Hitchcock Nature Center

A beautiful destination for a refreshing hike among the Loess Hills. Great place for exercise, photography, reflection, etc. Parking is available near the main building and the restrooms are open and available there even before the information desk is staffed for the day. The trails vary in difficulty and are labeled accordingly.

Hiked Westridge Trail during a heat advisory. I don't recommend this because there is limited cover. Had to sit and rest quite a bit. Staff is very friendly and knowledgeable about the trails. The best part is, The Visitor Center closes at 3:00. However, the restrooms and bottle filling station are open until 9:00 or 10:00 p.m. and it is air conditioned! Sat and rested here after our hike for 30 minutes to cool off before driving home. I would happily hike here again.

We had a great time camping here for the week. So many great (straight up and straight down) trails to check out. Had water and electric at site, dump nearby. Oddly, the nicest, biggest showers in a while! Gorgeous spot and only $20/night!

Hitchcock is a great place to hike. It has several trails. You can make it as easy or as hard of a hike as you want. I highly recommend checking it out.

Park is beautiful mostly due to the ranger Chad, being very hard working, competent and professional. He is what makes camping so pleasant there. Camp hosts are always pleasant, friendly and inviting. Facilities are clean and well kept.
Note: This is a review I really did not want to post for fear of having it inundated with campers since I frequent it so often, but upon further self reflection I just felt it would be wrong to not promote this campground for my own selfish reasons. I hope you all enjoy, don't forget to wave hi to the ranger when u see him.