Field guide · route /state/ia
Iowa
19 federal campgrounds at 971 ft and below. 100% of the catalog is USACE. Comfortable Apr through Oct.
CATALOGUSACE 19 · 3 real but not yet itemized
19campgrounds
1,387sites mapped
682–971ft elevation
1agencies
19 campgrounds
Each dot a campground. Ringed dots carry a synthesized What campers say read.6,000+ ft2,000–6,000 ftUnder 2,000 ft
Climate range
ELEVATION × COMFORTABLE MONTHS
JFMAMJJASOND
Lowland / coast682–971 ft
Best of Iowa
6 RANKINGS · FILTERED TO STATE
federal campgrounds for hikersSugar Bottom Campground29 routes · 1 peaksPull-through campsites atSugar Bottom Campground12 pull-through sitescampgrounds with 50-amp RV sitesPrairie Flower Recreation Area153 × 50-amp · up to 85 ftMost secluded federal campsitesBuck Creek (Rathbun Lake)Site B04 · 215 ft to neighborQuietestBridgeview (Rathbun Lake)8.5 mi to nearest highwaycampgrounds with water accessPrairie Flower Recreation Area252 sites
The full catalog
19 CAMPGROUNDS · FILTERABLE
NAME / AREA
AGENCY
SITES
ELEV
COMFORT
QUIET
Prairie Flower Recreation AreaSaylorville Lake
USACE
252
932
Apr–Oct · 7 mo
0.3 mi
Sugar Bottom CampgroundCoralville Lake
USACE
244
692
Apr–Oct · 7 mo
4 mi
Island View (Rathbun Lake)Rathbun Lake
USACE
192
938
Apr–Oct · 7 mo
3.9 mi
Cherry Glen CampgroundSaylorville Lake
USACE
125
938
Apr–Oct · 7 mo
0.6 mi
Bridgeview (Rathbun Lake)Rathbun Lake
USACE
104
968
Apr–Oct · 7 mo
8.5 mi
Acorn ValleySaylorville Lake
USACE
91
945
Apr–Oct · 7 mo
1.5 mi
West Overlook CampgroundCoralville Lake
USACE
89
791
Apr–Oct · 7 mo
2.6 mi
Bob Shetler Recreation AreaSaylorville Lake
USACE
67
843
Apr–Oct · 7 mo
1.2 mi
Sandy Beach CampCoralville Lake
USACE
58
751
Apr–Oct · 7 mo
2.7 mi
Prairie Ridge (Rathbun Lake)Rathbun Lake
USACE
56
922
Apr–Oct · 7 mo
3 mi
Buck Creek (Rathbun Lake)Rathbun Lake
USACE
42
925
Apr–Oct · 7 mo
2 mi
Tailwater West CampgroundCoralville Lake
USACE
22
682
Apr–Oct · 7 mo
2.4 mi
Linder Point CampgroundCoralville Lake
USACE
18
846
Apr–Oct · 7 mo
2.6 mi
Cottonwood Campground (IA)Coralville Lake
USACE
15
768
Apr–Oct · 7 mo
2.4 mi
Cottonwood Recreation AreaSaylorville Lake
USACE
9
804
Apr–Oct · 7 mo
1.2 mi
Walnut Ridge Recreation AreaSaylorville Lake
USACE
3
971
Apr–Oct · 7 mo
2 mi
Roberts Creek East CampgroundLake Red Rock
USACE
missing
784
Apr–Oct · 7 mo
2 mi
Roberts Creek West CampgroundLake Red Rock
USACE
missing
764
Apr–Oct · 7 mo
1.8 mi
Elk Rock Campground And Boat RampLake Red Rock
USACE
missing
843
Apr–Oct · 7 mo
1 mi
If you are flexible
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