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Lake Anita State Park Campground

Lake Anita State Park Campground, near Anita, Iowa, is a fantastic destination for those looking to enjoy the great outdoors with a beautiful lake backdrop. The campground offers a mix of tent, RV, and glamping options, making it suitable for various camping styles.

Visitors rave about the clean facilities, including showers and restrooms, which help make your stay comfortable. Many appreciate the spacious tent areas shaded by trees, perfect for relaxing after a day of exploring. One camper noted, “Great location, good facilities... Plenty of space in the tent area - shade and soft grass.”

The park features a scenic four-mile paved trail that circles the lake, ideal for walking, running, or biking. Campers have enjoyed activities like boating and fishing, with the lake providing a picturesque setting for all sorts of outdoor fun. As one reviewer put it, “The lake is beautiful, and we also saw people boating, kayaking, and fishing.”

While some sites are close together, many offer lovely views of the water, and the friendly atmosphere makes it easy to connect with fellow campers. Whether you’re here for a weekend or a longer stay, Lake Anita State Park Campground has plenty to offer for a memorable outdoor experience.

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Location

Lake Anita State Park Campground is located in Iowa

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Directions

From I-80, take exit 70 and go south on Highway 148. This will take you through Anita. The park is on the west side of Highway 148 south of Anita. From Highway 83, turn south onto Highway 148. The park is on the west side of Highway 148 south of Anita.

Address

55111 750th St
Anita, IA 50020

Coordinates

41.43157291 N
94.76436455 W

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Access

  • Drive-In
    Park next to your site
  • Walk-In
    Park in a lot, walk to your site.
  • Boat-In
    Sites accessible by watercraft.

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Site Types

  • Tent Sites
  • RV Sites
  • Standard (Tent/RV)
  • Group
  • Tent Cabin

Features

For Campers

  • ADA Access
  • Trash
  • Picnic Table
  • Firewood Available
  • Phone Service
  • Reservable
  • WiFi
  • Showers
  • Drinking Water
  • Electric Hookups
  • Toilets
  • Alcohol
  • Pets
  • Fires

For Vehicles

  • Sanitary Dump
  • Sewer Hookups
  • Water Hookups
  • Big Rig Friendly

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24 Reviews

Reviewed Sep. 19, 2024

Nice

We only stayed here for the night but everything was perfectly fine. A little off I80 but not too far. Nice lake and incredible harvest moon the night we were there

Site108
Month of VisitOctober
  • Review photo of Lake Anita State Park Campground by Sharon , September 19, 2024
Reviewed Jul. 24, 2023

Great Campsite and Location

Great location, good facilities (shower, spigot with drinking water, restroom with flush toilets). Plenty of space in tent area - shade and soft grass. A bit noisy when I stayed (people playing loud music into the evening). Overall a good place to stay

SiteTent Area
Month of VisitJuly
Reviewed Oct. 29, 2022

Control FREAKS

Campground literally empty and our 2nd car could not sit at the camper??? Get a life!!! I swear they always find something to bother us about, we are done camping here!!! No room for a fire unless you want it 2 foot from your camper. Go to Little field or Hancock.

Month of VisitOctober
Reviewed May. 9, 2022

Great spot!

$13 full hook up. Stayed 4 nights on a beautiful lake. My 35 foot rig made it to the back-in spot easily.

Site137
Month of VisitApril
  • Review photo of Lake Anita State Park Campground by Fraggle R., May 9, 2022
Reviewed Apr. 12, 2022

Big and Beautiful

We loved staying there over the weekend.

We got 2 electric only sites 129 & 130 for our tents. Good sized spaces. Clean latrines and park all around. A lot of timid wildlife

Site129
Month of VisitApril
  • Review photo of Lake Anita State Park Campground by Michael H., April 12, 2022
  • Review photo of Lake Anita State Park Campground by Michael H., April 12, 2022
Reviewed Sep. 20, 2021

good overnight

Nice campground, clean, beautiful lake with bike path/walking trail around the entire lake. Not much to do in small town but fun for an overnight .

Siteclose to lake and bathrooms
Month of VisitJuly
Reviewed Jul. 18, 2021

Beautiful Lakefront

As others have said, the sites are quite close together, in this case I didn't mind as I met up with friends on a weeknight, so our sites were close together and our cluster of sites had a buffer on either side. We were on the outer loop which put us closest to the lake and offered electrical hook-up. The shower house was pretty nice, clean and pretty centrally located. 

The staff was very friendly, campground was quiet, clouds kept us from seeing the stars, and they lost quite a few trees in a storm a few years back, so little shade. It would be a nice convenient stop off I-80, reasonably priced.

Site153
Month of VisitJuly
  • Review photo of Lake Anita State Park Campground by Staci I., July 18, 2021
  • Review photo of Lake Anita State Park Campground by Staci I., July 18, 2021
  • Review photo of Lake Anita State Park Campground by Staci I., July 18, 2021
Reviewed Jun. 17, 2021

Beautiful and clean!

Stayed overnight at site 48 overlooking the Lake. It was so peaceful and lovely sunset just perfect. The facilities were all very clean and in excellent condition.

SiteLake Anita Site 48
Month of VisitJune
  • Review photo of Lake Anita State Park Campground by Phil M., June 17, 2021
  • Review photo of Lake Anita State Park Campground by Phil M., June 17, 2021
  • Review photo of Lake Anita State Park Campground by Phil M., June 17, 2021
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Reviewed May. 28, 2021

Right on the Water

We lucked out and nabbed a site right on the water on a really full weekend! It was a BEAUTIFUL view. The bathrooms/shower houses were immaculate and well kept. Solid firewood, $5 for 8 pieces. It was packed but definitely didn't feel like it. We had 5 dogs in our group and spent a lot of time on the walking trails with them!

Site134
Month of VisitMay
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  • Review photo of Lake Anita State Park Campground by Jessica , May 28, 2021
  • Review photo of Lake Anita State Park Campground by Jessica , May 28, 2021
Reviewed Nov. 24, 2020

So much to do!

The best feature of this park, in my opinion, is the four-mile paved recreation trail that goes around the entire 171-acre lake. Good for walking, running, or biking. The lake is beautiful, and we also saw people boating, kayaking, and fishing. Although swimming is also allowed, the beach was not the best for this activity. 

The campsites are a little too close together for our liking, however, many are shaded and have a direct view of the lake. Full hookup, electrical, and primitive sites are available. We were there on a Sunday in August and the dumpster was overflowing, likely due to a large weekend crowd; I would expect that it would be emptied on Monday. 

Lake Anita is a very nice state park about an hour west of Des Moines. There are also several picnic shelters located throughout the park and a nice playground centrally located in the playground.

Site149
Month of VisitAugust
  • Review photo of Lake Anita State Park Campground by Lee D., November 24, 2020
  • Review photo of Lake Anita State Park Campground by Lee D., November 24, 2020
  • Review photo of Lake Anita State Park Campground by Lee D., November 24, 2020
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Reviewed Oct. 10, 2020

Absolutely amazing

Our favorite place so far! What an absolutely beautiful state park. We were in a 30 ft motorhome and had a fantastic site right by the playground which was so fun for our little girls. Very clean campground with friendly folks all around. There was firewood for purchase and we had a great time. Beautiful walking trails along the lake. Breathtaking in the fall!

Reviewed Aug. 16, 2020

Decent

Overall it was a good stay. Our campsite was the smallest we have ever had. It didn’t help that our “neighbor” parked cockeyed taking up 1/2 our site and refused to fix the issue.

It was a nice park. Saturday night they played a movie in front of our site which was a nice surprise. They offered free popcorn and had a little shop to buy other things.

  • Review photo of Lake Anita State Park Campground by Chelsea G., August 16, 2020
  • Review photo of Lake Anita State Park Campground by Chelsea G., August 16, 2020
  • Review photo of Lake Anita State Park Campground by Chelsea G., August 16, 2020
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Reviewed Apr. 15, 2020

On top of Each other

Nice state park with all the amenities, but, this State Park definitely needs to be updated to accommodate the bigger and wider campers. If you like to be on top of each other, this is your campground!

Reviewed Jun. 18, 2019

Great State Park

just camped here, what a nice park. Great little beach, clean water, good for kayaking. Nice paved trail around the park. Wooded, shady at tent sites, quiet and clean. Friepits with grates for cooking.

Month of VisitJune
Reviewed Jun. 17, 2019

Great Find!

This is hands down one of the best campgrounds we’ve been to in the U.S. Everything is beautifully maintained from the grass covered campsites to the clean bathrooms and free showers. Full hookup and tent campsites are plentiful with or without reservations. Beautiful lake, great walking trail, close to town and I-80, but quiet and peaceful. Can’t beat it for $11 a night.

  • Review photo of Lake Anita State Park Campground by E H., June 17, 2019
  • Review photo of Lake Anita State Park Campground by E H., June 17, 2019
Reviewed Jun. 15, 2019

Perfect stay!

A one night stay at a beautiful park! Tent camped next to really nice college kids. The paved trail offered great views of the lake! Brought the pup and he was happy and very context. Park was very well maintained - there will be a return trip to this gem!

Reviewed May. 6, 2019

Amazing!

We absolutely loved this campground. We stayed at #70 which was a full hookup. It backed up the playground and bathrooms. Everything was in super clean and the whole campground was very well taken care of. This might be my favorite yet!

Site70
Month of VisitApril
  • Review photo of Lake Anita State Park Campground by John K., May 6, 2019
  • Review photo of Lake Anita State Park Campground by John K., May 6, 2019
  • Review photo of Lake Anita State Park Campground by John K., May 6, 2019
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Reviewed Jul. 11, 2018

Good fishing, cramped quarters

The campsites have you packed in like sardines. It would have been nice if the mowing was all the way down to the lake instead of just a patch. Too many vehicles packed in a small area. Swimming beach was under watch for Blue Algae, etc.

Reviewed Jul. 8, 2018

Nicely maintained campground with great views of the lake!

This campground has both RV full hookup and electric sites very close to the lake. Campsites offer a great view of lake and close access to docks. There is an adjacent area with non- electric sites that would work for tent campIng. All sites have firepots and picnic tables. The lake is great for fishing or kayaking and there is also a beach with swimming. Bring your bikes to ride on a paved trail that goes all the way around the lake. Very clean and quiet campground!

  • Review photo of Lake Anita State Park Campground by Nicole G., July 8, 2018
  • Review photo of Lake Anita State Park Campground by Nicole G., July 8, 2018
  • Review photo of Lake Anita State Park Campground by Nicole G., July 8, 2018
Reviewed Jul. 3, 2018

Good state park

This is a decent state park campground but is always full. It has tent sites separated from the trailer sites. There is a park and on saturdays during the summer they do Disney movies and free popcorn. The lake is good for fishing. They have a beach and volleyball. There is also a biking trail they goes around the lake. It is close to town so if you need anything that is helpful.

Month of VisitJune
  • Review photo of Lake Anita State Park Campground by Laura B., July 3, 2018
  • Review photo of Lake Anita State Park Campground by Laura B., July 3, 2018
  • Review photo of Lake Anita State Park Campground by Laura B., July 3, 2018
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Reviewed May. 3, 2018

Nice and quiet

Stopped here for the night over the summer. Not many people in the tent area mid-week. Bathrooms were clean, firewood for sale, picnic tables and fire rings at every site. Dog friendly!

Site47
Month of VisitAugust
  • Review photo of Lake Anita State Park Campground by Katelyn K., May 3, 2018
Reviewed Oct. 1, 2016

Lake Anita State Park surprised me

Lake Anita State Park is just a few miles off of Interstate 80. When I decided to go to Lake Anita I had very low expectations, it surprised me.

Lake Anita has boating and fishing as its main attraction. If you like birds there are bird houses built all around the park. The lake is beautiful and the campground is built all around the lake with great views.

The tent camping is placed away from the RVs/camper trailers and everything is well kept. I highly recommend Lake Anita State Park for the relaxing environment and the easy access from the interstate.

  • Review photo of Lake Anita State Park Campground by Matt S., October 1, 2016
  • Review photo of Lake Anita State Park Campground by Matt S., October 1, 2016
  • Review photo of Lake Anita State Park Campground by Matt S., October 1, 2016
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Reviewed Jul. 2, 2016

Lake anita

Nice campground, pretty spread out at a nice lake. Only downside is that it is close to the traintracks

  • Review photo of Lake Anita State Park Campground by Laura B., July 2, 2016

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Does Lake Anita State Park Campground have RV hookups?

    According to TheDyrt.com, Lake Anita State Park Campground has water hookups and sewer hookups.

  • What is the max vehicle length at Lake Anita State Park Campground?

    Lake Anita State Park Campground allows vehicles up to 35 feet.

  • Are fires allowed at Lake Anita State Park Campground?

    Yes, according to campers on TheDyrt.com, fires are allowed at Lake Anita State Park Campground, although make sure to check current fire restrictions in the area.

  • Does Lake Anita State Park Campground have wifi?

    Yes, according to campers on TheDyrt.com, Lake Anita State Park Campground does have wifi.