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Heavy rainfall and flooding have forced significant road closures at Ledges State Park for the first time since 2018. Canyon Drive and the east and west entrances on Lower Ledges Road are currently ...
IN BOONE COUNTY STATE PARK IS IN THE PROCESS OF REOPENING AFTER FLOOD WATERS ALONG THE DES MOINES RIVER CLOSED IT DOWN. KCCI BEAU BOWMAN IS THERE TO SHOW US WHAT TO EXPECT IF YOU GO TO LEDGES THIS ...
The Canyon Drive and Lower Ledges Road at Ledges State Park are currently closed to vehicle traffic due to flooding. There’s no timetable on when the areas will be open as park staff will have ...
Ledges State Park Manager Andy Bartlett says flooding has been “part of the history” of the park, which joined the state parks system in 1924. “This one was definitely not the worst ...
THE FLOODED DES MOINES RIVER IS TAKING OVER MORE OF A POPULAR STATE PARK. KCCI’S PEPPER PURPURA GOT A LOOK AT THE FLOOD WATERS CUTTING OFF ACCESS TO PARTS OF LEDGES, CLIMBING THE ROADS THROUGH ...
The Friends of Ledges State Park in Boone County will celebrate ... Ledges has faced some challenges through the years with too much water. “Flooding has been, you know, a thorn in the side ...