| Brown's Woods | |
| Type: | Wildlife Preserve |
| Location: | Des Moines, Iowa |
| Coordinates: | 41.5412°N -93.7084°W |
| Area: | 486acres |
| Hiking Trails: | Brown's Woods Tail |
Brown's Woods is a wildlife preserve in Des Moines, Iowa and is Iowa's largest urban forest. There are 4.4 miles (5km) of hiking trails in Brown's Woods with a total elevation gain of 213ft (64.92m).[1] Around 70,000 people visit Brown's Woods every year. Brown's Woods provides an essential stopping place for spring and fall migratory birds, such as warblers and vireos.[2]
The wildlife area is named after Tallmadge E. Brown, a Des Moines lawyer who acquired large tracts of land around Des Moines in the late 1800s. One of them was this forest acquired by the Conservation Board in 1972.[3]
| 6:30am - 10:30pm | April 1 - October 31 | ||
| Winter | Sunrise - Sunset | November 1 - March 31 |