| Spring & summer fishing for crappie, bluegill, largemouth bass & channel catfish is excellent. Ice fishing is popular in winter. A fishing jetty is available on the west shoreline & is accessible to persons of varying abilities.
Electric motors only are allowed & two boat ramps provide easy access to the lake.
Lake Keomah has an unsupervised swimming beach. The beach is a great place for young & old alike on hot summer afternoons.
Lake Keomah State Park is 366 acres of beautiful woods & water. Lovely shaded picnic areas are nestled between the arms of the 83 acre man-made lake.
During the summer the open H2O, grasslands, deep woods & marshy areas provide habitat for all types of wildlife. Hikers along the park's scenic hiking & nature trails may catch a glimpse of bullfrogs blowing & puffing bass solos, a great blue heron wading the shallows in search of minnows, or a covey of quail rising at the approach of human footsteps. In the fall, the lake is surrounded by a mass of color from a variety of trees & shrubs.
"Keomah" may sound like an Indian name, but it is not. The name is derived from the first syllables of the two counties that helped finance the park over 50 years ago --Keokuk & Mahaska. A portion of the south side of the lake was reserved for private development & many homes dot this side of the lake. The park was dedicated in 1934. Many of its facilities were constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). |
Lake Keomah State Park Campground Web Site
Driving Direction GPS Coordinates:
41.286395, -92.541287
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Campground: Lake Keomah State Park in Oskaloosa Iowa *