Jackson County Conservation

Jackson County Conservation provides outdoor recreation and education opportunities and encourages the development and conservation of natural resources.  

We manage 37 parks for public use; including wildlife areas, campgrounds, historic sites and trails; encompassing 2,002 acres across the county.  Popular outdoor recreation opportunities include picnicking, camping, hunting, fishing, hiking, bicycling, horseback riding, boating, geocaching and more!

Jackson County is located in eastern Iowa along the Mississippi River.

Please browse our website to learn more about parks and outdoor recreation and education in Jackson County! 

Latest News!

Job Openings for Summer Positions

Visit our Employment page for more details

Newsletter

Current Edition: Winter 2011-12

Jackson County Conservation's quarterly newsletter, Up and Down the River, highlights programs, activities and projects with our county parks.  Would you like to join our newsletter mailing list?  Email Jess with either your email or mailing address to be added. 

Hurstville Outdoor Makeover

Friends of Jackson County Conservation are raising funds to improve the outdoor area around the Center to better engage visitors!  See Friends of JCC page for details. 

Social Media Race is ON!

Swiss Valley Nature Center in Dubuque County has challenged us to a social media race, to see which nature center can attract the most new likes on their respective Facebook pages before February 29.  Help us out by visiting us on Facebook and click LIKE!  Hurstville Interpretive Center Facebook Page.

Mission Statement:

The Jackson County Conservation Board is responsible to acquire, develop, maintain and make the following available to the inhabitants of the county: public museums, parks, preserves, parkways, playgrounds, recreational centers, county forests, wildlife and other conservation areas, and to promote and preserve the health and general welfare of the people, to encourage the orderly development and conservation of natural resources, and to cultivate good citizenship by providing adequate programs of public recreation.

Contact Us Today!

Jackson County Conservation
18670 63rd Street
Maquoketa, IA 52060

Offices at the Hurstville
Interpretive Center
Click here for directions

Phone: (563) 652-3783
Fax: (563) 652-2191
Email

Office Hours:

Monday - Friday
9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Saturday - Sunday
January - March  CLOSED
April - October   12:00 - 5:00 pm
Nov. - Dec.   12:00 - 4:00 pm

Parks are open 6 am - 10:30 pm

"In the Great Outdoors"

Tune into KMAQ on the radio for our weekly "In the Great Outdoors" segment.  Topics relate to wildlife and conservation issues in Iowa.

KMAQ AM 1320 Wednesdays at 4:35 pm
and Saturdays at 8:15 am

KMAQ FM 95.1 Wednesdays at 5:45 pm
and Saturdays at 7:45 am

“That land is a community is the basic concept of ecology, but that land is to be loved and respected is an extension of ethics.”

- Aldo Leopold