Lacey-Keosauqua State Park, State park in Van Buren County, United States.
Lacey-Keosauqua State Park covers 1,653 acres along the Des Moines River southwest of Keosauqua. Its historic districts include rubble limestone portals, a gatehouse, a lodge with a wrap-around stone porch, picnic shelters, and a 30-acre spring-fed lake held by a 450-foot earthen dam and a 300-foot concrete spillway.
The park was established in 1921 and contains limestone structures built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s. These buildings are now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The park's name honors John Fletcher Lacey, a Civil War veteran and Iowa congressman noted for conservation legislation who helped establish Iowa's state park system; it was renamed for him in 1926, five years after opening as Big Bend Park. The rustic-style gatehouse, lodge and picnic shelters were designed by the Central Design Office in Ames.
The park offers six modern family cabins and about 65 campsites equipped with restrooms, showers, and electrical connections. Visitors should reserve in advance, especially during peak season, to secure a spot.
The site served as a river crossing for Mormon settlers during their westward migration in the mid-nineteenth century. Many migrants crossed the Des Moines River at this location on their journey west.
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