West Okoboji, Iowa

About West Okoboji

West Okoboji is a tiny community in northwestern Iowa with an estimated population of 311.

West Okoboji holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.25 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 249 residents per square mile.

📰 West Okoboji News Today

• 1 dead, 5 injured following boat crash on West Okoboji Lake weareiowa.com · Aug 3
• Shoreline, water quality improvements to West Okoboji Lake Iowa Capital Dispatch · Jul 29
• Invasive plant found again in West Lake Okoboji canal system KTIV · Jul 30
• Iowa DNR treats the West Okoboji Lake canal for Eurasian Watermilfoil Siouxland Public Media · Jul 29
• Man killed in West Okoboji Lake boat collision identified KCAU 9 News · Aug 4

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes West Okoboji Unique

• The only place in America named West 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.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Clark Museum of Area History · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in West Okoboji

• Alex Danbom Memorial Park reviews ★
• Emerson Bay State Recreation Area reviews ★
• Garlock Slough Waterfowl Production Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Horseshoe Bend County Recreation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Howard Titterington City Park reviews ★
• Little Foote Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Little Sioux Savanna · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Pumpkin Patch · Garden reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of West Okoboji

🏘️ Nearby Communities