Golf in Altoona

Altoona is a Polk County city east of Des Moines in the Des Moines metropolitan area, home of Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino — one of Iowa's most significant gaming and entertainment venues. The suburban character along the Interstate 80 corridor and the casino complex create an eastern suburb with substantial recreational demand. Golf serves the Altoona community in the central Iowa suburban landscape. The surrounding landscape of corn and soybean fields, the grain elevators that mark the horizon, and the seasonal rhythms of planting and harvest create the Iowa agricultural context that gives the local golf community its distinctive Midwest character.