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Walnut Woods State Park is a state park in Polk County, Iowa, United States, located in suburban West Des Moines. Within the Des Moines metropolitan area, the park preserves a bottomland hardwood forest featuring the largest natural stand of black walnut trees in North America.[2] The Raccoon River meanders through the 260-acre (110 ha) park, providing fishing and canoeing opportunities. The park also provides picnic areas, a limestone lodge built in the 1930s, and a small campground with 22 sites. More than 90 bird species have been seen in the park.[3]

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  1. ^ "Walnut Woods State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. April 30, 1979. Retrieved February 27, 2011.
  2. ^ "Walnut Woods State Park" (PDF). Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 26, 2011.
  3. ^ "Walnut Woods State Park". Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 26, 2011.

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