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

• OABCIG QB converts for five TDs against Okoboji The N'West Iowa REVIEW · Oct 9
• Two hospitalized after boat crash on East Okoboji Lake KCCI · Sep 14
• Amy Peterson Obituary Jul 7, 2026 Jurrens Funeral Homes · Jul 7
• Larry Steffes Obituary Jul 10, 2026 Turner Jenness Funeral Home · Jul 10
• Shoreline, water quality improvements to West Okoboji Lake Iowa Capital Dispatch · Jul 29

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Iowa headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

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 · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 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

🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Okoboji

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