Recreation is a win-win for Iowa

Lots of families take advantage of the summer to visit the many parks, trails, lakes, rivers and community attractions that make living in Iowa so great. 

You can get all kinds of ideas for your Iowa vacation at www.traveliowa.com, the state’s informative, colorful, interactive tourism Web site. You’ll find a calendar of events, regional attractions, places to stay and trip planning tools.

Travel and recreation have a lot of offer Iowans of all ages—and it boosts our economy too. Tourism in Iowa generates more than $6 billion in expenditures annually, supports 62,000 jobs statewide and generates $321 million in state taxes.

During the 2012 session, we worked to increase recreational opportunities stimulate Iowa’s economy by:

• Helping communities promote local attractions

• Investing in watershed projects that improve the quality of Iowa streams, rivers and lakes

• Expanding recreational trails for walking, biking, boating and snowmobiling

So get on out there this summer and enjoy all that makes Iowa a great place to live, work and play!