Summerset State Park is the newest State Park. It’s just off Highway 69/65, about 4 miles south of Southridge Mall. Meet in the parking lot as you enter the park.  Many locals remember the area as Banner Pits when the site was mined for coal in the early 1930s. The walk will be on the paved scenic bike loop, which runs alongside the park’s roadway around the larger lake.  For additional information contact Iowa’s Walking Club, GDMVA.iowa@gmail.com.

Where: Banner Lakes at Summerset State Park, 13084 Elk Horn St, Carlisle.