BEEDS LAKE STATE PARK
BEEDS LAKE STATE PARK1422 165th Street Hampton, Iowa 50441
Phone: 641-456-2047 Reservations: 877-427-2757 Email:
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Beeds Lake State Park
'Beeds Lake'Looking east towards the dam.

Beeds Lake State Park
'Sunset at Beeds Lake'Looking w.n.w., 2010.

Beeds Lake State Park
'Storm coming'Beeds Lake, 2010. Unusual cloud formation. Big winds, rains and severe storm warnings that evening. It blew down our tent

Beeds Lake State Park
'Beeds Lake, 2010'Looking N.E., towards the dam.

Beeds Lake State Park
'Beeds Lake'
FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES OVERVIEW
Day-UseFishingyes
Hiking Trailyes
Swimming Beachyes
BoatingLaunch Rampsyes
CampingPrimativeyes
Electric Sitesyes
Water/Electric Sitesyes
Full Hookup Sitesyes
WinterActivitiesyes
Beed's Lake has a very popular campground. A total of 99 of the 144 sites have electrical hookups. Modern restroom and shower facilities are available, as is a sanitary dump station. Starting February 13, 2006 advance campsite reservations can be booked through the park reservation system. Half of the campsites are still available for self-registration on a first-come, first-serve basis.
The sandy beach for swimming is located on the south side of the lake, near the lodge and causeway. It is a great place to enjoy the water on a hot summer day.
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 and 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 water for the operation of a sawmill. Two years later, water 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.