Scott County Park
Scott County Park, with 1280 acres, is the largest in Scott County. The park is located nine miles north of Davenport, Iowa. Use exit #129 from U.S. Highway 61. There is no entrance fee. The entrance to Scott County Park is located on 270th Street. The north access is open for two way traffic for your convenience.
Scott County Park has fourteen picnic areas and shelters with tables, grills and/or fireplaces accessible. It offers a baseball field, playground equipment, nature trails, an equestrian area and five unique camping areas. Modern restrooms and showers throughout the park. An Olympic size heated swimming pool has lifeguards and offers summer swimming lessons. Winter activities include sledding, cross-country skiing, tobogganing.
Access to the Equestrian area is one half mile east of the park entrance on 270th Street. A Scott County Recycling Station is located in the equestrian area parking lot.
Scott County Park
18850 270th St
Eldridge, Iowa 52748
(563) 328-3282
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Friday, July 28, 2023 - 2:00pm to Sunday, October 1, 2023 - 6:00pm
BEGINNING MONDAY JULY 31st. US 61 Northbound Exit and Scott County Park Road F-41 Southbound Entrance ramps will be closed through the end of September due to road construction work.
While these ramp closures are taking place, you will be detoured around the work zone using the old U.S. 61/Scott County Road F-45 interchange at Eldridge (exit 127). Please plan your visit accordingly.
The latest traveler information is available anytime though the Iowa DOT’s 511 system at
Scott County is accepting online applications for the following position:
Conservation Department (Full-time) $25.32 to $34.90 per hour plus benefits.
Application Deadline: Sunday, October 8, 2023, 4:30pm Central Time. (7 days remain)
Thursday, October 12, 2023 - 9:00am to 3:00pm
The mission of the workshop is to create birders across Iowa, that contribute knowledge about birds through participation in Citizen Science programs such as Christmas Bird Counts, Great Backyard Bird Counts, Project Feeder Watch, etc. This workshop will be conducted by Kelly McKay (BioEco Research and Monitoring Center), with assistance from Mark Roberts (Clinton County Conservation), Brian Ritter & James Wiebler (Nahant Marsh Ed. Center). Funding for this workshop was provided by the Resource Enhancement and Protection - Conservation Education Program (REAP-CEP).
Workshop Schedule:
Session 1: 9:00 am - 10:30 pm ~ "Diurnal Raptors of Iowa" presentation [ Click Title for Full Article ]