City, County & Regional Parks · Iowa
Yellow Banks Park
City, County & Regional Parks · Iowa, United States
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 919 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 5
- Nearest town
- Pleasant Hill
- Address
- 6801 SE 32nd Ave., Pleasant Hill, IA 50327
- Phone
- 515-266-1563
About
Polk County Conservation 552-acre park where 140-foot-tall bluffs rise above the Des Moines River, with scenic overlooks, oak savanna, hiking trails, raptor viewing, and archaeological history spanning 12,000 years. Acquired by the Conservation Board in 1980. Electric sites, full hookup sites, hike-in backpacking sites, and group camps. Restrooms, shower facilities, pressurized water, picnic tables, fire rings, kitchenette facilities, on-site resident host. Pet friendly.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 10° | -24° | 54° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 36° | 17° | -21° | 67° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 51° | 31° | 8° | 75° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 63° | 41° | 22° | 81° | 5 of 11 |
| May | 72° | 55° | 39° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 85° | 64° | 49° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 85° | 68° | 57° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 82° | 67° | 56° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 81° | 61° | 48° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 66° | 46° | 26° | 83° | 2 of 10 |
| November | 49° | 34° | 5° | 72° | 6 of 10 |
| December | 38° | 24° | -12° | 71° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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