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Okoboji for newbies: Where to stay, eat and play around Iowa s Great Lakes Laura Rowley
Editor s note: This story was originally published in 2018.
For some families, summers at Okoboji have been a tradition for generations. But if you’ve never made the trip, you’ll find plenty of fun on the Iowa Great Lakes.
This area of northwest Iowa includes five glacier-carved, interconnected lakes spanning about 15,000 acres: West Okoboji, East Okoboji, Upper Gar, Lower Gar and Minnewashta.
Here are tips on where to stay, dine and play.
Where to stay near the Iowa Great Lakes
Fillenwarth Beach has apartments and cottages with fully equipped kitchens, indoor and outdoor pools, sports courts and playgrounds. Guests have access to canoes, rowboats and paddleboats and daily cruises. (87 Lakeshore Drive, Arnolds Park; fillenwarthbeach.com).