Iowa Sierra Club Campout
in Conjunction with
the Loess Hills Prairie Seminar




May 31 - June 2, 2002

Come meet your fellow Iowa Sierra Club friends, camp in the beautiful Loess
Hills, and learn more about this unique Iowa landform.

The Loess Hills Prairie Seminar is one of the most, if not the most,
carefully planned outdoor learning experience in Iowa. It is not to be
missed. It is free. Meals are optional for a fee and require registration.
Seminar (and registration for meals) begins at  5:30, Friday evening, at
West Monona High School in Onawa. You may also register for meals (and
school credit) in advance by using registration form, located in the
brochure, at the web site below.





Go to Prairie Seminar web site for Seminar brochure and other details:



http://www.aea12.k12.ia.us/services/loesshillsseminar/




Sierra Club Campout, Friday and Saturday nights, at Preparation Canyon State
Park hike-in campsites.

Ideally come before Friday evening Seminar activities to choose your site
and set up your tent in daylight. There will be some time after the evening
Seminar activities to set up camp, also, but remember you may need a lantern
or flashlight to set up in the dark. Hike-in campsites range from 1/4 to one
mile from parking area so bring a back-pack to make it easier to haul your
gear.

Directions: Preparation Canyon State Park is located about half way between
Pisgah and Morehead, Iowa on Route 183, in the southern part of Monona
County. The hike-in campground parking area is not well marked. On 183, look
for the sign for Preparation Canyon State Park. Do not turn to enter
here--instead, go 1 mile (approx.) south on 183 to the next road (it is a
gravel road and it may have a street sign saying Peach Ave); turn right
(west) and the hike-in campground parking lot is just a tenth of mile in on
the left. This is a self-registering site. It cost $9 a night, no change
provided.

Note: this camping area is separate from the Seminar camping site, and is
located about 20 minutes drive away from where the Seminar activities are
centered. Our intention is to provide another overnight option for those who
may want a more secluded setting. Camping at the Seminar site is free. Other
sleeping accommodations are available for the Seminar--call the Loess Hills
Hospitality Association at 712-886-5441 for more information.

Call Jack Eastman @ 641-469-5760 or email @ [log in to unmask] for more
details on directions and camping. Preparation Canyon Park telephone #:
712-423-2829.

We hope to see you there!