Creating Clean Water

for Central Iowa

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Conservation

We’re conserving Water Works Park’s wild spaces while improving community access and creating cleaner water for Central Iowans.

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Education

Learn about water treatment, watershed protection, pollution prevention, and water quality in an accessible, urban setting.

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Recreation

You will find it here whether you are looking for trails to explore or a quiet place to enjoy nature close to the city.

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Become a Friend of the Park!

With a Friends of the Park Foundation membership, you’ll help us continue to offer amazing concerts, cultural events, festivals, and more while promoting our values of conservation, well-being, collaboration, inclusion, and amazingness.

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Benefits of Being a Friend

Friends of the Park get some fantastic exclusive benefits:

  • Opportunity to purchase tickets to any ticketed summer concert or music event before they go on sale to the public
  • Notification of upcoming events before public announcement
  • Free “No Water. No Beer” T-shirt and Slap Koozie
  • Opportunity to participate in private VIP Events, Celebrity Meet & Greets, and special ticket and merchandise giveaways
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A Great Gift Idea!

Purchase a membership as a gift to your friends or loved ones who love the park, the outdoors, and celebrating central Iowa.

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Early Bird Drawing

Purchase a membership before the end of 2023, and you will be entered to win the following fantastic prizes:

  • Lynyrd Skynyrd album from original album art designer John Sayles.
  • Two VIP tickets to any 2024 concert
  • Two beers, two brats, and two pretzels at the Biergarten
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We Invite You To Explore The Park!

As one of America’s largest urban parks, we invite you to explore 1,500 acres of riverside woodland at Water Works Park. Hugging the Raccoon River west of Gray’s Lake in Des Moines, Iowa, Water Works Park is an outdoor oasis in the city’s heart.

The Des Moines Water Works Park Foundation improves the quality of life for Central Iowans by enhancing Water Works Park. The Foundation, formed in November 2013, is a non-profit organization that integrates education, conservation, and recreation to connect visitors to clean water.

Our Work

Making Waves of Change

Please support our mission of education, conservation, and recreation!

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