Brushy Creek State Park, IA, October 2024
Directions below would require 293 miles of driving.
Note: These need to be updated to use County Road A going from Pineview Campground to the interstate.
Driving Directions
- Left onto Hwy 21 towards Tomah, WI
- Right onto I94 East 2.8 miles
- Exit 147 to I90 West
- Exit 159A to I35 South Albert Lee / Des Moines @ 89.3 miles
- Exit 142B onto US20 West towards Fort Dodge @22.7 miles
- Left onto Union Ave / County Hwy P73 @ 2 miles
- Left onto 270th St @1.2 miles
- Left onto Beach Drive
Rest Stops
- 12 miles, Kwik Trip just before entering I94 interstate
- 70 miles, Exit 267, Kwik Trip
- 104 miles, Exit 233, Loves
- 115 miles, I-90 Rest Area
- 166 miles, I-90 Rest Area
- 178 miles, Exit 11, I-35 Loves & Pilot
- 194 miles, Exit 214, Rest Area
- 212 miles, Truck only parking (No facilities)
- 215 miles, Exit 194, Pilot
- 248 miles, Exit 159, Rest Area
- 264 miles, Exit 144, Flying J
General Notes
- The drive was a fairly pleasant except for the horrible bumpety bump bump from driving on Hwy 21 leaving the Pine View towards Tomah.
- All other roads were in fairly good condition, and we were able to drive 65 most of the time. The roads in Iowa were pretty nice and we were able to drive @ 65 MPH.
- The only area with a few minor hills was in Minnesota along the Mississippi River. Otherwise, it’s flat with plenty of corn and soybean fields.