▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Park ▁Service ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁as ▁being ▁appropriate ▁for ▁par ks . ▁ ▁The ▁State ▁of ▁Iowa ▁purchased ▁an ▁additional ▁ ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁park ▁between ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁ ▁This ▁section ▁was ▁dedicated ▁as ▁a ▁nature ▁preserve . ▁ ▁The ▁park ▁was ▁once ▁featured ▁on ▁an ▁episode ▁of ▁Res cue ▁ 9 1 1 ▁when ▁a ▁story ▁was ▁done ▁on ▁a ▁h iker ▁who ▁had ▁fallen ▁and ▁was ▁seriously ▁injured ▁while ▁at ▁the ▁park . ▁The ▁h iker ▁was ▁saved ▁by ▁param ed ics ▁and ▁the ▁Ma qu ok eta ▁volunte er ▁fire ▁department . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Ma qu ok eta ▁C aves ▁State ▁Park ▁ ▁Category : C aves ▁of ▁Iowa ▁Category : C ivil ian ▁Conserv ation ▁Corps ▁in ▁Iowa ▁Category : D rift less ▁Area ▁Category : State ▁par ks ▁of ▁Iowa ▁Category : M aqu ok eta , ▁Iowa ▁Category : Pro te cted ▁areas ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁Category : Pro te cted ▁areas ▁of ▁Jackson ▁County , ▁Iowa ▁Category : Show ▁c aves ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Work s ▁Progress ▁Administration ▁in ▁Iowa ▁Category : Land forms ▁of ▁Jackson ▁County , ▁Iowa ▁Category : National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁Jackson ▁County , ▁Iowa ▁Category : P ark ▁buildings ▁and ▁structures ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁Iowa ▁Category : H istor ic ▁districts ▁on