Pony Creek Conservation Park — Attraction in Glenwood

Wow 😲 well worth the 1 mile drive on gravel. We loved this place so much 😍 Beautiful, quiet hidden gem 💎 84 acre lake - perfect for kayaking and fishing, miles of maintained hiking trails, stunning modern nature education building, plethora of plant and bird species. 4 rv/electric camp sites and 4 beautiful tent sites sprinkled around the park, 2 tent sites are just off the road and one (or two) are hike in camping. We couldn't locate the 4th tent spot. Tent sites have park grills, a fire ring with a grill and a picnic table. An absolute bargain at $10 a night for a tent site. They also have two huge, brand new cabins (more like houses) that each sleep 10 for $150 a night each with all the desired amenities - running water, AC etc and a huge brand new pavilion with 6-9 picnic tables underneath. There are three pit latrines that were fairly clean, with the usual cobwebs you'd expect to find in a pit latrine. We especially appreciated the pre-split, donation system firewood at the campground. Our only complaints are: there are no flattened/level areas in the tent sites to pitch a tent so we (barely) slept on an incline and, THERE IS POISON IVY EVERYWHERE. I couldn't walk more than a few feet around the perimeter of our campsite without finding poison ivy. Be smart if you're going to collect firewood or hike here and cover your skin up, keep your pet on a leash and out of the understory. All in all 10/10. We will be back. Thank you...

RV spaces - there are 4 RV spaces at the back of the park sites 1-3 have 50amp and 30amp site 4 is only 50amp. $20 per night. Vault toilets near the RV spots, along with potable water that is available in the center of the loop. All sites have a fire ring, picnic table and grill. There is a self serve wood area they ask that you leave a donation. Site 1 - 20 feet and extra wide Site 2 - 25 feet but narrow Site 3 - 65 ft but narrow Site 4 - 65 feet next to toilets

3 Tent - camping sites that are pack in, the cars are parked in the general parking areas. Grill, fire ring and picnic table.

There is a kids play ground by the RV sites. There are several large grassy areas with pavillions. A walking path circles the park and that is a small interpretive trail on the south side. A pond that is in the park and a large lake that fishing and kayaking is allowed, no beach area. A total of 3 sets of vault toilets are around the park. A large conservation center sits at the entrance. The area is rather quiet, there is some distant noise of I-29 but it is hardly noticable. Very dog...

If you're looking for a great camping spot, consider this one a hidden gem.

The camp site costs $12 per day if you want to use the electricity, less if you want to go without. Wood is generally provided for use in the burn pits. They really don't charge for the wood, but do encourage you to consider a donation for the service.

To avoid confusion, all payments and rental fees are made in a small yellow pole that's near the entrance of the park, you just fill out one of the forms, and deposit it into the back of the tube.

There is a children's playground I. The center of the camp sites, walking trails, local fishing available. There is a farm next to the property, so we had a morning wake up call from the cows every morning.

The local fishing is great at Pony Creek. Went there for a weekend with friends and we had a great time. We'll definitely be returning next when the weather warms up again.

There are restrooms, but it IS an outhouse, so be prepared for that. There is fresh water available from a tap near the middle of...