Lake Darling State Park: Campground Review

If you haven’t been to Lake Darling, you are missing a gem. Lake Darling State Park, in southeast Iowa, was named for Pulitzer Prize winning editorial cartoonist, Ding Darling. Darling spent much of his life in Iowa, was a strong advocate for environmental issues, and founded the National Wildlife Federation. The park is 1417 acres [...]
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Coconut Cove Resort: Campground Review

We decided to try a new campground this year for our vacation, so we headed to Hazel Green, WI to Coconut Cove Beach Club & Resort. This campground was built just last year, and opened with full operations in 2018. There are still a few things they are working on including a beachside tiki bar [...]
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Beed’s Lake State Park: Campground Review

Beed’s Lake is one of Iowa’s lesser-known parks but deserves a serious look. The park is not large (319 acres) and the lake is just 90 acres. But we have enjoyed the campground many times, along with the spectacular sunsets. The campground is on the southeast side of the lake, and in midsummer, the lakeshore [...]
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Halvorson Park: Campground Review

Halvorson Park is located in Mitchell County Iowa just 1.5 miles south of St. Ansgar on county road T-26 in Northeast Iowa. The Mitchell County Conservation Board (MCCB) operates 36 sites in Mitchell County encompassing 2,011 acres for public use. Campsites Halvorson is 10.6 acres on the banks of the Cedar River, with 50 non-designated campsites throughout [...]
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Cutty’s: Campground Review

So to be honest when I first heard of Cutty’s I was like, “City Camping? Are you serious? You mean ‘Glamping’ right? That sounds horrible! That will be too noisy and too crowded.” But I stand corrected… It turns out that Cutty’s Campground and Resort is actually a Hidden Gem in Polk County. It’s located in [...]
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Pinicon Ridge: Campground Review

Pinicon Ridge Park is located on Highway 13 next to Central City, Iowa. It is a very popular park in Linn County, known for its natural beauty and many things to do. The park straddles the Wapsipinicon River and has 965 acres. There are many activities in the area and we recommend you take a [...]
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Clinton Riverview Park: Campground Review

Clinton Riverview Recreation RV Park located in Clinton Iowa and provides a nice setting for those visiting the area or just passing through. It is situated nicely on the Mississippi River. The Park provides 23 back in spots and 3 pull through sites. The sites are good size with the back in spots accommodating trailers [...]
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Rock Creek State Park: Campground Review

If you are looking for a campground that’s open year round, then you must visit Rock Creek State Park. A short drive east of Des Moines at exit 173 in Kellogg will get you there. In the back 40, as I call it from Kellogg, with the address being 5627 Rock Creek East, you will [...]
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Lake Of Three Fires: Campground Review

There is a legend about how the Lake of 3 Fires got its name. The legend says that the “Fire Nation”, which was a local Pottawatomi tribe, lived in the area around Southwest Iowa. Later 2 other tribes decided to join the “Fire Nation” and the 3 became known as “Three Fires”. The Tribes burned [...]
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Prairie Flower-Saylorville: Campground Review

When my wife and I started shopping for a new travel trailer last year, we scouted out areas close to home for easy camping on short weekends and kept coming back to Saylorville Lake. Having lived in Iowa most of my life and growing up around the Des Moines area, I have spent plenty of [...]
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