Raccoon River Park

Raccoon River Park is an urban park located in West Des Moines, Iowa. The park has 631.61 acres, with 232 acres consisting of Blue Heron Lake which is the center of the park. The park is surrounded by Raccoon River in the south and east, Walnut Woods State Park in the south, Brown's Woods in the east, and Jordan Creek in the northeast. The park is owned and operated by the city of West Des Moines. The area along the Raccoon River is mostly densely wooded bottomland. The west edge of the park has a marshy area, and there is grassland habitat on the east side of the lake and along the north shore. There are over 180 confirmed bird species in the park. Blue Heron Lake is home to several different types of fish, such as crappie, blue gill, bullheads, catfish, carp, bass, and walleye.

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