| Rathbun Lake is very popular with sailboaters, power boaters, H2O skiers & anglers. Crappie, walleye & channel catfish are available to challenge anglers. The park has excellent boat launching ramps & conveniently located fish cleaning facilities. The boat ramp & parking lot will be repaired & paved in 1999.
Visitors to Honey Creek State Park return often to enjoy the beautiful setting of 828 acres of rolling, timbered hills against a background of beautiful Lake Rathbun, Iowa's largest lake. In 1954, Congress authorized the construction of Rathbun lake because the Chariton River Valley in south central Iowa was susceptible to flood & drought problems. The dam was completed in 1969 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Rathbun Lake provides flood protection for 149,300 acres of land along the Chariton River.
The Corps manages 55 square miles of land & H2O at Rathbun Lake. Honey Creek is a part of the Rathbun Lake recreation complex consisting of 11,000 acres with eight parks, 155 miles of shoreline, two marinas & 21,000 acres of public land. In addition to Honey Creek State Park, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources manages the Rathbun Fish Hatchery & Fisheries Research Facility located below the dam. |
Honey Creek State Park Campground Web Site
Driving Direction GPS Coordinates:
40.862513, -92.938637
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Campground: Honey Creek State Park in Moravia Iowa *