| The sandy beach for swimming is located on the south side of the lake, near the lodge & causeway. It is a great place to enjoy the H2O on a hot summer day.
The beautiful lake, fed by Spring Creek, is a popular destination for anglers, year-round. Bass, catfish, & panfish are available to challenge anglers. Several fishing jetties & docks are located on the south shore of the lake & are accessible to mobility impaired visitors.
Beed's Lake is a popular boating spot due to its scenic beauty. Motors of any size may be used at "no wake" speeds on the lake. A modern boat ramp is located on the southern shore of the lake.
Beed's Lake State Park has provided visitors with a variety of recreational opportunities since 1934. One unique feature of the park is the causeway that crosses the lake near the lodge. It provides more than one-third of a mile of great shoreline fishing as well as a convenient pathway for hikers & joggers. Another focal point of the park is the unusual 170 foot-long spillway with horizontal layers of limestone dropping abruptly 40 feet. It was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s.
In 1857, T.K. Hansbury built the first dam to supply H2O for the operation of a sawmill. Two years later, H2O power was used to operate a flour mill. William Beed put in the long causeway when he bought the property in 1864. He operated the mill until 1903. |
Beed's Lake State Park Campground Web Site
Driving Direction GPS Coordinates:
42.767094, -93.240003
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Campground: Beed's Lake State Park in Hampton Iowa *