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Pull-thru
USACERathbun Lake · Iowa
Island View (Rathbun Lake)
Overview Island View Park is located on beautiful Rathbun Lake, just nine miles northwest of Centerville, Iowa and 8 miles southwest of Moravia.
Sites192189 reservable
Elev.938ft
Comf.Apr-Oct7 months
Max rig145 ft11 pull-thru
Electric190112×50-amp
From Des Moines2h05real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 938 ft, Island View (Rathbun Lake) has a 7-month comfortable window (Apr-Oct). Winter nights average around 17°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 192 sites total: 189 reservable and 3 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 11 pull-through, 112 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 145-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on reservability and shade. Softest on roomy sites.
Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.
When to go
02 · CLIMATE
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Feb
Apr-Oct
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
75%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 17
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 26.
69°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Des Moines
84 mi
2h05
02
Cedar Rapids
145 mi
3h17
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 3.9 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 192 SITES
Color byShow only
191 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
112
50-amp
1
Accessible
0
Prime
192
Sites
★ The standout
Site F09
ICIR · shaded.
To neighbor
123 ft
Max rig
76 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
21
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
3.9 mi
Method
We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.