East Leach Park Campground

The Great Outdoors

Bob Howe - Thunder Bridge Wildlife Refuge is located along the Little Sioux River less than ten minutes' drive from the RV campground. You can also take a walk or ride a bicycle to get there. This refuge offers opportunities for fishing, bird watching, and nature observation in a quiet setting away from the city. Covering about 34 acres of land, this beautiful park is best to explore by hiking, kayaking, or canoeing.Stolley Gravel Pit Park is another scenic natural area in the city of Spencer. With a lake, a river, and a creek, this park has a beautiful 1.3-mile-long walking trail that provides great views of the landscape. A popular day-trip destination, the park also offers canoeing, kayaking, and fishing opportunities. There are pavilions and picnic shelters as well, perfect for celebrations and family gatherings.Half an hour's drive north of the campsites at East Leach Park Campground, there are several beautiful lakes and parks, including Spring Run State Game Management Area. This park is one of the largest Waterfowl Production Areas in the state, and these wetlands are home to diverse animal and plant life. Here you will find marshland, lakes, and upland areas, which are habitat to various birds, like blue-winged teal, redhead ducks, yellow-headed blackbirds, swamp sparrows, and many more. Several roads and hiking trails pass through the area. You can go scenic driving, hiking, and bird watching here, or explore wetlands by kayak and canoe.

Exploring the City

Clay County Heritage Center is just one of many interesting attractions in the city, which you can visit when camping at East Leach Park Campground. The museum has three galleries with different exhibits featuring historical items and artifacts. A unique local history collection and many educational programs for all ages are featured. Some of the exhibits you can see here include "Conflagration: The Great Spencer Fire of 1931" and "This Land We Call Home: Settling Clay County."Parker Museum is another historical museum in the city, even older than the Clay County Heritage Center. It is dedicated to displaying arts and crafts, furniture, architecture, and more. Some of the items featured in the museum include quarter-sawn oak woodwork, colonnades with stained glass, leaded glass china closets, and so much more. The museum is located in Roy Webb’s house, built in 1916. Here you can see authentic rooms from the beginning of the 20th century, including a one-room schoolhouse, general store, old-time kitchen, Victorian bedroom, and blacksmith shop.The Adams-Higgins House is a historic, late Victorian style home with neo-classical porches. The house was built in 1884 and renovated in 1912. Since 1984, it has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Mansion, as it is usually called, has a garden, kidney-shaped fishing pond, and children’s playhouse in the backyard. This gorgeous site is a must-see when you rent a travel trailer near East Leach Park Campground in Spencer, Iowa.