Top Cabins near Badger, IA
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Best Cabin Sites Near Badger, IA (14)
1. Dolliver Memorial State Park
8 Reviews•13 Photos•29 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Electric Hookups
- Reservable
- ADA Access
- RVs
2. Ledges State Park
39 Reviews•57 Photos•207 SavesMillions of years before the plains of Iowa were inhabited by the Sauk, Fox and Sioux peoples, much of the American Midwest was covered by a shallow inland sea. It was at this time that the area’s sandstone deposits began forming. Fast-forward to just 13,000 years ago, with the inland sea now long gone, Ice Age glacial meltwater raced across the dry plains, carving and scouring channels and canyons into the sandstone terrain. One of these canyons can be found in Iowa’s Ledges State Park. This 1,000-acre nature preserve and recreation area is located on a wide bend on the Des Moines River, and is just 40 miles north of the city of Des Moines. The park is subject to frequent flooding when the river breaches its banks, but is otherwise a popular year-round outdoor recreation destination. Visitors to Ledges can enjoy a variety of hiking, fishing and paddling opportunities, as well as explore a prehistoric river canyon that showcases nature’s ability to sculpt the landscape. The campground at Ledges State Park features 94 tent and RV sites situated among deciduous woods not far from the Des Moines River. Campers can choose from full-hookup, partial-hookup, or primitive tent sites. Most sites are back-in; only a few are pull-through for larger vehicles. Tent sites are located in both in the main camp area, and in a secluded walk-in area. There is also a youth group site. All sites are equipped with picnic tables, fire pits and cooking grills, and all have access to water faucets, flush restrooms, showers, and trash receptacles; a dump station is located near the campground entrance. The campground also features a kids’ playground, outdoor amphitheater, and is within walking distance of trails and picnic areas. Some roads and/or facilities may not be open or available in the winter. Reservations are accepted, however the park saves about half of the sites for first-come, first-served campers; sites are $11–$19/night.
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- Reservable
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$12 - $18 / night
3. Briggs Woods Park
8 Reviews•17 Photos•17 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Electric Hookups
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- ADA Access
4. Joe Sheldon County Park
2 Reviews•7 Photos•3 Saves- Pets
- Electric Hookups
- RVs
- Tents
- WiFi
- Showers
5. Lizard Creek Ranch Camping
1 Review•1 SaveNestled just outside of Fort Dodge... Lizard Creek Ranch is the destination for lodging and events in Fort Dodge and surrounding areas. Lizard Creek Ranch boasts four lodging options, two event venues, a 48 spot campground and facility options are great for wedding receptions, upscale business events, and reunions. We've also added Creekside, a family friendly restaurant/bar.
Lizard Creek Ranch & Event Center is an amazing place to host your next event! With access to several acres of land for photo opportunities, an outdoor ceremony, onsite cabin lodging, RV & tent camping available.
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- Phone Service
- Reservable
- ADA Access
$25 / night
6. Webster County Kennedy Park Campground
1 Review- Pets
- Electric Hookups
- RVs
- Tents
7. Spring Lake County Park
9 Reviews•9 Photos•31 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Electric Hookups
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- ADA Access
9. Little Wall Lake County Park
5 Reviews•8 Photos•37 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Electric Hookups
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- ADA Access
10. Don Williams Park
4 Reviews•6 Photos•16 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Electric Hookups
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- RVs
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Recent Cabin Reviews In Badger
78 Reviews of 14 Badger Campgrounds
Pat F.
Guide
Don Williams Park
Quite and nice
Very quite and nice campground, we camped on top of the hill in tents it was awesome view and potable drinking water next to camp, bathrooms and shower facilities was clean and nice
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TravelerLizard Creek Ranch Camping
Great place to stay
Very nice park with a nice restaurant and many things to do in the area. Very pretty and taken care of.
- Jeannie D.Guide
Spring Lake County Park
Family Tradition
We love to return here every year!
Recently updated two-way fresh-fill/santiary dump station. There is Ice Cube Consessions and the skating rink from Memorial Day through Labor Day every year. Great long-term hosts really make this park feel like going home.
- Jeannie D.Guide
Joe Sheldon County Park
Beautiful hiking!
This is a lovely and expanding park. Spacious, level pull through sites with full hookups. Decent Verizon coverage. Shower houses could use updates.
- Jeannie D.Guide
Briggs Woods Park
Pretty place
Nice camp, decent sites, GREAT buddy sites! Cell service is null, and no wifi. We do love the hiking over here!
- Jeannie D.Guide
Dolliver Memorial State Park
Love Dolliver
One of my favorite hiking spots! Camping here is comfortable enough. Sites can be a little squat in the middle loops, and no fhu. Antenna coverage is fine for catching your evening weather report, but cell service cuts out as you drive down into the park, and does not resume until you come back up and out. There's no wifi, and I'm not sure how satellite service would fare down here. Our Dish barely kept up with the antenna, so I'm guessing satellite's a meh. If you have anything you'd like to listen to or watch, download it before going in. But, honestly, the hiking is so good, it'd be silly to worry about much of anything down here. I rarely do.
- Jeannie D.Guide
Ledges State Park
It's okay
Great vibes. Camp's pretty far from the bones of the park, but the hike's relatively plesant. Cell coverage is terrible out here, and there is no WIFI to help keep people connected.
- Jeannie D.Guide
Webster County Kennedy Park Campground
No Service
Great sites, phenomenol hosts. LOVE the playground, and the culture; this is home during the summer months. Terrible WIFI, absolutely no cell coverage out here. Not sure how they justify raising camping rates here if the ameneties do not reflect modern needs for family enjoyment. Yes we like smores, and watching the birds, and fishing, and hiking; but so help me, we like our Netflix too, and I sure would like to be able to watch the weather report. Even Dish coverage is spotty out here. It's weird, we're not down in a valley or anything. Not sure why this is such a dead zone out here.
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Briggs Woods Park
Decent County Park, and the price is right!
This is a county park that is was well wooded and quite busy on a June Friday night. Lots of local folks. Stayed at the front-end of the part where apparently the sites are a little closer together than the rear sites. Was passing through on a cross country trip so only stayed on one night. Site with full hook-ups was only $30. Partial or no hook-up even less. You can reserve a spot by going online, though they do keep some as FCFS.
A few negatives about the park is that, with the local flavor, there were a lot of extended families there, and they all seemed to bring there dogs. Lots of barking going on. Our space was out of level but manageable, and the bath house and outhouse were on the rustic side. Decent enough place when passing through, and a great price!
- Kimberly M.Traveler
Spring Lake County Park
Nice park with much to do
We were lucky and got a spot right along the lake. This park is peaceful (only slight downfall is the trains you can hear a bit-not too loud though). Bike/hiking trail, disc golf, kayak/paddle boat rentals, swimming beach, historic roller skating rink, playgrounds and more-something for everyone to enjoy! Close to Jefferson which has a great coffee shop and cute shops!
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University 40
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Cari W.GuideBriggs Woods Park
Beautiful campground
We stayed Sun-Wed in May. Closest other campers were about a football field away. Very quiet park, we stayed in the back. We had water/power but no sewer hookup. Only downside to this park is there are no garbage cans. Weird?
- Cari W.Guide
Briggs Woods Park
Great Spot
Beautiful spot, very quiet!! Next camper 100 yards away.
- MMaryGuide
Little Wall Lake County Park
Beautiful county park in rural Iowa near Story City
This little gem is a great place to stay. Small lake. Some sites are reserveable online and some are first come first serve. We had water and electric on site. Showers were not open yet in April. The frogs in the nearby swamp were fun to hear. Lots of birds too. This looks like it is a popular park for local people in the summer. There are 3 cabins also.
- AAnthony W.Guide
Ledges State Park
Scenic Hiking
I stayed at Ledges in June and hiked the trails again in February. The campground is well kept but busy in the summer months with it being a popular hiking destination for Des Moines locals. With most of the surrounding areas having little to no elevation changes there are a few nice hikes along some rocky hills beside the river both in summer and winter.
Taylor A.GuideSpring Lake County Park
Family fun
Very nice park you can pull your rig right up to the lake there is fishing and hiking. Can rent kayaks paddle boats you name this place is a nice quiet place to camp
- Taylor A.Guide
Don Williams Park
Great quiet spot
Very nice campground with a lake to fish and swimming area. Tent and campers access
- LLorraine H.Scout
Dolliver Memorial State Park
Beautiful and tranquil
Dolliver State Park was our maiden voyage in our travel trailer and it was obvious we were pitiful newbies! The park's beauty and tranquility did get disturbed a couple times when our dogs got loose (newbs!). The park staff were friendly and very helpful as were our fellow campers. The sites are mostly level with picnic tables and fire rings. Sites range from shady to sunny and the reservation website depicts the sites with a small photo and details about the amount of slope and shade. Cell service was good but no WiFi without a hotspot for us. We had fun, learned a lot and plan to camp here again!
- bblayceeScout
Dolliver Memorial State Park
Smaller but nice
We have a smaller camper and got lucky to fit into a smaller spot that backed up to the woods. We both grew up around here and have always kayaked,fished,hiked, tent camped in the park. Love the scenic trails, there’s so many. Good for pictures. Also they rebuilt the boat ramp and it’s really nice now. Nice river to kayak, not as scenic as some but fun even though the rivers low. There’s 2 cabins you can rent which I did a couple times years ago, they are clean with kitchen. Overall nice park.
- bblayceeScout
Ledges State Park
Big campground
We have hiked here and it was really busy when we did. We decided to come back and camp a few months later. The campground was large but the DNR was helpful when finding our spot along with nice signs everywhere. We didn’t have any problems, people seemed friendly. Didn’t use the bathrooms but the outsides looked nice. We traveled to Des Moines when we stayed but there is lots to do near by. I would suggest the “high tressel trail” for bike riders, lots of cute bars to stop in along the way. Madrid has a bakery and some other cute places. Boone has a scenic train ride if that’s your thing. And the town of Luther, about 4 miles from the campground has a BBQ place that a lot of people travel to.
- AArt L.Traveler
Ledges State Park
Nice campground
Excellent amenities well run Very clean. Surroundings very pretty
Carolyn C.GuideLedges State Park
Gorgeous State Park Campground
Great selection of campsites for a wide variety of needs. Wonderful views from most sites. Access to multiple walking trails. Beautiful, wooded setting. Clean bathrooms/showers.
Michael C.
LegendLedges State Park
Pretty Park
Bottom line. My bad but the site said electric. In all the other parks I’ve been to “electric” includes water. Which this park does not. Many trees, very pretty. Cell reception is weak.
Stephen P.ScoutLedges State Park
Quiet and welcoming
Our camping experience was very nice. Pulling up to this park was surreal, considering the surrounding farmland that suddenly shows a lone forest. Some of the sites are pretty close, luckily we were next to a friendly couple with a cute dog. We were able to buy a good $5 bundle of firewood from the camp host. It was extremely quiet, until a camper pulled up with its generator. Still, a calming environment. A devious pack of raccoons stole our marshmallows (from a CLOSED bag) when we went in the tent for five minutes. So beware of that I guess 😂
Guide to Badger
Camping near Badger, Iowa, offers a mix of beautiful landscapes and fun activities for everyone. Whether you're looking for a peaceful retreat or an adventure-filled getaway, there are several campgrounds to choose from.
What to do:
- Hiking: Explore scenic trails at Ledges State Park Campground. One visitor mentioned, "The campground is well kept but busy in the summer months with it being a popular hiking destination for Des Moines locals."
- Fishing: Enjoy fishing at Pine Lake State Park Campground. A camper shared, "Fishing is good here, as are the hiking trails."
- Biking: Ride along the trails at Swede Point Park. One review noted, "The campgrounds are great, and the facilities are amazing."
What campers like:
- Clean Facilities: Campers appreciate the cleanliness of the parks. A visitor at Clear Lake State Park Campground said, "Very clean park! We spent 4 days here, and the park is a busy place!"
- Friendly Atmosphere: Many enjoy the welcoming vibe. A reviewer at Jester County Park mentioned, "We love it here; people are great, and the price is right."
- Nature and Scenery: The natural beauty is a big draw. One camper at Pilot Knob State Park said, "Beautiful campground. Well maintained. Nice facilities."
What you should know:
- Cell Service: Be prepared for limited cell coverage. A visitor at Ledges State Park Campground noted, "Cell coverage is terrible out here, and there is no WIFI to help keep people connected."
- Crowded in Summer: Some campgrounds can get busy during peak season. A camper at Clear Lake State Park Campground mentioned, "If full, you would have no privacy."
- Reservations: Some campgrounds require reservations, while others are first-come, first-served. A reviewer at Eagle City County Park said, "Sites are first come first served with no reservations."
Tips for camping with families:
- Playgrounds: Look for campgrounds with playgrounds for kids. One camper at Jester County Park mentioned, "The campground has a kids playground, hiking trails, Equestrian Center, golf course, and nature center."
- Activities for All Ages: Choose parks that offer a variety of activities. A visitor at Spring Lake County Park said, "This park is peaceful... Bike/hiking trail, disc golf, kayak/paddle boat rentals, swimming beach, historic roller skating rink."
- Quiet Areas: Find spots that are quieter for a more relaxing experience. A camper at Springbrook State Park Campground noted, "Quiet, there were only a couple other campers in the whole park."
Tips from RVers:
- Electric Hookups: Look for campgrounds with electric hookups. A reviewer at Pine Lake State Park Campground said, "Campsites have electric hookups. It can get busy during peak season!"
- Dump Stations: Check for easy access to dump stations. A camper at Swede Point Park mentioned, "Great little hideaway of a campground, very reasonably priced and clean, fresh drinking water with dump stations."
- Spacious Sites: Choose campgrounds with spacious sites for comfort. A visitor at Brushy Creek State Recreation Area said, "Great for tent camping, very spacious and grassy sites."
Camping around Badger, IA, has something for everyone, whether you're in a tent, RV, or cabin. Enjoy the great outdoors!
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