Okoboji, Iowa

About Okoboji

Set in the northwestern part of Iowa, Okoboji is a tiny community with an estimated population of 729.

Okoboji holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.76 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 414 residents per square mile.

📰 Okoboji News Today

• Marily Maye Back in Okoboji to Perform for the 70th Consecutive northwestiowanow.com · Aug 18
• Authorities ID Sioux Falls man killed in West Lake Okoboji boat crash KCCI · Aug 4
• Fatal boat crash on West Lake Okoboji KCRG · Aug 2
• 1 dead, 5 injured following boat crash on West Okoboji Lake weareiowa.com · Aug 3
• One dead, 5 injured after boat crash on West Lake Okoboji The Des Moines Register · Aug 3

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Okoboji Unique

• The only place in America named Okoboji — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northwestern Iowa, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Iowa — one of 1,026 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Okoboji

• El Parian Mexican Restaurant
• Okoboji Store
• Snappers Turtle Bay Café
• Tweeters Bar and Grill

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Higgins Museum · Museum
• Ranch Amusement Park · Theme park

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Okoboji

• Pikes Point State Park reviews ★
• Dickinson County Trailhead reviews ★
• Hattie Elston Park reviews ★
• Inn Area Access reviews ★
• Kenue Park reviews ★
• Sherwood Forest reviews ★
• Speier Park reviews ★
• WM Earl & Rachel Sykes Anspach Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Okoboji

🏘️ Nearby Communities