Anita: I-80 @ MM 71.7
Anita sits amid the rolling farmland of southwest Iowa, where Interstate 80 forms a major east–west corridor across Cass County. The small community stands near the route linking Des Moines and Omaha, with broad crop fields, grassy drainage ditches and scattered farmsteads defining its surroundings. Established in 1870 as the railroad arrived, Anita developed within Iowa’s long-settled agricultural belt. Cass County’s gently undulating terrain gives the area an open, working-rural character, while I-80 connects this quiet corner of the state with the wider Midwest.
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Anita is best known within Iowa for Lake Anita State Park, whose lake and wooded shoreline lie just northwest of the community. Set in Cass County’s rolling farm country, the town is a practical base for time on the water, walks around the lake and quiet drives through southwest Iowa. Anita began as a railroad settlement in the late 19th century, and that connection remains part of its local identity. The park provides campsites, picnic areas and a beach in a region otherwise defined by fields and small towns. Browse additional webcams from the surrounding area to extend your view of Lake Anita and southwest Iowa.
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