Nothing to do in Ankeny? Good thing you're here!

Have you ever been in the Ankeny area and had nothing to do? Tired of visiting the same places and having the same experiences. 

Welcome to the greatest, most epic guide ever written for the Ankeny area! Here we will go over all the happenings in Ankeny, whether that is restaurants, activities, shopping, bars, or events. We will cover it all and more! Let's kick it off with a long list of some of the activities and parks that Ankeny has to offer and they have a lot to offer! 

Activities and Parks 

• Ankeny Dog Park 

• Ashland Meadows Park 

• Bellagio Park 

• Boulder Brook Park 

• Briarwood Park 

• Carney Marsh Nature Preserve

• Cascade Falls Aquatic Center 

• Creekside park 

• Deer creek park 

• Estates park 

• Green tree park 

• Hawkeye park 

• Miracle park 

• Northcreek park 

• Prairie Ridge Aquatic Center 

• Prairie Ridge Skate Park 

• Summerbrook Park 

• Wagner Park 
  

• Westside park 

• Westwinds parks 

• Ankeny Art Center

• Imagination Street 
  

• Ankeny Area Historical Society 

• The Operating Room 

• Puttmasters at the pine

• Crowned Aquatics 
  

• The District 
  

• Trails 

• Farmers Market

Shopping

• Shoppes Of Ankeny 

• Mainstream Boutique
  

• The Funk Zebras Boutique 

• The District at Prairie Trail 

• Tweedle Dee’s

• The Style Bar Boutique 
  

• Duluth Trading Company 

• Brookfield Plaza

• Purple Poppy Boutique 

• Stuff Etc. 

• Sportsman’s Warehouse 
  

• XoXo Gift & Home

• Maria Vincent Boutique 

• Illie & co. boutique

• Real Deals Ankeny 

• The Attic, Inc. 

• The Loft Resale

• Cookies and Dreams 

• Enchanted Ankeny

• Bridal Connection 

• Grey Lotus Lifestyle Clothing

• Plato’s Closet 

• Maurices 

• Memory Bound Scrapbook Store

Restaurants and Bars 

• TrailSide Tap

• Who’s on 1st

• 36th Street Tavern

• District 36 Wine Bar & Grille

• Whiskey River Ankeny 

• JJ’s Tavern + Grill

• 30hop

• Magee’s Irish Pub & Eatery 

• Tin Cup Bar & Grille

• Good Times

• Yankee Clipper

• Benchwarmers

• Uptown Food & Beverage Co. 

• Cabaret Sports Bar & Grill 

• Wig & Pen Pizza Pub

• Waterfront Seafood Market 

• Sports Page

• Jethro’s BBQ n’ Lakehouse

• Chicken Coop 

• Mullets 

• Flavory Bistro

• The Other Place

• Sterling’s

• Ankeny Dinner 

• Hidalgo Mexican Bar & Grill

• Cafe Diem 

• Bianca’s Grill & Vineyard

• Chili’s Grill & Bar

• Guadalajara Mexican  Restaurant

• Siam Table

• Amigos Mexican Grill 

• Teriyaki House Japanese Grill

• Leaning Tower Of Pizza

• Alohana Hawaiian Grill 

• Wasabi Ankeny

• Fiesta Jalapenos Ankeny

Hopefully after looking through this blog you at least found one interesting thing you can do in Ankeny. Whether it's strolling through one of the many parks, attending the local farmers market, or dining at any of the amazing restaurants. You now have about a hundred different activities to keep you busy! Enjoy and go have some fun!