Best Glamping near Derby, IA

Recent Glamping Reviews in Derby

86 Reviews of 12 Derby Campgrounds

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  Deb M.

  Ranger

  

  Aug. 31, 2024

  Winterset City Park

  Great city park on a cute town

  Nice city park campground close to lots of covered bridges and other things to see. The sites are pretty well spaced with lots of grass and some trees in between. It was a good value for full hookup sites. The bathroom was decent, and phone service was adequate. We just spent one night here on our way home from Colorado, but will be returning in the fall to explore more and see some colors.

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  Mansel J.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 17, 2024

  Otter Creek Park

  The park is closed for camping indefinitely

  The park is closed for camping indefinitely

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  Renee H.

  Ranger

  

  Oct. 31, 2023

  Lakeside Casino RV Park

  Decent place to spend the night

  RV park is relatively quiet and easy to get into. 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. Easy on and off to the interstate. There is only one garbage dumpster near the entrance and we didn’t see a camp host on site or anybody to check in with. We stayed just one night on our way through the area and were comfortable.

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  Marie M.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 26, 2023

  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.

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  michael W.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 14, 2023

  Thomas Mitchell County Park

  Nice campground although not too many spaces.

  Came in late, even though there were several empty spaces turns out they were reserved. Very nice camp host told us we could have a non-electric site, none of them were reserved. Bathroom/showers were clean.

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  Ben K.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 28, 2023

  Thomas Mitchell County Park

  Clean and quiet in tent

  Spent 2 nights tent camping here. We stayed at site 4, glad I read reviews on here. I personally would not want to be in a site beyond number 7 as it gets too close to the dump station and subsequent “sewage lagoon”

  Shower house was clean, pretty quiet, and only 5 miles off the highway

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  Amanda H.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 19, 2023

  Wallashuck

  Convenience with some space

  We were able to camp in a tent near RVs without feeling crowded. The restrooms, showers, and playground were all close by…great for camping with kids. There were some nicer than ours and some with less privacy or further away than we’d prefer.

  A nice mix of convenience and privacy. Perfect location to showers and playground for kids. Ample space for our needs, but not overly private

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  Russell T.

  Traveler

  

  Jun. 29, 2023

  Timberline Campground

  Love this place

  Timberline is among my favorite campgrounds, always has great people, nice shade trees, fun pool, and quality facilities.

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  Kara P.

  Scout

  

  Jun. 21, 2023

  Winterset City Park

  Beautiful setting and quiet

  Wonderful setting and quiet place to stay. Beautiful views with quick access to Bridges of Madison County. Great hook ups and utilities!

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  jess

  Scout

  

  Jun. 7, 2023

  Timberline Campground

  Wish we could’ve stayed longer

  Marta and crew were so friendly and helpful! Clean bathrooms, beautiful property. Close to hwy but far enough away. We called ahead to arrive after hours and had to get back on the road in the morning. Wish we could’ve stayed longer!

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  Tammie C.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 4, 2023

  Pammel County Park

  I'll be back

  This is a beautiful park with lots to do and miles of woods to explore. AT&T cell service was excellent throughout. And camping fees are extremely reasonable. I didn't stay the night but will be back.

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  Russell T.

  Traveler

  

  May. 26, 2023

  Winterset City Park

  Nice Campground

  Full hookups and easy to park, small spots but not too small. Shower and bath houses are clean.

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  GP

  Guide

  

  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.

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  Reese W.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 26, 2022

  Thomas Mitchell County Park

  Lovely campground, mostly RVs/Camper Vans

  We rolled up to this campground past 10pm on a Thursday night just looking for a safe spot to sleep and hopefully a shower before getting back on the road. This place was great. The drive into the grounds was a little confusing, but I imagine that in the daylight we would have had an easier time. There was no camp office that we could find, but we were pleasantly surprised when we found an open spot that we could make a same day reservation and payment online ($29 for an electric site after fees). There are QR codes at each site that you can scan to quickly and easily do this on the spot. You can reserve online ahead of time as well. The bathhouse was very clean and had two showers that had hot water. We could not hear the highway from our spot despite it being close by, and the other campers around were very quiet. My only somewhat negative note about this place is I am not sure at all where tent campers are intended to go. We were in a van and this was perfect for us, but for non-vehicle campers this may not be as ideal.

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  Deb M.

  Ranger

  

  Jul. 25, 2022

  Lake Ahquabi State Park Campground

  Overnight stop

  This was our very first night with our rental RV, so we were pretty clueless. :) We enjoyed the ease of our pull-thru site, although ours and most of the others were fairly open. The park itself has a nice lake, and the bathroom/showers were decent. A good overnight on the way to the Ozarks from MN

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  Dave M.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 16, 2022

  Winterset City Park

  Nice City Campground

  Full hookups. Nice Park next door. Covered Bridges nearby.

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  Paul C.

  Traveler

  

  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!

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  Whitney S.

  Guide

  

  Apr. 9, 2022

  Thomas Mitchell County Park

  Oasis close to home

  I have created a space in my minivan so I'm a vamping and I have reserved the same spot for one weekend a month for the next 8 months and I am so excited to have a place to come and relax while decompressing from My crazy Life.

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  Sherry R.

  Traveler

  

  Mar. 14, 2022

  Lakeside Casino RV Park

  Clean And Quiet

  I stayed 3 nights traveling to my next work assignment. 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.

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  marilee S.

  Scout

  

  Feb. 21, 2022

  Lake Ahquabi State Park Campground

  Closed in 2022

  The web link from Dyrt is out of date, and thus park is closed for 2022

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  Katherine H.

  Scout

  

  Nov. 1, 2021

  Timberline Campground

  Very helpful

  Very quiet. Accommodating.

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  Lai La L.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 31, 2021

  Winterset City Park

  Pretty fall colors and full service

  Nice campsites. Full service.

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  RideTheWaveofBlessing J.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 11, 2021

  Timberline Campground

  Blow-My-Mind Camping

  If you’re traveling through Des Moines, Iowa area; this is the place you will want to camp at! Outstanding facilities, beautiful and tranquil location, friendly and helpful staff, and a place you will always remember as a sweet spot.

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  Carrie C.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 9, 2021

  Hickory Hills Park

  Osceola ,IA

  Pulled in late so didn’t get a good look, but from what I e seen this is a pretty nice campground. Looks to be about 10 sites, nicely spread apart. Big, clean fire pits with grills and a picnic table. Plenty of space to feel comfortable.

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  Heather G.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 26, 2021

  Winterset City Park

  Lovely Campground

  I just loved this campground. It has shade trees, grass, free showers and lots of room. It is part of a city park on the outskirts of Winterset. There is a dog park and one of the Bridges of Madison County is located within walking distance of the campground. This was well worth the 20 mile drive off I80. If I had known how m=nice this area was, I would have planned better and stayed here for more than one night.

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  Lisa H.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 13, 2021

  Wallashuck

  One of my favorite parks

  Wallashuck in Pella, iowa is one of my favorite places to camp. It’s mostly quiet and peaceful. Plus town is close and has plenty to entertain or fill up supplies

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  Heather M.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 11, 2021

  Island View Campground — Lake Rathbun

  late summer weekday camping

  large. clean campsites with ample shade. spectacular lake views especially for sunset. very quiet during the week.