Northern Plains Road Trips

As you travel along the Iowa River corridor, the meandering east central Iowa byway takes you across the Iowa River several times, where you might glimpse people boating in the water or fishing along the muddy banks. Vast prairies, rangelands and wetlands dominate this byway as well as fields, farmsteads, small towns and grain silos.

Travel through open prairie and over the Cheyenne River as rock formations rise in the distance of Badlands National Park. The canyons and craggy mountains create a stunning contrast to the flat lands of the surrounding landscape. Enjoy the feeling of solitude among the bare rocks and the wide expanse of land while driving down SR 44.