Located west of Iowa State’s campus, Emma McCarthy Lee Park, or Lee Park, is home to tennis courts, playgrounds, sand volleyball courts and, of course, hiking trails. 

Emma McCarthy was the daughter of a farmer and attended Iowa State, according to the Ames Public Library. She married Judge C.G. Lee and served as president of the Ames Women’s Club and assistant postmaster for three years. 

After her death, her husband donated money to be designated for the construction of a park in her name, according to the Ames Public Library.