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Family friendly beaches in Iowa
Visitors at these 8 beaches in Iowa mention shallow or calm water. Each one shows how far you park and how far you then carry everything to the water.
Lake MacBride BeachSolon · water 160 ft · parking 150 ft
Whitebreast BeachKnoxville · water 100 ft · parking 325 yd
Raccoon River Swimming beachWest Des Moines · water 50 ft · parking 575 yd
North Overlook BeachPella · water 100 ft · parking 375 yd
West Lake BeachDavenport · water 60 ft
West Overlook Beachwater 100 ft · parking 250 ft
City BeachClear Lake · on the shoreline · parking 300 ft
Clear Lake State Park Beachwater 30 ft
Distances are measured on OpenStreetMap; what visitors report is counted, never guessed. This list was last rebuilt on 24 September 2026. How we know this.
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