Clarence is full of unique shops you can't find anywhere else. If you find yourself in town consider stopping in at Onion Grove Mercantile, Hound Dog Rock Shop, or Freeze Dreams candy shop all on historic highway 30!
Off the beaten path one of our favorite local clothing stores is Stay Golden Sunless Boutique; Amber offers a wide variety of styles along with spray tanning for those long winter days. Be sure to follow her on instagram
Looking for something to eat? We love Mill Creek Cafe and its weekly rotating menu open Tuesdays through Fridays 11-1:30. Be sure to stop in on Thursdays for one of Iowas best tenderloins! Victory Lane also offers breakfast, lunch and dinner with a full bar and comfort food every day of the week.
Take a hike at some of our favorite trails nearby:
- Rock Creek Timber 15 minutes southwest near Tipton
- Hale Wildlife Area 16 minutes north
- Bennett Park 16 minutes south east
- Eden Valley County Refuge 24 minutes north east
- Palisades Kepler State Park 25 minutes west
- Rochester Cemetery (one of the best-preserved prairie systems in Iowa) 25 minutes south
- Wapsipinicon State Park 30 minutes north west
- Lake Macbride Spillway 38 minutes south west
- Pictured Rocks County Park 38 minutes north west
- Maquoketa Caves State Park 40 minutes north east
- Wildcat Den State Park 45 minutes south
- Whitewater Canyon 50 minutes north
- Swiss Valley Nature Preserve 1 hour north east