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    Pleasant Creek State Recreation Area Campground and Palisades-Kepler State Park offer glamping accommodations with varying levels of comfort. Both locations feature glamping options alongside their traditional camping areas, providing more upscale alternatives for those seeking luxury outdoor stays. The accommodations come with electric hookups, picnic tables, and reservable sites. Pleasant Creek includes secluded spaces surrounded by waist-high prairie flowers creating natural privacy barriers between glamping sites. Both parks maintain alcohol-friendly policies and allow pets, making them suitable for various group outings. "The cabins were nice - not luxury or glamping but clean and in good condition. The gentleman that takes care of the campground takes great pride in his work and it shows," noted one visitor about Pleasant Creek.

    Several Linn County parks provide glamping options with resort-style camping amenities. Pinicon Ridge Park maintains glamping sites with water and electric hookups near the Wapsipinicon River, featuring newly renovated shower facilities that receive consistently positive reviews. The park includes hiking trails, canoe and paddle boat rentals, and an off-leash dog area. Central Park in Center Junction offers glamping with reservable sites, electric hookups, picnic tables, and modern shower facilities. According to a camper, "The playground is fantastic and keeps the kids entertained all day. The water is great for fishing, swimming and boating." Most glamping accommodations in the area remain open seasonally, typically from April through October, with some sites requiring advance reservations during peak summer months.

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    Best Glamping Campgrounds near Atkins (18)

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      1. Pleasant Creek State Recreation Area Campground

      4.7(6)9mi from Atkins76 sitesRVs, Tents, Cabins, Glamping

      "Cabins were nice - not luxury or glamping but clean and in good condition.  The gentleman that takes care of the campground takes great pride in his work and it shows - kudos to him! "

      "It's a great recreational area, and a beautiful campground, tent camping is a breeze with very secluded sites, and well water very close to each site and a trail that leads to a large dumpster."

      from $18 - $60 / night

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      2. Morgan Creek County Park

      4.0(3)5mi from AtkinsRVs, Tents, Glamping

      "The bathroom was pretty nice and clean. The grounds were beautiful, even though you can tell some trees took a hit from the recent derecho. The camp host was friendly and helpful."

      from $23 - $40 / night

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      3. Palisades-Kepler State Park Campground

      4.2(10)19mi from Atkins44 sitesRVs, Tents, Cabins, Glamping

      "Super chill and plenty of space, especially for tents on site 39. Bathrooms are very nice and modern and clean, maintenance was very nice to let me shower before he could clean it."

      "Situated along the Cedar river, fishing and paddling can be done. Lots of trails, CG and cabins closed for winter season for improvements and online reservations."

      from $18 - $80 / night

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      4. Pinicon Ridge Park

      4.6(11)23mi from AtkinsRVs, Tents, Cabins, Glamping

      "Water and electric hookups, dump station near by. Clean shower house with storm shelter. Mixed sun and shade with generous grassy sites, fire pit and picnic table."

      "Iowa knows how to do County campgrounds. Firefly campground has full hookups and reservations. The other campgrounds have water and electric and are first come first serve."

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      5. Matsell Bridge Natural Area

      4.3(4)26mi from AtkinsRVs, Tents, Cabins, Glamping

      "Nice quiet little primitive campground next to the Wapsipinicon River. Unfortunately, when I was there the last weekend of May, the gnats were bad, and the mosquitoes were just starting to gear up."

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      6. Lake Iowa County Park

      4.6(7)30mi from AtkinsRVs, Tents, Cabins

      "Bathrooms and entire area was really in perfect shape. One of the cleanest showers and bathrooms I have seen. $10 for tent, $16 for electric - how can you go wrong?"

      "Looked like a decent amount of folks here but we didn’t drive very far into the park. If you take a look at the PDF maps on their website you can see how vast the places is with 122 spots!"

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      7. Hickory Hills Park

      4.8(4)30mi from AtkinsRVs, Tents, Cabins

      "This campground has no shippers but is secluded and quiet and only 5 dollars. There’s a barn with electricity running water and real toilets."

      "Some sites have great views of the lake. Nice walking trails. Wild life to watch. If you are camped under a hickory tree you will need to brush off the Hickory nuts off your slide outs."

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      8. Little Bear Campground

      4.3(10)39mi from AtkinsRVs, Tents, Cabins

      "Little Bear Campground is located right off I-80 at the West Liberty exit. It is right next to a trailer park. There are a few tent sites ($22/ night)and Rv sites($33/night)."

      "following up on my review from over a year ago with fresh details, some new pics and a topline summary of HIGHLIGHTS and LOWLIGHTS: HIGHLIGHTS: (1) Full-hookup pull-through RV sites with 30 / 50 amp electric"

      from $22 - $49 / night

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      9. George Wyth State Park Campground

      3.9(15)47mi from Atkins70 sitesRVs, Tents, Glamping

      "** Iowa state parks are a bargain! This one is $11 for a non-electric site, $16 for an electric site. (Rates go down to $6 and $11 from 10/1-4/30.)"

      "Nice campground with some non-electric sites on bank of Cedar River, clean shower house and flush toilets."

      from $16 - $24 / night

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      10. Central Park

      4.8(6)38mi from AtkinsRVs, Tents, Glamping

      "There is a new beach for swimming, and some hiking and nature trails. Easy kayak access with parking. The fire pits are really nice and have grates for cooking."

      "Trails, nature center, shelters, restrooms/showers, and lake access for beach, paddling, fishing, etc. Prairie plantings mixed in the wooded areas."

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    • C
      Jun. 6, 2018

      Matsell Bridge Natural Area

      Nice little inexpensive primitive site... spaces almost always available

      Nice quiet little primitive campground next to the Wapsipinicon River. Unfortunately, when I was there the last weekend of May, the gnats were bad, and the mosquitoes were just starting to gear up. HOWEVER, take bug spray and enjoy the rustic peacefulness of this "best kept secret" for primitive and inexpensive camping sites. Beautiful location, ranger close by, wood for sale just across the bridge, fire pits and picnic tables at every site. Good for RV, trailer or tent camping… level ground and lots of shade. Primitive bathrooms, no showers or running water.

    • J
      Aug. 9, 2022

      Hickory Hills Park

      Great place to camp

      This campground has no shippers but is secluded and quiet and only 5 dollars. There’s a barn with electricity running water and real toilets.

    • Mary S.
      Aug. 31, 2018

      George Wyth State Park Campground

      Another bargain at an Iowa State Park

      Why Should You Camp Here?

      • Iowa state parks are a bargain! This one is $11 for a non-electric site, $16 for an electric site. (Rates go down to $6 and $11 from 10/1-4/30.) There is no separate park entry fee (unlike some states).

      • You can rent kayaks, canoes or pedal boats near the campground at Wyth Lake. And there are 3 other nearby lakes.

      • There's a small beach at Wyth Lake.

      • The Cedar River is on the edge of the campground.

      • You're so close to Cedar Falls and Waterloo which means there are craft breweries!

      • We were only there for a night but I saw this on reserveamerica.com: "The Lake-to-State Park Bike Route is a 50 mile route connecting Pine Lake and George Wyth State Park. The route primarily utilizes county highways and established bike routes and paths once inside Cedar Falls/Waterloo." 

      • We didn't do everything we could do there, because we were just passing through. Check this out: https://iowastateparks.reserveamerica.com/camping/george-wyth-state-park/r/campgroundDetails.do?contractCode=IA&parkId=610125

      Amenities

      • The usual fire ring and picnic table

      • Dump station and potable water

      • Flush toilets and running water in bathrooms along with push button showers. Ok, push button showers are not ideal. Just keep pushing that button and hopefully you'll be okay with the temperature that you can't control!

    • Randall K.
      Aug. 9, 2024

      Lake Iowa County Park

      Great spot for a great price

      Very well kept campground! Bathrooms and entire area was really in perfect shape. One of the cleanest showers and bathrooms I have seen. $10 for tent, $16 for electric - how can you go wrong?

      Only issue is that the spots are pretty close together. Around 2:30am there was so much smoke in our van from nearby campfires that I woke up sick and my dog threw up all over the bed. At 3am we decided we needed to move to an electric site because it was too much to have the windows open. I felt really bad for anyone in a tent. I coughed all the next day.

      The campground was not that busy so there is no way I would stay here on a busy holiday weekend due to the spots being too close. If a few people make a fire you better shut down all your windows. No sleeping in the cool, night air here.

      But this is an issue at other places too. Just never experienced anything on this level before. Esp considering no one in our section even had a fire going.

      I wish campgrounds would start banning these fires. But that’s a topic for a later date.

      Other than that it was a great spot.

    • Leslie K.
      Oct. 7, 2024

      Outback Campground & Resort

      Wallaby Cabin Review

      This review is for the Wallaby cabin. This cabin supposedly has a bathroom with a shower, 3 beds and a kitchenette. The bathroom has a shower so small it is difficult not to rinse one's hair while applying shampoo. There is no sink in this room for brushing teeth, washing hands or face, etc. There is no mirror either, or hooks for towels or washcloths or clothes. There is also no heater. The cabin has no closet or any place to hang any clothes. There were several bugs crawling on the ceiling. The wall A/C could not help but spew dust, as it was coated with that on the filter and cover. The trash can had a clean bag, which occupants are required to leave in dumpster at checkout. When removing the bag, the stuck-on mess under it was appalling. The bed in each loft area had obviously been used and not changed, as the covers were in disarray and the bottom sheets not clean. The main bed has a zipped on plastic cover which the loose fitting fitted sheet will not stay on, causing occupants to end up sleeping on plastic. We purchased a blanket to go over it for the next night. We would not have stayed more than one night but, as we had reserved 3, it is not refundable. The tv is to the side of the immovable chairs, so that one must have head turned completely to one side to watch. The cabin has such a slant that a ball will roll by itself to the entrance side. All this for more than$350 for 3 night stay.

    • David S.
      Sep. 1, 2022

      Pinicon Ridge Park

      Nice clean and generally spacious

      Stayed in The Plains area. Water and electric hookups, dump station near by. Clean shower house with storm shelter. Mixed sun and shade with generous grassy sites, fire pit and picnic table.

    • Khenia F.
      Sep. 20, 2022

      Palisades-Kepler State Park Campground

      First time, one night

      Super chill and plenty of space, especially for tents on site 39. Bathrooms are very nice and modern and clean, maintenance was very nice to let me shower before he could clean it. It was our only night there and we heard a lot of movements by the woods that it creeped us out but we were hearing haunted stories before arriving so the Halloween vibes was definitely there. Loads of shade and quiet nice neighbors.

    • Jackie J.
      Jul. 1, 2021

      Cedar River Campground

      Friendly, green scenery, a bit noisy

      We stopped over for the night, and it was a good respite. They have mini-golf, a nice pool and a creative rugged play area for the kids. Unfortunately, the pool was closed for the evening cleaning, so we didn't get to use it. There was a beautiful wetland just down from the campground. It is right off the highway, so it was loud when we were outside, but we couldn't hear it at all when we were in our Tab 400. The manager, son of the owner, was really nice and helpful. His mom has owned the RV park for 27 years and ready to retire. There are some friendly seasonal and long-term residents who are in a separate section, but you see them driving through on their golf carts and are super fun and gregarious.

    • Kim F.
      Aug. 10, 2024

      Windmill Ridge Campground

      Hidden little gem

      Clean, quiet and well set campsite for all camping styles. Set well off the main road, the gravel road is well maintained, graded well for easy driveable whee truck, rvs or trailers. Family and pet friendly, clean, well kept property, amenities on site,completive priced sites for camping and to gather together and enjoy life for a moment or two. Check it out, don't believe you will regret it. Peace fellow travelers.

    Guide to Atkins

    Pleasant Creek State Recreation Area and Palisades-Kepler State Park offer premium glamping accommodations near Atkins, Iowa. The full-service glamping options include spacious canvas structures with comfortable beds, private picnic areas, and electrical hookups for climate control in all seasons. Located within state parklands, these sites provide an elevated outdoor experience with the comforts of resort-style amenities while maintaining proximity to natural attractions. Glamping structures are strategically positioned to maximize privacy and scenic views of the surrounding landscape. "Cabins were nice - not luxury or glamping but clean and in good condition. The gentleman that takes care of the campground takes great pride in his work and it shows," noted one visitor who enjoyed the comfortable accommodations.

    Morgan Creek County Park and Pinicon Ridge Park feature additional upscale outdoor lodging with furnished canvas tents and glamping structures that include premium bedding, lighting, and temperature control systems. Activities centered around these luxury camping options include kayaking on Cedar River, hiking on well-maintained trails, fishing in stocked lakes, and evening stargazing from private decks. All glamping sites are situated near recreational facilities while maintaining a natural setting that appeals to those seeking comfort in the outdoors. According to a camper, "The park is beautiful and there is tons to do. The playground is fantastic and keep the kids entertained all day. The water is great for fishing, swimming and boating." Most glamping locations operate from April through October, with some premium accommodations available year-round.

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