Best Glamping near Bellevue, IA

Recent Glamping Reviews near Bellevue, Iowa

110 Reviews of 17 Bellevue Campgrounds

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  Amy W.

  Scout

  

  Apr. 2, 2022

  Morrison-Rockwood State Park

  Family friendly; great first timers

  first timers/ young kids- yes. Primitive campers- no. My husband had never been camping. I grew up with very primitive camping- no electricity, only pit toilets, sometimes fresh water, and no showers (milk jug showers!) Little by little, I’m warming him up to camping. This is a great place for new campers, families of young kids, or just looking for an easier trip. There’s a shower house with flush toilets, warm showers, and surprisingly CLEAN! The site was medium size. Enough room to spread out. Ground was flat so finding a tent site was no problem. Electric hookup worked. Picnic table was good. Check your site before booking! One section of sites is like an open field? No trees and full view of others. But these surround a playground- also very nice. Glamping with young kids? These sites would be a perfect. AT&T and Verizon cell service worked fine

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  Adam

  Guide

  

  Feb. 21, 2021

  Grant River Recreation Area

  Always packed in the summer

  Nice views of the Iowa and Wisconsin Mississippi River bluffs. Lots of noise from the railroad that has a train every 30 min.

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  James M.

  Legend

  

  Aug. 5, 2021

  Swiss Valley County Park

  Great County park, preserve, campground

  Campground is well maintained, restrooms, showers, recycling station, fire wood available, campground host onsite, resident park ranger, standard RV sites, some electric tent sites otherwise primitive with fire rings and tables. Trout stream (Catfish Creek) runs through campground and park and is stocked by Iowa DNR, has Swiss Valley Nature center with trails.

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  Maxwell L.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 3, 2016

  Nelson Dewey State Park Campground

  Nelson Dewey

  I camped in the family campground for one night on a bike trip through Wisconsin and Iowa. I enjoyed conversing with neighbors. The campsite itself was nice. I was able to hang my hammock between two large trees and stay dry during an insane thunder and lightening storm. The bathroom facilities were nice as well. I will return to Cassville someday.

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  Jay W.

  Legend

  

  Jul. 26, 2018

  Nelson Dewey State Park Campground

  Small, Quiet, Spectacular Views

  Nelson Dewey State Park is located about 1 miles north of Cassville Wisconsin in the Southwestern corner of the state on the border of Wisconsin and Iowa. Across the street from the park is The Stonefield State Historic Site which is worth checking out if your visiting the park. This park is a quiet park and offers spectacular overlook views of the Mississippi River and wonderful hiking trails. When entering the park you will check in with the small but welcoming park office. This road will take you straight to the campgrounds! The group campground is on your right before just before the long climb up to the family campground and walk in sites. The group camp is primarily open camping with some trees but I would say these are some of the smaller group camps I have seen. There are pit toilets and multiple water stations on the grounds. As you climb up the hill and make it to the top, you will either take a left to the lookout areas or right toward the family campground. The family campground does have 4 walk-in sites also. I prefer to camp the 24-31 loop but I can't say this park offers the best campsites. The restroom were recently remodeled and are modern an welcoming especially the showers. The showers are in the same building and room as the restrooms but don't let that discourage you, there is still privacy. To sum this campsite up, it is smaller than its northern sister park, Wyalusing, but on a much smaller scale and much less to do. There is no boat launch or swimming and other than flush toilets and showers this campground offers the minimal. If you like small, quiet and camping this park is perfect. Just bring what you need as there is not much in the area for necessities.

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  Chad C.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 10, 2020

  Palace Campground

  My family and I’s favorite place to camp!

  My family and I have been coming to this campground for over 6 years running now. We started with a tent and in the past 4 years we have moved up to a 40’ travel trailer we bought. This is by far my kids favorite place to go camping and we will continue coming here every year for as long as we can. If you and your family haven’t been here I highly recommend you go. The staff and amenities are the best by far. I promise you will have a great experience like we have.

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  Lauren P.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 14, 2018

  Palace Campground

  Love Galena

  Very nice campground. Plenty of tress . The sites are VERY close together but we were next to very nice people, if you like space you won't like this. The bathrooms are nice , clean we showered in our trailer but the showers looked decent. You can't beat the location!!! We love Galena, we didn't do the shops this trip just two days of hiking, BEAUTIFUL views. We would go back! nice pool (closed right now too cold) small park for kids. People very nice.

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  Siobhan R.

  Ranger

  

  May. 19, 2019

  Palace Campground

  Good campsite for Grant Pilgrimage

  Stayed here on a wet and snowy weekend for the Boy Scouts Grant Pilgrimage. Campground was right next to Walmart, which was convenient, and a short walk down to the high school to get the shuttle into Galena itself. Port-a-potties were well maintained and the bathrooms up by the office were very nice (and warm on a chilly day!) Sites weren’t huge, but worked well for our group.

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  Ivana B.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 24, 2021

  Palace Campground

  Highly recommend

  Very spacious, grassy and clean. There are a lot of people with RVs so it’s pretty lively. There is a Walmart right next to it. The bathrooms are clean. They host events like mini golf. Swings and playground for kids. Would stay there again

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  Mike F.

  Guide

  

  Nov. 1, 2021

  Palace Campground

  Great CG for the Galena Halloween parade

  Some sites were tight and the lack of fire rings was disappointing.

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  Scott M.

  Legend

  

  Jun. 7, 2020

  Palace Campground

  A little different, but tons of things to do

  This campground is tucked into a little area next to a Walmart, Culvers, and Mini golf course. It sits between east Dubuque and Galena. When we stayed they had a dirt bike rally. They have a lot of property you can't see from the road, and honestly we had driven by this place many times but just never stayed. 

  The staff in the store was great and very helpful. They have a ton of sites (125) that range from tent all the way to full hookup. If you get along the outsides you have a lot more privacy and better chance they will be level. If you aren't worried about sharing a conversation with your neighbor then you can pick anything. We were up the street from a "girls" weekend where they had turned the bed of a pickup into their own pool since the properties pool was closed due to the pandemic. 

  Lots to do here with the ability to play mini golf on a very nice course, walk through the trees and property, and get ice-cream from culvers. I imagine this place is a great place for group sites. 

  They also had some cabins to stay in but we chose not to stay there. Instead we found a partially shaded area at site 109.

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  Paul B.

  Ranger

  

  May. 12, 2023

  Palace Campground

  Well Established Campground

  Campground is convenient to Galena and Dubuque. We stayed in site 73, which they call a double. If the campground is full, it would be pretty tight. No negatives I encountered here to mention.

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  Andi A.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 5, 2021

  Swiss Valley County Park

  Great little park

  This was a great stay other campers around us were very nice and super friendly as well. I think the only thing I would have a complaint about would be the bath house. The toilets can use alittle cleaning but the showers stunk so bad I wasn't sure I wanted to shower in them.

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  Michael S.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 20, 2021

  Swiss Valley County Park

  Not far from Dubuque and Maquoketa

  We stayed there during the week and it seemed pretty quiet. The shower facilities weren't bad but they have sulfites in the water so it stinks a little. Fishing seemed popular in catfish creek about 50 feet away from our sight. There is a sign that states firewood is for sale at 6pm but the ranger was about 45 min late bc he tends to two other parks.

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  brian

  Scout

  

  Feb. 20, 2022

  Swiss Valley County Park

  Stacked on top of each other

  My wife and I checked it out and it’s just not for us we like to be a lil secluded from others no offense just like to listen to Mother Nature to relax but if you have a rv it might be for you. The park was closed but we like to check it out before we go with the whole crew of 6

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  Tom R.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 9, 2021

  Swiss Valley County Park

  Excellent Park

  This is one of the best RV parks we have stayed in awhile. Meticulously maintain with good size, level sites. We had a 50amp water site and the dump station was nearby. This county park is very nice and sits in a very quiet valley. A true gem….

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  Vincent S.

  Scout

  

  Dec. 2, 2021

  Swiss Valley County Park

  Great week stay

  Nice size sites good water plenty of electricity they have a great price on wood this is our camp grounds to go to

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  Aaronius K.

  Scout

  

  Apr. 15, 2021

  Swiss Valley County Park

  Nice little campground not far from Dubuque

  Great walking trails, creek, and small river for fishing.

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  Maddi Q.

  Traveler

  

  Apr. 21, 2021

  Swiss Valley County Park

  Twas cold

  We decided to camp here last minute, booked online and saved a few bucks! There’s some neat camp spots in a grassy area for tents and some electric hook ups. I think there were showers here too! I enjoyed the evening here!

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  Jerry H.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 12, 2024

  Swiss Valley County Park

  Very nice experience

  Nice trails around. Camp was clean. Cool creek and bridge. Priced appropriately at $23 a night.

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  Melissa B.

  Ranger

  

  Aug. 19, 2018

  Timber Lake Resort

  Ranger Review: Matador Transit Tote Bag at Timber Lake Resort

  Campground Review

  Although it is a beautiful location, our site, 124 it was situated next to the lake. And across the lake was Timberlake playhouse where they had live music several times throughout the day. To the other side of us was the live music at the resort, which was impressive considering. If you like that kind of thing. It was way too loud for me to enjoy this particular campground. Most of the sites had concrete pads and overall it was well-maintained. To me there is just nothing wilderness like about this place. The fishing was less than par. My son enjoyed the pool and some of the activities, it was Lego weekend.

  Product Review

  What I really appreciated was the opportunity to use a couple items we received from Matador. The one thing I really enjoyed using was the Matador transit tote bag. That little thing was easy to pack in my bag and when I needed to use it I packed a Ton of stuff in it. It was incredibly durable and able to hold all of the stuff I needed for my puppy one day. And then I would give it a thumbs up for being puppy proof as well. She could not tear through that thing if she wanted to. I’m excited to use other Matador gear, but I can tell you that this tote will go with me everywhere, on every trip camping or not. It’s lightweight, durable, and a great looking tote. Overall it packs a lot of stuff into it. I can attest that 4 beach towels, suntan lotion, and a frisbee all fit comfortably in there.

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  Kim L.

  Ranger

  

  Aug. 28, 2019

  Timber Lake Resort

  Activities yes, nature-less

  We had the campsite right across from the pool and the tiki bar. The site was easy to get into with help from the friendly staff. We were surprised to have a bar right outside our campsite, but with an RV running the fan all night the noise didn't bother us at all. This campground is great if you want to watch football Saturday morning with a bloody Mary in hand, and like kids activities like bingo. There was also a very good CCR cover band playing, so my kid felt like she was at a real rock concert. Pool was kept open late in September because it was warm. Overall we really enjoyed our time there. It's a great place for socializing. If you're looking for peace and quiet and natural beauty, this is not the place. We would go back for Sure- level campsite, friendly staff that let us stay late when we had a flat tire and waiting for tow, and overall experience. Easy full hook ups made it a very fun experience with lots of full timers there.

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  Jeff G.

  Ranger

  

  May. 22, 2019

  Timber Lake Resort

  Live music!

  Found this place by snooping around the internet prior to a free weekend. Made a call and had reservations for the next day/weekend. They had live music, loud live music Saturday night. To be fair, the music was made clear on their webpage. We were kind of close and didn’t have to go to the stage area to hear it clearly. It was good music and it was fun. They have a margarita bar as we’ll as a bags tournament. (Corn hole anyone?) The pool is big and clean. There is a little store and a snack bar too. The camp spaces are wacky and strangely placed, but with some buddy sites. The rise angle to our space was almost too much to back in without dragging the bumper. Once in, the concrete pad was level. Lots of seasonal residents and lots of golf carts. Lots of kids driving golf carts all day, and lots of drunks driving golf carts at night especially after the music wound down in the dark, many without lights on. The golf cart stupidly cost a star for this review. There is supposed to be fishing and peddle boat rentals, but it it has rained and the little lake was dark brown and dirty.

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  Keith M.

  Guide

  

  May. 16, 2018

  Grant River Recreation Area

  Grant River Recreational Area in Potosi, WI

  Right on the Mississippi River. Concrete pads and beautiful views of the Missippi. Only negative is a railroad runs next to the campgound.

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  David H.

  Guide

  

  Feb. 3, 2020

  Grant River Recreation Area

  Buggy

  I like the place but lots of nats. Train didn't bother me.

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  Dene H.

  Ranger

  

  Aug. 1, 2020

  Grant River Recreation Area

  It’s right on the Mississippi

  It’s right next to the Mississippi, and that’s it’s shining quality. Groundskeepers wake up and get started early, and the train tracks are not far away. Sites don’t give a lot of privacy. Park was really well maintained.

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  Leslie P.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 10, 2021

  Grant River Recreation Area

  Beautiful River

  Stop here on a whim. Loved the view of the the Mississippi River. But, the trains going by during the night was a bit annoying. Though, would not stop me from camping here again.