Bluff Creek OHV Park
Bluff Creek OHV Park is a 350-acre Iowa DNR OHV facility on a reclaimed coal mine site in Mahaska County near Eddyville, approximately 75 miles southeast of Des Moines. The coal mining heritage defines the terrain: deep excavated pits now filled with water create dramatic vertical relief that the surrounding southeastern Iowa landscape doesn't naturally provide. The pits, steep bench cuts, and reclaimed hillsides create a gravity-cavity terrain format, a style particularly favored by gravity-sport motorcycle riders who use the pit edges and steep-grade terrain for the kind of riding impossible in naturally flat agricultural country. Facilities include an advanced gravity-cavity motocross track, a separate beginner track, and three additional tracks of varying character. ATVs and off-road motorcycles are the primary permitted vehicles; check the Iowa DNR OHV Alert system for current side-by-side access status before visiting, as UTV designation on specific trail sections changes periodically. Camping with 13 non-electric sites, flush toilets, and showers supports overnight visits. A valid Iowa DNR OHV registration sticker is required for all riders. The park is accessed via Mahaska County Road T15.