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Area Recreation
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Orange City and Alton are proud hosts of several recreational activities
and facilities. Between the Orange City Arts Council,
the Orange City Chamber of Commerce, local parks and recreation organizations, along with groups in surrounding
communities, there is usually something going on somewhere close by. And for those wanting a facility
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Landsmeer Golf Club
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Orange City is the host of
a unique 18 hole golf course,
Landsmeer Golf Club. Landsmeer, Dutch for "Lake of the Land," reflects both 
the Dutch heritage of the Orange City area, and the golf course itself. The
160 acre course features rolling hills, native grasses, two lakes, streams, and
very reasonable prices.
Featured Services:
- Golf Shop
- Driving Range
- Lessons
- Club House
- Corporate/Group Outings
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Dutch Interest
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Sioux County Court House (Downtown, Orange City)
Century Home (Albany Ave, Orange City)
Indian Artifacts
The Little White Avenue (Central Ave, Orange City)
Zwemer Hall (Northwestern College, Hwy 10, Orange City)
Neo-Gothic Church (Alton)
Sioux County Heritage Center
Historical Walking Tour (Chamber Office, Downtown, Orange City)
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Recreational Facilties
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Windmill Park
Veterans Park
Jaycee Park
Alton Roadside Park
KinderSpeelland
Swimming Pool at Landsmeer Golf Club
Tennis courts (inside and out) at Northwestern College
Landsmeer Colf Club (Orange City)
Sioux Golf and Country Club (Alton)
Veterans Park (baseball, in-season ice rink)
Puddle Jumper-nature trail
Rowenhorst Student Center (Northwestern College: indoor track, tennis, basketball, racquetball courts)
Track (Northwestern College: indoor and outdoor)
Dunlop Park (fishing)
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Camping Facilities
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The Orange City/Alton area house two nice camping areas, with more not too far away.
Veterans Park (Hwy 10, Orange City)
Alton Roadside Park (Hwy 10, Orange City)
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to host their event, they won't have to look very far. A listing of some of the area recreational
highlights are to the right.
Orange City is the home of annual Tulip Festival. With visitors from all
over the state, country, and even Holland, this is the time that Orange
City shows off it's true Dutch heritage. In 2000, the date of the Tulip
festival will be May 18, 19, and 20th. Events are planned for the entire
weekend including an art exhibit, a dutch street organ, horse-drawn street
car tours, wooden shoe demonstration, quilt show, flower show, straat fest,
parade, puppet theatre, Klompen Dancers, performances of "Oliver," Siouxland
Boys Choir, road race, and that's not even the half of it. If you're anywhere
during this weekend, make sure you're in our corner of Northwest Iowa enjoying
Dutch food, dancing, music, sites, culture.
Orange City and Alton are proud of their vast array of performances and
events throughout the year. Orange City has many facilities including
the town hall auditorium, community
band- shell and center park, Northwestern College Christ Chapel, multiple
Northwestern College auditoriums and gymnasiums, two high school facilities
and one elementary school facility. Events include Summer Art Fest, ice cream
socials, community band, gala evenings, storytelling, intrumentalists,
songwriters, dancers, crafts sales, and many more.
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