Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge

The staff is very nice and very helpful! They are very smart about the Prairie and they Wildlife out there. They have trails to walk at different areas of Refuge. Nice learning center and a road that takes you to see the Bison and elk. You can volunteer out there to help collect seeds. Exhibits, a theater to show a brief movie and a gift shop. I enjoy it. You can go through the enclosure to see Bison and Elk.

Worth a walk on any of the trails. Amazed by the variety of flowers and plants. Great views. No Buffalo in view today but saw a couple on way out of the park. Wish the property was open but it is open on a limited schedule. I did not find the limited schedule on the internet. Also with the facility would have better maintenance. Lots of little stuff that should be done seems to be piling up.

Visited Iowa for a North American Prairie Conference and of all the prairie sites we checked out, this was our favorite. Beautiful walking trails and seeing bison and elk was a treat!

For about 20 years, we have seen the brown signs on the highway about this place. We finally stopped. We should have done it sooner. It was well worth the visit. This is a very nice, clean, professional, educational display of prairie life in Iowa . This would be good for any age, but especially school children. Very well done! The facilities are nice. They do have a gift shop.

This wildlife refuge is amazing. We were able to see the bisons and elks roaming and eating. I recommend taking the kiddos. They will love the sceneries and the wildlife. Go to muenchies in altoona grab froyo foe the kiddos, head to scooters in altoona foe the carmelicious blenders and take a drive to Neal Smith Wildlife Refuge. The kiddos can enjoy their menchies , you can enjoy the delicious and satisfying drink from scooters and all can enjoy a nice quiet ride thru the winding road and enjoy the beautiful sceneries.