Okoboji is known throughout Iowa as an excellent summer vacation destination.

I am leaving to go on my first vacation in three years tomorrow. I am so excited, I can feel the electric anticipation buzzing through my skin. I am going on a road trip with my brother without any children. Just the two of us. It has been SO many years since we have done this. I feel like a kid again! I used to go up to Lake Okoboji every summer from the time I was a baby. My father has had a restaurant there since I was about seven years old. I have only been up once in 6 years and it has left a longing in me. This lake is so beautiful and calm and the embodiment of everything I have ever loved about summer. An old amusement park with a wooden roller coaster, salt water taffy and ice cream stands, paddle boats, live music, beaches, and boat rides. I even wrote an ode to the lake. I will post it here, but bear in mind, I wrote this when I was about fourteen. I was walking around late at night watching the moon reflect off the water. Ode to Okoboji Your calm, cool shores enthrall me, Your glistening tips will stall me, Your silvery shine Is a sure-fire sign That your silent, still waves will call me. I walk on the dock with care, Not to fall in the cool water's lair, With a look to the beach My spirit will reach I return to the frigid night air. I pull my sweater up tight, And turn my back on the night, I relax with a sigh As I look to the sky For on Earth, there in no one in sight.

Great restaurants in Okoboji for breakfast, lunch and dinner plus a list of waterfront restaurants in the area. 1) Arnolds Perk 2) Barefoot Bar 3) Bob's

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If you’re heading to Lake Okoboji this summer, put one or more of these stops—including a summer theater, a classic car museum and a legendary amusement park—on your itinerary.

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Okoboji is a perfect destination for family fun! With several lakes in the area offering plenty of water fun and beautiful scenery, it is favorite vacation spot!

Five glacial lakes, including Lake Okoboji, form a chain in northwest Iowa that has been a vacation destination for generations.

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All you need to know to plan a trip to Okoboji in the summer with kids. Get tips on this family-friendly Iowa Great Lakes area destination.

Enjoy a day on West Lake Okoboji. Climb aboard the Queen II excursion boat, with an open-air upper deck and enclosed lower deck. Visitors of all ages will enjoy the narrated cruise around West Lake Okoboji, with beverages and snacks available for purchase. The Queen II takes passengers out severa

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Image 6 of 31 from gallery of House on Lake Okoboji / Min | Day. Photograph by Paul Crosby Architectural Photography

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Completed in 2008 in Okoboji, United States. Images by Paul Crosby Architectural Photography. “It’s all about the lake,” was our clients’ direction when we began designing this vacation home in rural Iowa. Located in rural Iowa, Lake...

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