Top Cabins near Aurora, IA
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Best Cabin Sites Near Aurora, IA (14)
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Lake Iowa County Park
Williamsburg, Iowa4 Reviews10 Photos22 SavesLake Iowa Park offers a quiet, safe and beautifully-maintained campground that includes 120 rocked pads with electricity, shower houses and a dump station. There are water hydrants with rural water spread throughout the campground to fill your camper tanks. There are two non-electric areas suitable for tents which are within a short walk to the shower house. Currently there are no reservations for camping, it is all first come first served.
2 cabins are available for rent. Each cabin has a full kitchen and ADA compliant bathroom and will sleep 8 people.
- Pets
- Fires
- Electric Hookups
- Phone Service
- ADA Access
- RVs
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BEYONDER Getaway at Sleepy Hollow
Oxford, Iowa7 Reviews12 Photos26 SavesSleepy Hollow RV Park and Campground will offer you a comfortable, family-friendly atmosphere. Fishing in the pond, swimming in the in-ground pool, making sand castles on the beach or exploring local festivals --these are just a few of the things that make camping at Sleepy Hollow RV Park and Campground such a fun experience. Join us for kid-focused themed activities most Saturday's during the peak season. With our nearby shopping malls, fun cities, lakes, and attractions like the Kalona Amish Community, Amana Colonies, Coralville Reservoir, Iowa City and the University of Iowa, you're going to love your stay in Eastern Iowa!
- Pets
- Fires
- Electric Hookups
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- RVs
$25 - $48 / night
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Lake Darling State Park Campground
Brighton, Iowa7 Reviews15 Photos35 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Electric Hookups
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- ADA Access
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Keokuk County Belva Deer Park
Sigourney, Iowa1 Review3 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Electric Hookups
- Phone Service
- RVs
- Tents
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Hannen County Park
Marengo, Iowa4 Reviews1 Photo12 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Electric Hookups
- Phone Service
- RVs
- Tents
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Newton KOA
Kellogg, Iowa10 Reviews30 Photos17 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Electric Hookups
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- ADA Access
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Eveland Access
Oskaloosa, Iowa3 Reviews3 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Electric Hookups
- Phone Service
- ADA Access
- RVs
$20 / night
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Sleepy Hollow
Oxford, Iowa2 Reviews1 Photo6 SavesWelcome to BEYONDER Getaway at Sleepy Hollow, a family-friendly RV park and campground in Oxford, Iowa. Just off Interstate 80, we're just minutes away from Iowa City.
We offer pull-through and back-in RV sites, private cabins, primitive tent sites, and golf cart rentals. Some sites are located by our relaxing catch-and-release fishing lake. Other sites are terraced sites, nestled on a beautiful tree-covered hill. And we're close to Eastern Iowa's most popular destinations, including Lake MacBride, Coralville Reservoir, Kalona Amish Community, and the Amana Colonies.
At BEYONDER Getaway at Sleepy Hollow, we go out of our way to offer our guests a comfortable, relaxing camping experience. Choose from pull-through and back-in RV sites with full hook-ups (30 amps or 50 amps) and back-in water-and-electric-only sites. We also have private cabins, perfect for families or couples. And, for folks that want to rough it, we have a number of primitive tent sites available.
When you stay at BEYONDER Getaway at Sleepy Hollow, you can have a great time without ever leaving the property. Enjoy our playgrounds, pool, fishing pond, beachfront, and more. For your convenience, we also have shower and laundry facilities and a stocked camp store. We even have soft-serve ice cream!
Need to bring your family pet? Pets are welcome as long as they are accompanied by a responsible pet owner. (Note that pets are not allowed at our tent sites.)
- Pets
- Fires
- Electric Hookups
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- ADA Access
$22 - $85 / night
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Calyx Creek, Creekside Treehouse
Oxford, Iowa1 Review12 Photos1 SaveWelcome to our charming treehouse retreat overlooking a tranquil creek and picturesque hills! Nestled amidst lavender fields and abundant wildlife, this Airbnb offers a unique blend of charm and modern comfort. Includes heated floors, internet, and great views!
- Fires
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- Market
- Trash
- Picnic Table
$275 - $295 / night
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Palisades-Kepler State Park
Ely, Iowa8 Reviews1 Photo75 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Electric Hookups
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- ADA Access
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Recent Cabin Reviews In Aurora
55 Reviews of 14 Aurora Campgrounds
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.
Hannen County Park
Relaxing spot in Iowa
Beautiful relaxing spot. We were in a spot on a hill top.
Caylx Creek, Shepard Hut
Neat cabin tucked in woods
New! Has everything you need to get away-kitchenette, queen bed, AC, trails, large lavender farm! Farm store offers foods, drinks, lavender harvesting.
Calyx Creek, Creekside Treehouse
Treehouse with views
Treehouse is located near lavender farm store and offers: heated floors, internet, loft sleeping, heat/AC, kitchen, views.
Keokuk County Belva Deer Park
Clean park warm showers
$12 a night for primitive camping and you get nice warm showers by the main entrance and nice bathrooms by the main entrance. Stand-alone bathrooms throughout the park have the deep composting toilets that smell bad but whatever the ones up front are nice. Would recommend 10/10
BEYONDER Getaway at Sleepy Hollow
I'll never stay here again.
I will start by saying the staff was very friendly. Outside of that this was the worst place we have ever camped. Not only did it look like EVERY site was uneven this place was extremely outdated. When you look at the website it makes it sound like they have kid activities(the kid activities was kite making with dollar tree plastic kites and a"mud pit" that was a kiddie pool they added some dirt to and water.) Their kid activies are definitely for ages 7 and under. They had no activities for pre teen/teen age other than cornhole/bags on Sunday afternoon at 5pm when most people would be checking out at 2pm if they only came for the weekend. The golfcart rentals are$60 per day or$100 for two days which seems extreme but there isn't much reason to rent one unless you just want to drive around the pothole filled roads in the park. We drove all around the park and never seen a water trampoline, the pool is being built not sure how long that has been in progress, the live music they had NO live music in a huge camping weekend(memorial day weekend). The showers/bathrooms are extremely outdated gross. We have had this location saved since last year on our must camp list but wanted to make it a time the entire family could join and it was a huge let down! At over$200 for three nights(which was required for a holiday weekend) you would expect this place to be nice. Unfortunately the places we have stayed for$15-$20 a night are by far way nicer than this place. I would not recommend this location to anyone. Attached are the lovely playground photos. I cropped the kids out so one swing does look like it's missing but it is not.
Newton KOA
This KOA Deserves Your Attention
Literally a single stone’s throw from I80, one of the busiest thoroughfares you’ll find yourself on here in the great ‘Hawkeye State,’ this is one campground that very much deserves your attention, despite being a KOA. In fact, this campground outpost is so close to the highway that you’ll be hard pressed not to see or hear it during your entire stay. While this KOA does sit down a bit from the hustle & bustle that comes with a major interstate highway, a good number of the available RV sites sit on a sloping hill that is the same elevation as the highway itself, so if you do have the choice, opt for the lower sites (more on that later).
Sitting just 30 minutes east of Des Moines, Newton KOA offers up about 100 sites for RVs and 5th wheelers offering up all the standard hook-ups (water, sewage and 30 / 50 amp- but be careful because some sites only offer 30 or 50, while some do offer both, so be sure to ask when making your reservation). For mi tent pitching bredren, there’s about a dozen or so sites to choose from and all are fairly intermingled with the RV sites, although each site does sit on a plush patch of grass, so this KOA does a nice job on that front of integration. Oh, and if you don’t have an RV, 5th wheeler or a tent, on worries, this KOA will rent you one of its three cabins.
As this is a KOA you can expect a ton of amenities and this place does not disappoint with: catch & release fishing pond w/ fish cleaning station (that is oddly placed about as far away from the fishing pond as you can get), disc golf course, K9 camp for the puppies, cable TV, WiFi, in-ground pool (available 5/25 until 9/3) with ADA pool lift, horseshoes, meeting rooms, firewood for sale, LP gas refueling station, pool table, shuffleboard, social lounge, two kids playground, laundr-O-mat, basketball court, restroom & shower facilities, mini-market with basic groceries, ping pong, jump pad, game room, gaga pit, designated dumpster and dump station and of course the scattered fire pits and picnic tables. Just to go above and beyond, this KOA serves up free breakfast of flapjacks on Saturdays. Yahoo!
Insider’s tips? Here’s a few: (1) Whether you are pitching a tent or pulling up in your RV, the best sites IMHO are those in the lower valley, but located right in front of the main office, where there are 6 RV slots numbered #45 – 50 and 6 tent sites numbered T1 – T6; (2) Should you get hungry and might want to try some local fare, check out Taco John’s and La Cabaña Mexican Restaurant, which I guess stand for ‘local’ around here, although there is Newton Family Restaurant. If you are looking for something really different and amazing, I would suggest heading on over to Dan’s Sandwich Shop, which feels like real Americana from a bygone era, complete with a diner-esque vibe and matching elbow counter to warm up to over a nice piece of apple pie, scoop of ice cream washed down with a hot mug of coffee; (3) While this KOA has a mini-market, you will find a bigger selection with better prices just down the road at the local Walmart, where just due west of this, you’ll find a Hy-Vee Grocery store with a wine & spirits shop positioned there as well. Further down the road, you have excellent fresh cut meat from Fareway Grocery, but check out the local hotspot, Newton Market as well; and (4) While what you will discover from an outdoor standpoint at Newton KOA is interesting, if you want something more substantial, head to Newton Arboretum & Botanical Gardens for 6 acres of family-friendly landscape to explore with more displays and demonstrations that you can shake a stick at! Seriously, there’s a butterfly garden, peony border and nearly 200 individual species of trees here to check out.
Happy Camping!
BEYONDER Getaway at Sleepy Hollow
Long term stay
The campground has a small lake, great showers/bathhouse and laundromat. Fenced dog area and plenty of shade. A little trouble with water/electricity while we were here but they were quick to fix the issues.
Eveland Access
Glendale Access
20 bucks a day you submit your fill out sheet at the service area and drop it off in a drop box.
Newton KOA
A decent option along the freeway
Our stay here was fine. Check-in was easy and courteous. We were escorted to our site. All of the staff that we interacted with was great. It seems like this park has an original section and then expansion sections tired up a hillside. The original section is the only section with any mature shade trees. Our site, and it looked like the others in the tiered hillside section, were in full sun all day. We selected an upgraded patio site. It was spacious and the patio area was made from pavers. It was equiped the same as the other sites though, just a fire pit and a picnic table (that was in rough shape). Our experience at other KOAs is that the patio sites have some better patio furniture. The fire pit wasn't functional for cooking. The cooking grate was rusted and set about 1" off the bottom of the fire pit leaving no room for charcoal. Pool looked nice but we didn't use it. The bathrooms and showers were clean but the showers could use a place to set your dry clothes.
Sleepy Hollow
No Pets?
Was looking forward to camping there until I found out they do not allow pets at tent sites. Apparently they don’t feel responsible pet owners use tents. Not happy will never stay there
Palisades-Kepler State Park
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.
Hannen County Park
Great and quiet
Very quiet and relaxing! Several options for different outdoor activities
BEYONDER Getaway at Sleepy Hollow
Nice Family camp
Busy on the weekend. Bring a lot of leveling blocks. Most sites are slanted in both planes
Lake Iowa County Park
Good, but.
The good: The area around the lake and near by pond, is not overly developed. There are wild raspberries and mulberries, lots of wildlife. We had a blue jay that visited us regularly at our campsite, along with deer walking through. The bad: very few sites have a view of the lake. To walk to the lake or near by pond you must go down hill, which could be a problem for any one with mobility issues. Once down to the water trail are easy to walk. I would say if you can try and get sites, 67-70. They have beautiful views.
Newton KOA
I Owe Allot, To IOWA ...
Staff is *Outstanding!! Sites Level (#62); Great Kamp K9!! Laundry, "Immaculate"!; Clean, clean, oh and CLEAN! Gotta get @ least, one nite here!🤓
Sleepy Hollow
Under new ownership
This campground has many amenities for the whole family. From tent sites, to Airbnb cabins for 9 people they have a site for everyone. They have laundry, showers, horseshoes, volleyball, basketball, fishing and a swimming beach.
Newton KOA
A Must Stay! An Oasis? Yup!!
New Escapod owners! We’ve done the state parks and are winging back to PA. Saw Newton KOA made the call and it was perfect. Don’t let the “ industrial park”reference put you off. You drive past it down into an oasis of green, clean and friendly hosts! It’s October so busy but not summer, office staff was waiting for us at 6:40 PM ALL SMILES!! They parked us on a level site with water and electric about a 5 minute walk to sparkling clean bathrooms and showers. Grounds were well kept , people were friendly and it’s a must stay again on our way out west next season
BEYONDER Getaway at Sleepy Hollow
Fun, Easy, and Nice Place to Stay
There are a lot of amenities for good family fun, activities on the weekends, easy to get to, and overall a nice place to stay. Compared to some other parks along the way, this once is much nicer and taken care of.
Lake Darling State Park Campground
Nice little lake & ammenities
We went out for a fishing day, boat launch was very nice and entire lake was very clean. There were several people out on the water in kayaks and paddle boats, very calm waters. Beautiful little lake with out a ton of traffic, perfect!!
BEYONDER Getaway at Sleepy Hollow
Easy stop
This was a day of find for us driving back to Colorado. We booked online and expected to arrive 2 hours before we actually did. Called the camp ground with our concern and they were more than accommodating. Very friendly on the phone. Once we arrived (late) everything was set out with a map. Pull in trailer options, so worth it! After a long drive it felt nice to get settled in quickly. Clean camp ground. Clean bathrooms and showers!
Hannen County Park
Beautiful and relaxing.
Great stay over memorial day weekend. Quiet campground. Be prepared for a couple of hills in the park.
Palisades-Kepler State Park
Good hiking & fishing!
Lots of intense trails to explore but some tree were in the way due to a past storm. Close to cedar river for awesome fishing!
Palisades-Kepler State Park
Will stay again!
The park is reopened! We have stayed here and will stay again. One of our favorite places to camp.
BEYONDER Getaway at Sleepy Hollow
Overnight stay
Check in was quick & helpful with the campsite map was provided at office. This looks like a full time camper site but was pretty quiet. Didn’t got the chance to check on their amenities because it was an overnight stay. There was a really bad poop smell but we were inside our coach at all the time plus there was a storm all night.
Palisades-Kepler State Park
Great park
Fun beginner hikes, As a local to the area it's a park i visit often
Newton KOA
Perfect, overnight stay
Great overnight stay. Got in later a little than planned, after hours. Very quiet— great nights sleep.
Guide to Aurora
Camping near Aurora, Iowa, offers a mix of beautiful landscapes and fun activities for everyone. Whether you're looking to pitch a tent or park your RV, there are several campgrounds that cater to different needs and preferences.
What to do:
- Fishing and boating: Many campgrounds, like Diamond Lake County Park, provide great opportunities for fishing and boating. One visitor mentioned, "Great fishing and walking paths," highlighting the lake's appeal.
- Hiking: Trails are available at various parks, including Lake Darling State Park Campground. A reviewer noted, "There are several hiking trails," making it a perfect spot for nature lovers.
- Playgrounds for kids: Campgrounds like F. W. Kent Park have playgrounds, which are a hit with families. One camper shared, "New playground for the kids," emphasizing the family-friendly atmosphere.
What campers like:
- Clean facilities: Campers appreciate well-maintained restrooms and showers. A visitor at Rock Creek State Park Campground said, "Showers and toilets are clean," which is a big plus for many.
- Scenic views: Many campgrounds offer beautiful scenery. A reviewer at Lake Iowa County Park mentioned, "The area around the lake is not overly developed," allowing for a peaceful experience.
- Quiet atmosphere: Campers often enjoy the tranquility of these parks. One visitor at Hannen County Park stated, "Very quiet and relaxing," which is perfect for those looking to escape the hustle and bustle.
What you should know:
- Site spacing: Some campgrounds have sites that are close together. A camper at Kellogg RV Park noted, "The sites are mostly pull through with full service," but also mentioned the noise from nearby highways.
- Self-registration: Many parks, like Diamond Lake County Park, operate on a self-registration basis. A visitor shared, "Check-in is self-registration," so be prepared for that.
- Limited amenities: Some campgrounds may not have markets or stores nearby. A reviewer at Marr Park mentioned, "There is no market," so plan accordingly.
Tips for camping with families:
- Bring games and activities: With limited organized activities, it's a good idea to pack games. A family at BEYONDER Getaway at Sleepy Hollow found that "the kid activities were definitely for ages 7 and under," so having your own entertainment can help.
- Choose sites wisely: Look for spots that are away from busy areas. A camper at Kellogg RV Park suggested, "The best sites are those located as far east and north as possible," for a quieter experience.
- Plan meals ahead: Since some campgrounds lack nearby food options, planning meals can save time and hassle. One visitor at Lake Iowa County Park mentioned, "There are wild raspberries and mulberries," which can be a fun treat for kids.
Tips from RVers:
- Check for amenities: Before booking, check what amenities are available. A reviewer at Amana RV Park & Event Center said, "Utilities all worked fine," which is essential for RV travelers.
- Be prepared for noise: Some campgrounds are near highways, so be ready for some traffic sounds. A visitor at Kellogg RV Park noted, "The constant noise from I-80," which might be a concern for light sleepers.
- Bring leveling blocks: Many sites can be uneven, so having leveling blocks is a must. A camper at BEYONDER Getaway at Sleepy Hollow advised, "Bring a lot of leveling blocks," to make your stay more comfortable.
Camping in Aurora, IA, and its surrounding areas offers a variety of experiences for everyone. With a little planning and the right expectations, you can enjoy a great outdoor adventure!
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According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular cabin campground near Aurora, IA is Lake Iowa County Park with a 4.8-star rating from 4 reviews.
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