Howard County Conservation Board
State-Managed Areas

The Iowa Deparment of Natural Resources (IDNR) manages three areas in Howard County:
Elma Wildlife Area
Hayden Prairie
Turkey River Access

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Please click the images below for 2004 Aerial Photos and Maps of each area:

**Please note: the red boundaries drawn on these aerial photos are only to be used as guides and are not legally binding. Please use signs at the areas to mark actual boundaries.

Elma Wildlife AreaElma Wildlife Area
Acreage/Description: 155 acres; Timber, Floodplain
Location/Directions: 4.3 miles West of Elma on B17
Game: Pheasant, Deer, Squirrel, and Waterfowl

Hayden PrairieHayden Prairie
Acreage/Description: 240 acres; Native Prairie
Location/Directions: 4.9 miles West of Lime Springs on A23
Game: Pheasant, Rabbit, and Deer

Turkey River AcessTurkey River Access
Acreage/Description: 410 acres; 1/2 Timber, 1/2 Upland
Location/Directions: 1 miles South of Cresco on V-58, 0.6 miles East on Kings Road
Game: Deer, Squirrel, Rabbit and Turkey


For more information about these areas please contact:

Iowa Wildlife Biologist - Upper Iowa Unit
2296 Oil Well Road
Decorah IA 52101
563-382-4895



Any comments, questions or suggestions? Just email us at howardccb@yahoo.com THANKS!


The Howard County Conservation Board in the provisions of services and facilities to the public does not discriminate against anyone on the basis of race, color, sex, creed, national origin, age, or handicap. If anyone believes he or she has been subject to such discrimination, he or she may file a complaint alleging discrimination with either the Howard County Conservation Board or the Office of Equal Opportunity, US Dept. of Interior, Washington, D.C. 20240.

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