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Recreational Vehicle Camping in Iowa

RV camping in Iowa offers many opportunities for outdoor recreation. Fishing, hunting, sight seeing and of course RV camping are but a few of the possibilities. Private RV parks and public campgrounds offer facilities from full service RV resorts to primitive campsites.

Free RV camping, and public campground topographical location maps follow Iowa RV camping resources.

Iowa Resources for RV Camping Information

  • Private RV Parks - Research tools for finding RV parks and campgrounds in Iowa.
  • Iowa State Tourism Website - Where to go, and what to do in Iowa.  Includes campgrounds.
  • State Parks - Information about camping in the many Iowa State Parks. Iowa also has state managed forests with more primitive campsites available.
  • Iowa DED - The Department of Economic Development website has the best listings we've found for Iowa public campgrounds. Listed by region and town. Hundreds of listings.
  • Current Weather - From the National Weather Service.
  • Historical Weather - Know what to pack. Includes monthly average highs, lows, mean temperature,GPS location and elevation.
  • RV Dump Stations

RV Camping pages with more information

  • USACE/COE (US Army Corp of Engineers) - USACE (perhaps better know as COE) manages water recreation areas throughout the USA. Information about finding USACE lakes, camping activities, and rules and policies for use of these water based recreation areas is included.

Free RV Camping in Iowa

The following list is shows only a sample of the available free or very low cost RV camping locations in Iowa. Most towns in Iowa allow overnight RV parking for free or low cost at city parks.

AKRON
Free overnight RV parking in city park on State Highway 12 and Big Sioux River Road. Electricity, swimming, boating, and fishing.
HARTLEY
Free overnight RV parking in city park on US-18 - Main St. Electric available.
OAKLAND
On US-59 north of town, the Lyons park has water available and allows overnight RV parking.
PANORA
Lenon Mill County Park. Signs on Highway-44. 2 blocks south of Highway-44. Low cost RV hookups.
PRIMGHAR
Free overnight parking in city park on US-59. Electric & water.
SPENCER
East Leach Park at south end of town offers free RV parking overnight.

Iowa Public Campgrounds

Iowa's public campgrounds are managed by the Iowa State Department of Natural Resources and USACE (US Army Corps of Engineers). Public camping is also available at city and county parks as well. The following list is only a sample of the great camping sites in Iowa. Use the resource links above to find public campgrounds in Iowa.

We recommend the Iowa Atlas & Gazetteer by DeLorme Publishing CompanyDeLorme to find camping locations. This Iowa topographic atlas offers comprehensive detail including trails, back country roads, lakes and streams, boat ramps, forests, wetlands, campgrounds, public lands, and hunting and fishing locations. Information about family trips, wilderness outing possibilities, and more are included. Put that together with DeLorme Topo 6.0 Software and you have a versatile set of tools to find the best RV camping sites.

ANAMOSA
RV camping is available at the Wapsipinicon State Park. 26 campsites, 14 with electricity with showers available.
ANITA
One of Iowa's most popular RV destinations is Lake Anita State Park. Boating, fishing, swimming and hiking. 161 campsites, some with full RV hookups.
BEDFORD
140 campsites, 30 with electric hookups are available at Lake of Three Fires State Park. Swimming, boating, fishing, and hiking are only some of the outdoor activities available.
CENTERVILLE
More than 700 campsites area available at the USACE managed Rathbun Lake. Located in the southern rolling hills of Iowa, there is fishing, hunting, sailing, and much more.
FAIRFIELD
The 190 acre Jefferson County Park offers electric and water campsites. 4 fishing ponds, hiking trails, restrooms and showers.
PERRY
Electric and non electric campsites are available at Sportsman Park. this county park has playground, shelters, fishing, and hiking.
TOLEDO
Tama county has a great park available for RV camping. The Otter Creek Lake offers campsites in peaceful setting. Go to the "Conservation Board" section of the web site for more park information.


The location map images for finding RV camping locations in Iowa are derived from DeLorme Topo 6.0 Software and used with their exclusive permission. These map images only display a very limited area. DeLorme's Topo 6.0 covers the entire USA with highly detailed maps that can be zoomed in or out, moved, printed, and interfaced with GPS units. 3-D views, tracking and route planning, as well as map annotation ability are included. BLM administered lands are available free with registration of the program.

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