Ames High Prairie State Preserve

Ames High Prairie State Preserve is a nature reserve in Franklin Township, Story, Iowa. Ames High Prairie State Preserve is situated nearby to the neighborhood Schilletter-University Village, as well as near Frederiksen Court.

Places of Interest

Highlights include The Farm House and Mary Greeley Medical Center.

The Farm House

Museum

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Farm House, also known as the Knapp–Wilson House, is the oldest building on the campus of Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. Now a museum open to the general public, this house was originally built in 1860 as part of the model farm aspect of Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm.

Mary Greeley Medical Center

Hospital

Mary Greeley Medical Center is a 220-bed regional medical center in Ames, Iowa. The medical center services residents of a 14-county region in central Iowa, including a six-county primary market of Story, Boone, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin and Marshall counties.

Jack Trice Stadium

Stadium

Photo: Tallness456, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Jack Trice Stadium is a stadium located in Ames, Iowa, United States. Primarily used for college football, it is the home field of the Iowa State Cyclones.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ames and Ontario.

Ames

Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Ames is a pleasant college town in Central Iowa, sitting astride the Skunk River roughly 30 miles north of Des Moines. Life in Ames follows the ebb and flow of the academic year at Iowa State University, which is the city's primary draw.

Ontario

Hamlet

Ontario is a community within the corporate limits of the city of Ames, in Story County, Iowa, United States.

Iowa State Center

Neighborhood

Photo: Jaretac, Public domain.

The Iowa State Center is located just southeast of Iowa State University's central campus in Ames, Iowa. It is a complex of cultural and athletic venues.

Ames High Prairie State Preserve

Type: Nature reserve
Category: recreation area
Location: Franklin Township, Story, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.04° or 42° 2′ 24″ north

Longitude

-93.6374° or 93° 38′ 15″ west

Operator

TNC

Open location code

86J829Q7+X2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 78137209

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Schilletter-University Village and Frederiksen Court.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ames High School and Iowa State Disc Golf Course.

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