Campsites and motorhome services in Iowa

Iowa has 580 campsites and caravan sites on the map, 352 drinking-water points, 33 dump stations and 123 viewpoints — 3,851 places in all. The map shows every one; the tables list the ones the map knows most about.

Updated October 25, 2026
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Campsites in Iowa

The 20 the map knows most about. All 580 are on the map above.

PlaceRegionWhat is there
Turkey River CampgroundIowapaid46 pitchesdrinking watershowerwebsiteOpen →
Elkader City Park CampgroundIowapaid100 pitchesdrinking watertoiletswebsiteOpen →
Waukon City Park CampgroundIowapaid28 pitchesdrinking watershowerdump stationwebsiteOpen →
Central County Park CampgroundIowapaid90 pitchesshowerwebsiteOpen →
Fillmore Recreation Area CampgroundIowapaid18 pitchesdrinking watertoiletsshowerOpen →
Halvorson County Park CampgroundIowapaid50 pitchestoiletsdump stationwebsiteOpen →
Marble Beach State Recreation Area CampgroundIowapaid221 pitchesdrinking watertoiletsshowerdump stationOpen →
Pleasant Creek CampgroundIowapaid55 pitchesprivateOpen →
Spruce Creek Park CampgroundIowapaid85 pitchestoiletsdump stationOpen →
Wolden Recreation Area CampgroundIowapaid90 pitchesshowerwebsiteOpen →
Grant River CampgroundIowapaid73 pitchesshowerdump stationOpen →
Pony Creek ParkIowapaidopen Apr 01-Nov 01websiteOpen →
Backbone SP - South Lake CGIowapaid96 pitchestoiletsshowerOpen →
Camp Terry HennesyIowafree20 pitchesOpen →
Canoe CampsiteIowapaid8 pitchesOpen →
Dahle County ParkIowapaid8 pitchesdrinking waterOpen →
Fontana County Park CampgroundsIowapaid54 pitchestoiletsshowerOpen →
Foote City ParkIowapaid4 pitchestoiletsshowerOpen →
Frieden Park CampsiteIowapaid3 pitchesOpen →
Horseshoe Pond CampgroundIowapaid22 pitchesdump stationwebsiteOpen →

Water, dump stations and showers

352 water points, 33 dump stations and 56 showers are mapped in Iowa. These are the ones with the most detail.

PlaceTypeRegionWhat is there
Public water supplydrinking waterIowa—Open →
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Shower buildingshowerIowa—Open →
Tree of Lifedrinking waterIowa—Open →
unnameddump stationIowafreeOpen →
Shower houseshowerIowa—Open →
Woman's Christian Temperance Union Fountaindrinking waterIowa—Open →
unnameddump stationIowafreeOpen →
Shower HouseshowerIowa—Open →
unnameddrinking waterIowafreeOpen →
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Shower HouseshowerIowa—Open →
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Shower HouseshowerIowa—Open →
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unnamedshowerIowafreeOpen →
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unnameddump stationIowaprivateOpen →
unnamedshowerIowafreeOpen →
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unnameddump stationIowa—Open →
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unnameddrinking waterIowaopen Mo-Su 06:00-22:00Open →
unnameddrinking waterIowaopen May-SepOpen →
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Viewpoints

123 places somebody marked as worth stopping for the view.

PlaceRegionWhat is there
Lewis and Clark Monument ParkIowaopen Mo-Su 06:00-22:00Open →
Mount Trashmore Scenic OverlookIowawebsiteOpen →
Allison PointIowa—Open →
Barb Wire PointIowa—Open →
Bellevue OverlookIowa—Open →
Bobsled RunIowa—Open →
Cedar PointIowa—Open →
Council RingIowa—Open →
Crow's NestIowa—Open →
Crows NestIowa—Open →
EAA Chapter 327 Observation AreaIowa—Open →
EMC OverlookIowa—Open →
Fire PointIowa—Open →
Gobbler PointIowa—Open →
Hanging RockIowa—Open →
Horseshoe BluffIowa—Open →
Inspiration PointIowa—Open →
Inspiration PointIowa—Open →
Inspiration PointIowa—Open →
Kestrel PointIowa—Open →

What is here

1,566 of the 3,851 places in Iowa carry a name; the rest are a category and a coordinate. The campsite table lists the 20 with the most detail — a season, a capacity, whether there is water on site — and every row opens in the app with photos, reviews and a route to it.

Water in, waste out

352 drinking-water points and 33 dump stations are recorded here. They decide how long a van can stay away from a serviced pitch, and they are the half of this map no campsite directory publishes.

Questions

How many campsites are there in Iowa?

580 campsites and caravan sites are recorded in Iowa, with 352 drinking-water points and 33 dump stations alongside them.

Where can I empty the toilet in Iowa?

There are 33 dump stations on the map in Iowa. The services table lists the ones with the most detail, and the app finds the nearest to where you actually are.

How current is this?

Rebuilt every week from OpenStreetMap; these figures were measured on October 25, 2026. Nothing here is verified by us, and nobody paid to be listed.

Other regions of United States

California32,338 places · 4,433 campsitesTexas18,876 places · 3,154 campsitesWashington12,747 places · 2,091 campsitesNew York11,660 places · 1,059 campsitesFlorida11,109 places · 1,229 campsitesMichigan11,002 places · 1,446 campsitesColorado9,962 places · 2,952 campsitesMinnesota9,406 places · 2,748 campsitesOhio8,888 places · 615 campsitesUtah8,591 places · 2,916 campsitesPennsylvania8,587 places · 1,012 campsitesIllinois8,403 places · 541 campsitesOregon8,063 places · 2,133 campsitesWisconsin7,697 places · 1,249 campsitesGeorgia7,130 places · 869 campsitesNorth Carolina7,035 places · 866 campsitesArizona6,898 places · 1,384 campsitesVirginia6,780 places · 585 campsitesMissouri5,697 places · 889 campsitesTennessee4,716 places · 703 campsitesIndiana4,607 places · 437 campsitesNew Jersey3,916 places · 155 campsitesMassachusetts3,760 places · 144 campsitesMaryland3,552 places · 281 campsitesIdaho3,493 places · 1,223 campsitesNew Mexico3,417 places · 872 campsitesAlabama3,334 places · 348 campsitesSouth Carolina3,330 places · 235 campsitesKentucky3,187 places · 286 campsitesKansas3,020 places · 479 campsitesOklahoma2,849 places · 423 campsitesMontana2,810 places · 799 campsitesNevada2,699 places · 407 campsitesWest Virginia2,522 places · 428 campsitesArkansas2,507 places · 344 campsitesConnecticut2,446 places · 156 campsitesWyoming2,189 places · 795 campsitesLouisiana2,099 places · 173 campsitesMaine2,079 places · 541 campsitesNebraska2,052 places · 304 campsitesNew Hampshire1,856 places · 309 campsitesMississippi1,781 places · 301 campsitesAlaska1,711 places · 430 campsitesHawaii1,648 places · 64 campsitesSouth Dakota1,567 places · 253 campsitesVermont1,335 places · 194 campsitesNorth Dakota1,010 places · 399 campsites

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