Poweshiek County Conservation


Millgrove Access Wildlife Area

Located 4 miles northwest of New Sharon, this 420 acre tract of diverse habitat contains one of the few remaining segments of the North Skunk River that is unchannelized.  Oxbows, marshy floodplain, and lowland timber are only part of this natural area.  The southern portion of this area contains upland timber, predominately oak and hickory.  Several acres of native prairie grass have been established, as well as, a five acre shelterbelt.  Millgrove Access Wildlife Area features a restored historic bridge, originally built in 1879, that crosses the North Skunk River which is used as a hiking bridge today.  This area was frequented by Indian tribes and later became the site of the first mill in Poweshiek County.

       
 

     

Click on this link for an aerial view.

 
 

Diamond Lake Park
4896 Stagecoach Road 
P.O. Box 666
Montezuma, IA  50171
641-623-3191