Best RV Parks & Resorts near Cresco, IA

Recent RV Reviews in Cresco

294 Reviews of 99 Cresco Campgrounds

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  Stuart O.

  Guide

  

  Nov. 13, 2024

  Big Paint Campground — Yellow River State Forest

  Good late season option for the self-contained camper

  Was very thankful to find a place to overnight in mid-November. Not a lot of free parking options in this part of Iowa. No water, electric, or dump station, so very much like a parking lot overnight from that perspective. However, the park is situated on the valley bottom of the Yellow River Forest with beautiful tall trees, and there are fire rings. Fee was $12. First come first served basis from November through March.

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  Name

  Scout

  

  Nov. 6, 2024

  Woody’s Campground by the Lake

  Friend place to stay

  Friendly owners. Level cement pads with hookups. Short walk to the lake and playgrounds. Bar and grill 1/4 mile away.

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  Daniel R.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 28, 2024

  Beaver Creek Valley State Park Campground

  Cozy hideaway

  A great place for a weekend camping trip. We had an excellent spot (35). One of the only sites with grass. Great hiking and trout fishing.

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  Ryan S.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 28, 2024

  Cedar View Park

  Beautiful park, gross bath house

  This is a lovely park. It is fairly quiet, you can hear some highway noise in the distance. The lake is lovely and clean. The spots are gravel, most sites will require some leveling but are not too bad. 

  Each site has a newer electric pedestal with 30 and 50 amp service, and each site has a water spigot, as well as a picnic table and fire ring.

  There are a few sites that back up directly to the lake. There is a swimming beach and a dock. There is a city park adjacent to the campground with a playground and picnic shelter.

  I had 3 bars on on T-mobile which got me 64 down and 18 up. On Verizon I had 3 bars which got me 65 down and 12 up.

  The shower house was pretty bad though. It was older, which doesn't bother me, but it was dirty. There are camp hosts on site but I guess their duties do not include ever cleaning the restroom. There was food trash in there all week, and if you look around you'll find feces, blood, and personal hygiene trash including used condoms.

  I would stay in this campground again because I have a self contained unit and do not need to use the on-site shower house.

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  Tom

  Ranger

  

  Sep. 19, 2024

  Beaver Creek Valley State Park Campground

  Beautiful & peaceful

  Very nice QUIET park! RV Campsites are gravel with fire ring and picnic table. The sites are fairly level. There is also a cabin to rent. Many electric sites.

  Very nice hiking trails, make sure to check the map to plan easy hike up and steep hike downhill! Beautiful vistas on the Switchback trail.

  The Mossy Seep trail has interesting plants and unique growth.

  Big Spring Trail boarders the campground, easy walk to see the Spring. Tried to dip feet in the water but couldn’t leave them in the COLD water for long! Water is crystal clear and flowing fast.

  Bathroom (men’s) if functional, has running water at the sinks and showers work well.

  NO PHONE SERVICE which we appreciated.

  The Restaurant “Good Times” is 4 miles away and has good food and service. Also a grocery store in town in case you need more supplies.

  Leaves are just starting to change in September.

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  Ryan S.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 15, 2024

  Klocks Island Park

  Crowded and quiet

  This seems like a quiet campground. It's just off the highway but there was almost zero traffic on this small highway. I drove through here on a Saturday in mid September. All spots were taken. I had barely usable Verizon service here and no T-mobile service. I was not able to camp here. The restroom building looked fairly new.

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  Tracy B.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 22, 2024

  Riverside Co Park

  Great little city/county park!

  Beautiful large sites along the river so you can fish as well as has a pond that you can swim in with three beach entry areas. Large bath house with restrooms and showers and a little free library inside. Very long parking pads- big rig friendly and very roomy sites. Nice walking trails on the east and south side of the park. Very creative natural play park for children to play on. Full hook up sites with a very reasonable nightly rate. It appeared that some of the campsites were seasonal but couldn’t confirm that.

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  Niki S.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 15, 2024

  R Campground, Inc

  Very clean, friendly owners, great co-campers

  Randy was amazing and very attentive to my questions. Check in was super easy and the directions for check in were clearly spelled out. Everything was mapped out and the website was easy to use as well. The pond itself was pretty to look at and made for great photos, however it was loaded with geese which made it not user friendly. I would recommend this campground, and I will definitely go back to camp again!

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  Steve S.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 11, 2024

  Maple Springs Campground

  WiFi intermittent

  WiFi intermittent At far end of campgrounds. Very clean showers and bathroom near office

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  Heather S.

  Scout

  

  Jun. 24, 2024

  Hidden Bluffs Resort

  Babbling Brook and Hosts Activities!

  This campground became our favorite site in quite a while! Minimal bugs, very nice staff, beautiful sites with lots of nature! Dog friendly. Playground, mini golf, and pool all complimentary! 2 trails and babbling brooke were peaceful. They had kid and adult activities scheduled for Friday and Saturday which was a cool surprise when we checked in!

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  Judy J.

  Scout

  

  Jun. 3, 2024

  Frickson Family Farms LLC

  Very peaceful .

  We pulled in from a long driving day .we were greeted by our host . She was very friendly and explained where the site was . Had a great night sleep . This is a good over night stop . In the morning we went to her small store , there are a lot of good stuff . We would definitely stay here again.

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  Tori L.

  Scout

  

  May. 26, 2024

  Big Paint Campground — Yellow River State Forest

  Dream stay.

  Came to learn more about Tenkara fly fishing. Had a ball. Visited the 3 lookouts including Iowa only Fire tower. Bird life is colorful. Lots of places to hike. Scenery is lush. I had no phone service. Campsites are well mown, have a picnic table and fire ring. Pit toilets. Easy access to water. Drink water and firewood are at the host A frame. There is no dump site. Everyone was very friendly. Helpful. Nights were quiet. Very relaxing.

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  Renee H.

  Ranger

  

  May. 23, 2024

  Sylvan City Park

  Small city park campground right in town

  Walking distance to downtown and easy access to Root River Trail. RV sites were close to each other with little privacy. Many tent sites around the perimeter. Short walk to bathhouse. Showers are not free, 4 quarters for 5 minutes. No laundry available. Campground is first come/first serve and doesn’t take reservations or online payment. Payment is made at adjacent city office.
  Sites are gravel, fairly level. Water and electric available at rv sites.
  Nice park nearby with stocked fishing pond. There is some noise due to the park being tucked into the city. Garbage and dump station free for campers. They ask for a donation for dumping if not camped there. Tight access at dump station might make it difficult for larger rigs. Strong Verizon signal.

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  Eugene O.

  Scout

  

  May. 20, 2024

  Eagle Cliff Campground and Lodging

  Good campground, rude and unprofessional management

  If you want to experience very rude and unfair treatment where you will be mistreated and ripped off by the staff and ow era you must come to Eagle Cliff campground. Was double charged for the room without any options and negotiations and knees delivered to us after we already left the campground. Staff is very rude and unwilling to be reasonable, professional and understanding. Campground looks good but rules are ridiculous and staff and owners are very shady and make non sense decisions. Stay away if you want nice peaceful stay and don’t want to be ripped off.

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  Eugene O.

  Scout

  

  May. 20, 2024

  Eagle Cliff Campground and Lodging

  Management is beyond horrible. Very unprofessional.

  If you want to experience very rude and unfair treatment where you will be mistreated and ripped off by the staff and ow era you must come to Eagle Cliff campground. Was double charged for the room without any options and negotiations and knees delivered to us after we already left the campground. Staff is very rude and unwilling to be reasonable, professional and understanding. Campground looks good but rules are ridiculous and staff and owners are very shady and make non sense decisions. Stay away if you want nice peaceful stay and don’t want to be ripped off.

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  corey

  Traveler

  

  May. 3, 2024

  Twins Campground

  Serene

  Serenity, nature at its best, birdsong all day long wildlife at every turn our campsite was level the owners and manager were great hosts. We stayed several weeks the price was very reasonable, honey wagon service was included ; riding/ hiking trails from campsite.

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  Greg K.

  Guide

  

  Apr. 13, 2024

  Twins Campground

  Twins campground- cresco,Iowa.

  Very friendly and helpful owner. He even drove to town so we could follow him in. Has playground community area fire pit and a structure built to cover picnic tables. atv trails. Turkey river right there was 20 feet from my site. Porta potty and shower water is hot. 30/50 amp power with water on each site. Water fill station and dump station. Garbage .

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  Tori K.

  Legend

  

  Mar. 31, 2024

  Minneiska Campground — Whitewater State Park

  Nice state park

  Stayed here for a couple nights on a mini state park road trip. Nice place, like most of the MN state parks. Spotty cell service. Hiked a trail with lots of steps. Fire ring and picnic table are provided at each site. Restroom with showers also available in campground. Site was large and easy to back into and offered some tree cover for shade during certain times of the day. Was unable to hang hammock in specific site we stayed at, but some of the sites looked like they would be suitable.

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  Jon M.

  Scout

  

  Mar. 24, 2024

  Big Joes Little Campground

  Never Again

  It is not meant for weekenders. The campground is 97% concrete pad sites for people who want to park their camper and ent for the year. The two "weekender sites they do have are over 100 yards away and the water smells like sulphur. The owner will also personally take the time to drive out and chew you out if you inadvertently park on the grass. Bottom line, they care about getting their cash and trying to make it look like Augusta National golf course. I will never go back.

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  Pat F.

  Guide

  

  Mar. 20, 2024

  Big Springs Trout Hatchery Campground

  A slice of heaven

  This is a beautiful scenic view right next to the river and there are picnic tables fire rings and a trash can and porta potty with a water spigot for fresh water

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  Pat F.

  Guide

  

  Mar. 20, 2024

  Frieden Park and Campground

  Cozy and peaceful

  This is a nice, small, cozy campground wasn’t anybody else there but us and it was amazing

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  Terry F.

  Scout

  

  Nov. 1, 2023

  Gilbertson Conservation Education Area

  Great place!

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  Steve S.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 14, 2023

  Bluff View Campgrounds

  Non-polluters not welcome

  Bizarre. They accommodate every kind of wilderness assault vehicle, but they are "not set up for tents." What's to set up? Very strange.

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  Brian M.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 9, 2023

  Waukon City Park

  Great campground

  Free firewood, free wifi, water and electric at each campsite. Found a nice shady site for tent camping.

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  Amy

  Scout

  

  Sep. 7, 2023

  Cedar Bend Park

  Peaceful place

  It was so clean and peaceful. Not overly crowded. The camp host was so friendly and helpful.

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  vickie

  Scout

  

  Sep. 3, 2023

  Cedar View Park

  Wonderful Find!

  Great find! We thought we would be dry camping because it was Labor Day weekend. We found this Park on the app and thought we would check it out. It’s first come first serve. I really never thought there would be any hookups because of what I had read, but they had electric and water! We found a spot right on the Lake! Very busy but wonderful view, location and was only $20.00!

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  Rose L.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 26, 2023

  Bluffton Resort

  LOVE THE BLUFFS & UPPER IOWA RIVER CAMPING!

  Dre, the campground manager, is a stellar guy to talk to. Excellent customer service! Gorgeous bluffs and river to camp right next to! Can’t wait to go back!