Pillsbury Point State Park, State preserve at West Okoboji Lake in Arnolds Park, United States.
Pillsbury Point State Park is a 6.48-acre park on a narrow point of land extending into West Okoboji Lake in Arnolds Park, Iowa. It has no buildings; instead, walkways along the lake, two sets of mortared rubble stone steps, and five stone benches are tucked into the slopes. The overlook at the north end was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
This land was once privately owned before being converted to a public preserve in the 1930s. Workers from the Civilian Conservation Corps built the stone walkways, steps, and benches that still stand today.
The park holds strong ties to Native American history as the location of the Spirit Lake events of 1857, with a memorial nearby.
The park is small and compact, easy to explore and accessible to visitors of all activity levels. The stone pathways are well maintained and provide safe routes along the lake shore.
The overlook at the north end was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990, and that designation covers the walkways, two sets of stone steps, five stone benches and six concrete boundary markers. Four benches have mortared rubble stone backs and seats with a base in front; the fifth is vaguely U-shaped and has no base.
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