Numerous opportunities for activities provide Sac City and area residents a means to exercise, relax and enjoy life.
Sac City Golf and Country Club - A challenging 9 hole golf course with clubhouse, located along a wooded ravine lined with majestic oak and hickory trees.
Central Park - A wilderness setting in the confines of an urban area. A place to walk and study nature. This park is the result of wise conservation of existing landscape relationships.
South Park - An outstanding collection of facilities including a modern swimming pool, children's pool, lighted tennis courts, horse shoe courts and a sand volleyball court, unique playground equipment and a well equipped shelter house.
Lions Club Park - Located along the banks of the Raccoon River, with playground equipment, shelter house and pleasant facilities for fishing and picnics.
Chautauqua Park - The only complete existing Chautauqua building in the state of Iowa. Built in 1908 in the park, it housed many social and religious gatherings, plays and dancing in its day. Now open for modern use, the calls of auctioneers and laughter of family reunions echo in its interior, and annual Sac City boasts a community celebration focused on Chautauqua. Another riverside area, spreading for 28 acres with picnic facilities, tennis courts, horseshoe pitching, playground equipment, 2 shelter houses and a log cabin.
Sac County Fairgrounds - Adjacent to Chautauqua Park, the manicured grounds are the site of the annual Sac County Fair held on the last weekend of July. The area consists of grandstand, track, livestock sheds and arena, and large activities building. The fairgrounds are used year round for other recreational and community events.
Sac City Recreation Council provides golf, tennis, archery, arts and crafts, swimming lessons and flag twirling. The summer swim team is active, competitive and winners of several Iowa West Swimming Conference titles. The Council's baseball program begins with T-ball and extends through Little League age level. There are several regulation ball diamonds. Sac City has been called the Little League Capitol of the World.
Other activities include an excellent series of snowmobile trails in the area and canoeing on the Raccoon River providing a real challenge and a way to enjoy one of the most scenic river corridors in Iowa.
Black Hawk Lake and State Park (10 miles) offers boating, fishing, water skiing, jet skiing, beach activities, swimming, rental cabins, camping, many summer and winter activities, and the historical Stone Piers. It is adjacent to Arrowhead Lake State Park. Storm Lake (25 miles) and Twin Lakes (18 miles) also offer a realm of water related activities.
Grant Park - (15 miles), Hagge Park (3 miles) and Reiff park (9 miles) are all equipped with trails, camping, playgrounds, fishing and picnic areas.
Sac County Golf and Country Club (15 miles), also known as Spring Lake Country Club, is a 9 hole golf course in beautiful natural rural surroundings.
Sac County has numerous county museums, antique and craft shops, dining establishments and many public hunting areas. Every community in the county hosts an annual festival or event, each representing the diversity of cultural backgrounds. Group tours of area attractions are also available, as is information on all of the above, through the Sac County Economic & Tourism Development office located in Sac City. Call 712-662-7383 or e-mail: [email protected]
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