Jones County, Iowa

Early Out Wednesdays Whitetails!

Join us for Whitetails! Early Out Wednesdays on December 7, 14, 21, and 28 at the Central Park Nature Center.  Drop in anytime from 1-4 PM to check out fun educational displays and activities and make a fun craft to take home.  Bring your winter outdoor gear so you can venture outside to go on a deer sign and track eye spy hunt.   

Early Out Wednesdays Whitetails!

Join us for Whitetails! Early Out Wednesdays on December 7, 14, 21, and 28 at the Central Park Nature Center.  Drop in anytime from 1-4 PM to check out fun educational displays and activities and make a fun craft to take home.  Bring your winter outdoor gear so you can venture outside to go on a deer sign and track eye spy hunt.   

Central Park Nature Center Holiday Open House

Join us for our 2022 Central Park Nature Center Holiday Open House!  View our winter exhibits and live animal displays.  Make a pine cone bird feeder to take home or give a s a gift.  Enter the winter coloring contest.  If we have snow on the ground check out a pair of snowshoes to explore the park trails , venture out on the Wild for Reading Jones County StoryWalk® Trail, or watch runners of the 2022 5K Polar Run/Reindeer Plunge (Sponsored by B&W Racing Services).   Once back inside enjoy a cup of hot chocolate and a cookie provided by the Friends of Jones County Conservation and Nature Center.    

Early Out Wednesdays Whitetails!

Join us for Whitetails! Early Out Wednesdays on December 7, 14, 21, and 28 at the Central Park Nature Center.  Drop in anytime from 1-4 PM to check out fun educational displays and activities and make a fun craft to take home.  Bring your winter outdoor gear so you can venture outside to go on a deer sign and track eye spy hunt.   

Early Out Wednesdays Whitetails!

Join us for Whitetails! Early Out Wednesdays on December 7, 14, 21, and 28 at the Central Park Nature Center.  Drop in anytime from 1-4 PM to check out fun educational displays and activities and make a fun craft to take home.  Bring your winter outdoor gear so you can venture outside to go on a deer sign and track eye spy hunt.   

End of Year Hours

Jones County Recorder:

• All transactions will be cut-off at 3 PM on Friday, December 30, 2022.

OHV Expiration

Current registrations for snowmobiles, ATVs, ORVs and off-road motorcycles will expire December 31, 2022.  A penalty of $5.00 will be applied starting January 1, 2021.

Please note we are CLOSED on December 31, and transaction cut-off time will be 3 PM on December 30, 2022.