Lake View
. The park includes land, campgrounds, trails, game preserves, historic structures, and the waters of Black Hawk Lake
. Also it is home to the Lake View Water Carnival. This event is held the third full weekend in July every year, and includes many family-friendly activities including a Water Parade.
State park
State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the federated state level within those nations which use "state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on account of its natural beauty, historic interest, or recreational...
of Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
, USA, in the town of Lake View
Lake View, Iowa
Lake View is a city in Sac County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,278 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Lake View is located at ....
. The park includes land, campgrounds, trails, game preserves, historic structures, and the waters of Black Hawk Lake
Black Hawk Lake (Sac County, Iowa)
Black Hawk Lake is a natural glacially-formed lake measuring in area in Sac County, Iowa, at the eastern edge of the city of Lake View, Iowa in Viola and Wall Lake Townships. It exits through the oddly named "Ditch No. 57" to Indian Creek, a tributary of the North Raccoon River...
. Also it is home to the Lake View Water Carnival. This event is held the third full weekend in July every year, and includes many family-friendly activities including a Water Parade.