Wednesday, August 20, 2025

DNR to Host Public Meeting on Campground Renovations at McIntosh Woods State Park

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will host an open house on Sept. 9, to discuss upcoming campground improvements at McIntosh Woods State Park in Ventura.

DNR staff will be on hand from 6–7:30 p.m., at the Ventura Community Center, 4 Weimer St., in Ventura, to answer questions from the public in a “come-and-go” open house format.

The DNR is planning to make campground improvements that include adding electrical (50-amp) service, new water lines, upgrading all sites to full hook ups, new shower building, new ADA accessible sites, parking, road and campsite improvements.

For more information about the open house, contact Detra Dettmann, Northeast Iowa District Supervisor for the Parks, Forests and Preserves Bureau; email: detra.dettmann@dnr.iowa.gov