Backbone Lake Friends

A nonprofit organization

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$500 Goal

The Backbone Lake Friends promotes, preserves, and protects the natural resources of Iowa's First State Park, Backbone nestled 4 miles from Strawberry Point.  The mission is to find the resources that will provide the attractions, events, equipment, and recreational opportunities for visitors to enjoy the park with NO user fees. The Backbone State Park celebrated its 100 birthday in May 2020, as Iowa's First State Park. The Backbone Lake Friends group promotes the history of the Civil Conservation Corp program and the laws that was put into place to have State parks in Iowa. The Backbone Lake Friends continue to assist with improvements to the CCC museum for visitor tours, trail run event in October, a kids fishing clinic in June, a paddle marathon in September.  Providing events and making improvements to the Backbone State Park has provided recreational fun for the entire family. The Backbone Lake Friends Group hosts each year events for families to enjoy Iowa's First State Park. Our mission is to continue making improvements to the park that welcome visitors for generations to come. We welcome you to be a part in the mission of preserving, protecting and promoting Backbone State Park, Iowa's First State Park.

Testimonials

"It was beautiful and calming to ride the motorcycle through the park with the trees cascading overhead and the birds singing as the motorcycle hummed through the winding road and through the spillway. The clean fresh air of pine smell took me back to when I was home." Christa Fosse

"Backbone State Park is where our family has had annual gatherings for over 50 years, from one generation to the next we find Backbone to be our favorite spot to gather and relax with family." Darla Kelchen

"Fond childhood memories were made at Backbone and treasured memories of today of campfires, horseshoes, wading in the stream, fishing at the spillway, and going through fat man squeeze, and now sharing it with Great Grandchildren to enjoy, live is relaxing in Backbone.." Mary Parkinson

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Organization Data

Summary

Organization name

Backbone Lake Friends

Tax id (EIN)

42-1480846

Categories

Environment

Address

P.O. Box 232
Dundee, IA 52038

Phone

563-245-2201