Located in the heart of the beautiful Des Moines River Valley, Fort Dodge, Iowa is blessed with engaging natural beauty including charming city parks and a beautiful meandering river that flows through the city's core.

Fort Dodge is a vital community with a warm and welcoming atmosphere - a place where citizens appreciate a Midwestern quality of life that nurtures a robust community spirit. At the "Heart" of Fort Dodge is our people; friendly, caring and talented who embrace a spirit of connectedness and an abiding respect for our natural environment.

Keep Fort Dodge Beautiful is a sustained community initiative led by volunteers who share an abiding interest and concern for the integrity of the environment and the physical appearance and natural beauty of our community. These empowered citizens and youth share a common understanding that a community that is clean, attractive and beautiful is a community where people will want to live, work, play and visit.