Pikes Point State Park is located southwest of Spirit Lake, Iowa, United States. It is a small park on a point of land that projects into West Okoboji Lake. It provides space for picnicking, including a shelter listed on the National Register of Historic Places, a playground, a swimming beach, boating and fishing on the lake.
History
Pikes Point was dedicated as a state park in 1931. Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Company 778 built the shelter, steps, trails, plantings, and the footings for the latrine by March 17, 1934. The park was put under the jurisdiction of Gull Point State Park in 1936.
Park Shelter and Steps
The picnic shelter is located at the base of a slope to the lake. The Rustic style structure features a back wall and stepped end walls composed of random rubble stone. On the center of the back wall is a fireplace flanked by two stone benches. Four round timber posts with bracing hold up the timber roof supports and shed roof. The roof extends as a overhang in the back. Another fireplace is located there. The patio in back continues to the hillside and ends at a curved stone bench. A set of 29 stone steps ascend the hill south of the shelter. The significance of its architecture is that it was designed to blend into its natural surroundings by means of its material, design, and workmanship.
References
Protected areas established in 1931
Civilian Conservation Corps in Iowa
Rustic architecture in Iowa
Protected areas of Dickinson County, Iowa
Buildings and structures in Dickinson County, Iowa
National Register of Historic Places in Dickinson County, Iowa
State parks of Iowa
Park buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa Historic districts in Dickinson County, Iowa 1931 establishments in Iowa