Best RV Parks & Resorts near Chariton, IA

RV parks near Chariton provide various accommodation options throughout the region. Doggs RV Park in Moravia offers electric hookups with 50-amp service, sewer connections, and water hookups on spacious sites with picnic tables. Indian Hills RV Park in Albia maintains year-round availability with full hookup sites including 50-amp electrical service, sewer, and water connections. "All sites are paved and level. It is very clean with spacious concrete pads, both 30/50 amp and full water/sewage hookups," noted one camper about Griffs Valley View RV Park. Lakeside Casino RV Park in Osceola accommodates big rigs with electric and water hookups on paved sites, though several reviews mention the close proximity to highway noise.

Full hookup availability varies significantly between facilities in the area. Most motorhome-friendly parks provide dump stations, though Lakeside Park reportedly has no dump facilities according to visitor feedback. Cell service can be inconsistent throughout the region, with one review noting "Poor Verizon cell signal, no internet signal" at Howell Station. Winter camping options exist at several locations, including Indian Hills RV Park which operates year-round. Pet policies differ between properties - most allow pets but Honey Creek Resort prohibits them. Propane fill services are limited, with Griffs Valley View among the few offering this amenity. For big rig access, consider site dimensions carefully as some parks feature tight turning radiuses and narrower roads that can complicate maneuvering larger motorhomes.

Best RV Sites Near Chariton, Iowa (80)

    1. Lakeside Casino RV Park

    4 Reviews
    Woodburn, IA
    26 miles
    Website
    +1 (877) 477-5253

    $35 - $45 / night

    "All the spaces are pulled through. It is very clean. There is full hook up for water, electric and sewer. All spaces are paved. There are picnic tables scattered throughout the park."

    "The park was clean with level sites. The front desk person was friendly and helped me with my reservation. It was a close walk to Pilot for supplies."

    2. River Oaks RV Park

    2 Reviews
    Runnells, IA
    32 miles
    Website
    +1 (515) 989-0574

    $45 - $60 / night

    "Nice size campground, sites have good spacing and full hookups that were installed with some thought."

    "We stayed here to go to the Iowa State Fair. It was easy to park here and catch a shuttle to the fair."

    3. Griffs Valley View RV Park

    11 Reviews
    Bondurant, IA
    47 miles
    Website

    $35 - $90 / night

    "The campground very very well kept with spacious concrete pads, both 30/50 amp and full water/ sewage hookups. Two nice laundry/shower houses, one in the front and one in the back of the campground."

    "I came here once for a baby shower and then check the place out for RV camping you can stay year round you can stay for a week a month or a day and they have full hookup propane they have so many interesting"

    4. Ted’s RV Park

    1 Review
    Leon, IA
    34 miles
    Website
    +1 (641) 323-2666

    $35 - $500 / night

    "Terrific small town RV park in Iowa. Long, level pull thru's and back ins, playground, dog walk, DELICIOUS on site restaurant."

    6. Doggs RV Park

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    Moravia, IA
    20 miles
    Website
    +1 (641) 724-3762

    7. Honey Creek Resort

    6 Reviews
    Moravia, IA
    22 miles
    Website
    +1 (877) 677-3344

    $40 - $49 / night

    "The hotel and the RV park are right on the lake. Rathbun is maybe the nicest lake in Iowa (I would say Okoboji, however that has become an overcrowded mess). "

    "There is a video game system hooked up in the lobby and a guest services area and store.

    Outside the hotel they have activities so that you can do such as corn hole, playing tic tac toe or jenga."

    8. Crow's Nest RV Resort

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    Indianola, IA
    26 miles
    Website
    +1 (515) 961-4324

    9. Indian Hills RV Park

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    Moravia, IA
    26 miles
    Website
    +1 (641) 932-7181

    10. R and R Ranch RV Park

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    Woodburn, IA
    24 miles
    +1 (641) 342-7440
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RV Park Reviews near Chariton, IA

269 Reviews of 80 Chariton Campgrounds


  • Renee H.
    May. 7, 2024

    Howell Station

    Large spacious campground

    Well maintained campground with mature shade trees. Gravel sites, a little bit of leveling required. Poor Verizon cell signal, no internet signal. Not much natural privacy between sites, but sites were well spaced apart. Paved trail nice for biking and walking. Fishing nearby and the Dutch themed town of Pella is a short drive and a must see. Bathrooms and showers were nice, clean. Handicap camp site and bathhouse available. Firewood for sale at front gate. The potable water available at the dump station was clear and good for drinking. Dump station is easily accessible. Dumpsters were positioned around the campground. Staff was friendly. The night we stayed, there was a severe weather threat, and the staff, at the end of the night, had unlocked the storm shelters (utility area in the middle of the bathhouses) should the need arise. We ended up having to seek shelter because of a tornado warning.

  • DThe Dyrt PRO User
    Oct. 18, 2023

    Lakeside Co Park

    Nice lake, but run down campsites.

    First, there is no dump station! All sites have water and electricity with 20, 30, and 60 amp plugs. The sites are 20 dollars. The campsites located near the entrance are pull-through but need maintenance. The campsites along the lake will support short to medium length RVs or trailers, and all are back in. As of this posting, all are not level and in poor condition. The city of Huneston, Iowa is a few minutes away and has several gas stations and a grocery store.

  • Jason F.
    Jun. 14, 2022

    Walnut Woods State Park Campground

    Comfortable Camping Convenient To Des Moines

    Walnut Woods is conveniently located 25 minutes outside of downtown Des Moines. Sites are paved and mostly level, although we did have to throw a couple of blocks under one side of our TT tires. Most sites feature 20/30/50 electric, a fire ring and a picnic table. Some also have water and sewer hookups. Sites are relatively small and close together, so get comfortable looking into your neighbors’ site/camper depending on how your site is oriented. The road around the campground is paved, but very narrow. We had to ask our neighbor across the street to temporarily move their tow vehicle so that we’d have adequate room to back into our site.

    There is a bathroom, trash dumpsters, and a dump station with both potable and tank cleanout water spigots. There are trail heads near the campground that follow along the raccoon river for almost 2 miles. It was very muddy when we camped here, so we had to turn around about 1.5 miles into our hike and backtrack due to an impassible area.

    3 bars of T-Mobile and 2 bars of AT&T were more than sufficient for internet browsing and streaming.

  • A
    Apr. 3, 2022

    Adventureland Campground

    Parking more than camping

    I stayed at Adventureland for the summer months and had no issues. The staff was very helpful, plenty of laundry/restrooms throughout the campground and pretty clean overall. Concrete pads with full hook ups (30/50 amp, water and sewage) make setting up quick. Tent camping is an option in the back of the campground. Nature is not really the draw of this campground, convenience is more the approach. With a theme park on one side and a casino on the other, both in walking distance. It’s more of a park and party place hahaha

  • Stuart K.The Dyrt PRO User
    Apr. 1, 2024

    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!

  • GThe Dyrt PRO User
    Sep. 26, 2022

    Timberline Campground

    Beautiful forested overnight stay

    We called ahead to see if they had sites available that night. Arrived just before the office closed at 7pm. They were ready for us and escorted us to our pull-through full-hookups site near the front of the campground. This is a huge property but laid out in different sections that each have their own flavor. The pull-throughs near the front are level, gravel pads with grass all around. Other areas are forested and some are hilly. Full-hookups worked fine. We stayed in site 121, which faces an open grassy area backed by a little forest that echoed with beautiful wildlife sounds in the evening. There are no campground lights except at the restrooms, so it’s great for stargazing! The restrooms were good.

  • K
    Mar. 25, 2021

    Yellow Banks County Park

    Best of the 4 Polk County Iowa Parks

    Wonderful trails, lots of space.  Access to DM River, has nice pond, playgrounds, just a beautiful area.  Fishing not the greatest, Pond is silted to about 9ft deep, have caught few small bass, bluegill.  Never tried the river here, but is known for big cats.  Camp sites are best around, large flat white rock cinder size area with picnic table, fire ring.  Sites are well spaced.  Shaded.   Double lane dump station.  Close to home, can usually get site without reservation, IF you roll in on Wed.  By Thurs night, it's full.  Few reservables, 90% i'd say are first come.  The way it should be in my opinion.

  • P
    May. 1, 2022

    Timberline Campground

    Month Family/Work Camp

    Great, safe, and quiet campground. Beautiful site on a pond, clean bath houses, cool weekend amenities, and since we came in October, pretty empty after Labor Day during the week.

    Owners very easy to work with, propane refill was easy, and payment schedule was convenient.

    Overall, would 100% come back to this campground in the future and would love to see it in the summer!

  • Vita M.
    Jul. 25, 2021

    Lakeside Casino RV Park

    No frills clean campground

    All the spaces are pulled through. It is very clean. There is full hook up for water, electric and sewer. All spaces are paved. There are picnic tables scattered throughout the park. If you are here to gamble, you will love it. If you are here to rest, you will love it. My wife and I feel safe in this park. I am in a wheelchair and this park allows me to move around freely.


Guide to Chariton

RV parks near Chariton, Iowa provide a gateway to rural camping in the south-central region of the state. Located in Lucas County with elevations averaging around 1,000 feet above sea level, this agricultural area features rolling hills and moderate summer temperatures typically ranging from 65-85°F. The camping season generally runs from April through October, with some facilities maintaining year-round operations for winter travelers.

What to do

Fishing opportunities: Hickory Hills Park offers access to stocked ponds where visitors can catch various species. As one camper noted, "This is a great little park just east of New Virginia, Iowa... The hiking trails are pretty easy going through the forest and then opening up next to old Native American burial mounds."

Historical exploration: Visit the effigy mounds at Hickory Hills Park to experience archaeological sites. A visitor mentioned, "It is also known locally for its effigy mounds where native american artifact were buried. This is a great place if you like peace and quiet and local hiking trails."

Cycling access: The Chichaqua Valley Trail runs near several campgrounds in the region, providing 25 miles of paved trail. A guest at Griffs Valley View RV Park shared that the "Nicely paved 25 mile long biking and walking Chichaqua Valley Trail runs right between the campground and the campground office."

What campers like

Clean facilities: Visitors consistently praise the maintenance standards at area campgrounds. One camper at River Oaks RV Park commented, "Nice size campground, sites have good spacing and full hookups that were installed with some thought. Only used one stinky slinky, could have hooked up water with a 6' hose, and the electrical was near the back of the site."

Quiet atmosphere: Many RV parks near Chariton maintain peaceful environments away from urban noise. A guest at Ted's RV Park appreciated the "Terrific small town RV park in Iowa. Long, level pull thru's and back ins, playground, dog walk, DELICIOUS on site restaurant."

Recreation amenities: Several campgrounds feature on-site recreational options. About Griffs Valley View RV Park, a visitor mentioned, "There is a really nice pond for fishing that has some bluegills. The water is very clean."

What you should know

Water access varies: Some parks have limited water recreation. At Honey Creek Resort, "The beach is just outside the hotel and has a huge water park which is a lot of fun to play on. They also have a really nice indoor water park with a slide."

Reservation requirements: Many campgrounds fill quickly during peak season. One visitor to Griffs Valley View RV Park reported, "The voicemail said it was fully booked from May until September. Good thing we got through because they found us a site for the night."

Internet connectivity: WiFi quality fluctuates between facilities. A camper at River Oaks RV Park noted, "Free WiFi was good; we streamed tv. It did freeze a few times but hard to tell if it was the WiFi or the provider."

Tips for camping with families

Indoor options for rainy days: Some resorts provide indoor recreation. A visitor to Honey Creek Resort shared, "When we were there it rained for an entire day so that was very handy. Snackbar that serves booze."

Age-appropriate water features: Water parks at certain locations cater to specific age groups. A visitor explained Honey Creek Resort's facilities are "Probably geared to the 4-10 crowd. Only one bigger slide, lazy river, hot tub, pool with some balance platforms and a rope and a basketball hoop."

Playground availability: Check for kid-friendly areas before booking. A camper at Lakeside Casino RV Park mentioned it's good for certain travelers: "If you are looking for a nice clean RV park on the road this is your place, if you are an outdoor enthusiasts looking for you adventure not for you."

Tips from RVers

Accessibility considerations: Some parks offer better access for those with mobility limitations. A Lakeside Casino RV Park visitor shared, "My wife and I feel safe in this park. I am in a wheelchair and this park allows me to move around freely."

Site conditions: Check concrete pad quality before setup. One RVer at Lakeside Casino RV Park noted, "The concrete in our site was in poor condition, it had crumbled leaving a dip in the pad. The cable didn't work, but electric and water had no issues."

Space between sites: Site spacing varies significantly between parks. A camper at Griffs Valley View RV Park observed, "Nice pads to ark on, however you are right on top of your neighbor. There is no WII-Fii so bring your own."

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