Hickory Grove Park (Story County Park)

Val Peacock

Beautiful place to go kayaking trails are amazing. Camping was nice.

Randy Benton

My review is only based on my recent kayaking experience. Made a first time visit and found the lake perfect for kayaking. The lake has a couple good places for access and the water quality is outstanding. The shoreline holds my interest and there are several little arms and bays that you can "get lost" in.

Diana Milone

Great place and the staff and ranger went up and above for us as we pulled in just for an overnight stay with no reservations! Camp is clean and has a lake and power hookup! Potable and non potable and sewer is on site as well as bathrooms and showers! Nice and quiet campground and for sure a return trip when I'm back this way! 20 dollars for the night. 😃

Isaac Jarnagin

Used this park as a little day trip away from my life in Ames! Lots of open space, there's a beautiful path around the water, and lots of spots to camp and do all that outdoor stuff too. Absolutely loved taking photos here as well.

Laura Hansen

A great park for family camping. I love the primitive sites. No RV or generator ruining the ambiance. Some of the fire rings don't have grilling grates that work, so plan accordingly. Be sure to pack a swimsuit for the beach, and archery gear with targets for their free to use archery range. They also have man-powered boats available for rent and a snack bar at the beach! My only sore spot is with the number of tents policy. You can only have one tent per site unless you have children. We camped with 2 other friends and they also had to get their own campsite. It would be more acceptable of a rule but so many campsites are already reserved! It just doesn't seem fair that an RV with a giant truck takes up way more space and damage to a site vs two two person tents. I really hope they change their policy to number of people per site and not limit the number of tents someday soon.

Kristin Mientkiewicz

The new trails are quite nice. We also enjoy the playground. The beach is fun in the summer.

TerryLisa Moore

Spent 4 nights in this nice county park. Sites were large & the bathrooms were nice. Just electric hookup so stop & fill with water upon arrival (spigot is by the bathrooms). Bummer that the lake is not filling in very quickly, but there is a nice trail that goes 3 miles around the lake. Easy access to Ames from the park.

Kathy Ehrig

Nice place to camp. VERY nice & clean restrooms and showers . Will camp again soon . 😊

Stan Meinders

Very nice county park. Bath/showers are very nice and clean. Large park with plenty of room to walk and explore. Lake was drained and not full yet. Nice beach and boat ramps. Definitely recommend a visit here.

Ron Ridgway

Family and friends have camped here for years. It's kind of like a second home. Unfortunately, my wife and I were camping here when the derecho hit this summer leaving the campground without power. I use a CPAP machine, a medical device to help me breath while I sleep which only runs on AC voltage. That night after the storm, I had no electricity to use my CPAP machine which made for a very long, sleepless night. The next day we hooked up our rv and moved to a campground that had electricity so that I could use my medically necessary device. Here's where the problem was. We had paid for two nights using one check. We stayed for just one night. I wrote a note explaining why we were leaving, wrote down our address, asked for a refund of our $20 and dropped it in the registration box. I was told by the camp host we would be lucky to see it. Well, he was right. This was two months ago and my mailbox is void of any refunds. Just a friendly bit of advice to the first come, first serve campers...pay for one night at a time.