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Discover Iowa Directory – Campgrounds
NORTHWEST
GROTTO OF THE REDEMPTION CAMPGROUND
Witness the Grotto by evening lights. Eighty tenting and RV sites (RV sites have electrical hook-ups). Shelter house, playground, showers, dump station. Museum and gift shop on grounds.
Location: West Bend, IA 50597
Phone: 800-868-3641
Website: www.westbendgrotto.com
SOUTHWEST
ARROWHEAD PARK
17-acre fishing lake, paddle boat and canoe rentals, cabin rentals, shower house, dump station, electric hook-ups. 29357 310th Street, Neola.
Location: I-80, Neola, Exit #23
Phone 712-485-2295
Website: www.pottcoconservation.com
BOTNA BEND PARK
Electric, showers, dump station, shelters, playground, trails, bison and elk herds. Rent canoes or kayaks for river trips.
Location: I-80, Avoca, Exit #40, 42926 Mahogany Road, Hancock, IA 51536-0157
Phone: 712-741-5465
Website: www.pottcoconservation.com
HITCHCOCK NATURE CENTER
On National Loess Hills Scenic Byway. Electric, showers, dump station, hiking trails, playground, shelters and cabin rentals, Loess Hills Exhibit Gallery.
Location: I-29, Crescent, Exit #61A
27792 Ski Hill Loop, Honey Creek, IA 51542
Phone: 712-545-3283
Website: www.pottcoconservation.com
NORTH CENTRAL
THREE FINGERS CAMPGROUND
Peaceful area • Fishing for campers • Enclosed shelter house • 92 50-amp electrical hookups (including 26 pull-throughs with sewer, etc.) • Tent area • Hot showers and restroom facilities • Large grill available for cookouts • Firewood available • 2 paddle boats for campers to use • Miniature golf course • Call for group reservations. Located on Bancroft Road, 4 miles west of Forest City. County blacktop A-42, north side of road. From Winnebago Customer Service, go north on 4th Street to “O” Street to A-42. Continue west. 14300 355th Street, Forest City
Phone: 641-581-5856.
CENTRAL
IOWA STATE FAIR CAMPGROUNDS
World-famous Iowa State Fair offers country camping on the city’s edge all season long. 160 acres of beautiful, wooded campgrounds; more than 1,800 campsites with water and electricity; nearly 600 sites with sewers; three large bathhouses with showers, toilets, and sinks; security; dumping stations; minutes from city shopping, dining, and entertainment. Open mid-April to mid-July and September to mid-October for non-Fair camping.
Location: Centrally located at East 30th St. and East University Ave. in Des Moines.
Phone: 515-262-3111
Website: www.iowastatefair.org/camping/camping.php
NORTHEAST
CHIMNEY ROCK CANOE RENTAL & CAMPGROUND
Northeast Iowa’s best-kept secret! Located among the scenic (150-ft.) rock bluffs of the Upper Iowa River. Camping, cabins, canoeing, showers, game room, shuttle service, and more!
Location: 3312 Chimney Rock Rd., Cresco, IA 52136
Phone: 563-735-5786 or 877-787-2267
Website: www.chimneyrocks.com
RED BARN RESORT
“Your Family Fun Place.” Full hook-up to primitive sites. 9-hole mini golf, video games, playground, shower house with laundry, LP,firewood, restaurant and lounge on premises. Serving your favorite burgers and tenderloins, sandwiches, short orders. Large variety of appetizers. Kids’ meals, Friday night fish, homemade pizza. Ice cream cones, shakes, and your favorite liquor and pop. On-site RV rentals.
Location: Two miles west of Lansing on Highway 9. 2609 Main St., Lansing, IA 52151
Phone: 563-538-4956 or 888-538-4956
EAST CENTRAL
SLEEPY HOLLOW RV PARK, CAMPGROUND & STORE
Minutes away from several eastern Iowa attractions. Full hook-up pull-through sites, modern showers & rest rooms, laundry, dump station. Also pool, playground, fishing lake, groceries, RV supplies, soft-serve ice cream and propane fill station.
Location: 3340 Black Hawk Ave. NW, Oxford, IA 52322
Phone: 319-828-4900
Email: sleepyhollow@southslope.net
Website: www.sleepyhollowia.com
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