Best Cabin Camping near Dundee, IA

Recent Cabin Reviews near Dundee, Iowa

100 Reviews of 20 Dundee Campgrounds

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  Lori H.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 22, 2020

  Waterloo - Lost Island Waterpark KOA

  Something for everyone

  Great RV park. Lots of room and cabin rentals for folks that don’t have an RV. The fenced dog park was fantastic for those of us with dogs. A lake with beach area and an area for fishing founded it out! Would recommend!

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  Ashley D.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 23, 2018

  Six Pines Campground — Backbone State Park

  Fun for the whole family

  This campground has many things to do. This place has tent, rv and cabin camping, you can choose modern or non modern camping. Fun activities include fishing, swimming in a lake and also ground fed springs, boat rentals on the lake, hiking also horse trails, rock climbing, caves, playgrounds shelters for events and parties. I am sure there are even more things to do that I didnt have the time for.

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  Jessica H.

  Ranger

  

  May. 9, 2018

  Six Pines Campground — Backbone State Park

  Backbone State Park

  This has been one of my favorite state parks in Iowa to camp thus far. I've tent camped in April and cabin camped in October. The cabin camping was the better of the two experiences, mainly due to the unusually chilly overnight temperatures in April. During the warmer months you can rent canoes from the concession stand. Climbing/rappelling is also allowed in the park via registration at the park office.

  We stayed in a family cabin that sleeps up to 4 people. You have to reserve cabins and there is a 2 night minimum stay, but the price is extremely reasonable. These cabins also offer heat and A/C. Our cabin had a common area with a kitchenette.The bathroom included a toilet and shower. The small, but cozy bedroom included a mattress - you're responsible for bringing your own linens - along with a sink. Additional amenities included stove, frig, microwave, pots and pans, and even a small coffee maker. And, the couch in the common area pulled out into a futon, providing extra sleeping space. Outdoor amenities included a fire pit and picnic bench. Bonus: The back of our cabin area looked out onto Backbone Lake.

  We purchased firewood in Strawberry Point, a small town just a short drive from the park. Iowa requires that firewood be obtained within the county you're staying in due to the Emerald Ash Borer epidemic.

  We fished for trout and hiked along several trails in the park. The Devil's Backbone was our favorite mainly because of the scenery along the bluff. It was the perfect way to view the changing leaves and watch the Maquoketa River flow by.

  While we did have neighbors on either side of us, the noise level was minimal, and everyone was respectful of parking spaces as there is a common parking area in front of the cabins.

  This is a beautiful spot to visit especially in autumn.

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  Barbara R.

  Scout

  

  Jan. 8, 2024

  Rolin Wapsi Campground

  Right on the Wapsi River!

  You are right on the Wapsi River. The owners are super sweet and easy going! They also offer Tubes,Kayaks,Canoes and a Shuttle service to float on the Wapsi River.  They offer a few cabins for rentals. They have a dump station also.

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  James M.

  Legend

  

  Feb. 23, 2021

  Fire Tower Cabin — Yellow River State Forest

  Best Wildplace Camping in Iowa

  Trout streams well fed, campsites spread out well, amenities good for primitive use area. Horses welcome, firewood and ice available. Historical Fire Tower hike/visit is a must. Primitive pack-in sites, 1 cabin available. Modern Cabin is well maintained, electricity, microwave, a full sized refrigerator, and two porches, where one of them is screened in. Sleeps 6.

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  Kerry M.

  Ranger

  

  Aug. 21, 2021

  Six Pines Campground — Backbone State Park

  Two campgrounds to enjoy at Backbone State Park

  Backbone State Park is unlike any other place in Iowa, having geological features uncommon in Iowa.

  There are two campgrounds. I have camped in both:

  Modern Campground: This is a large, modern campground with all of the standard amenities found in a modern campground… electric hookups, flush toilets, water. I have camped here twice, both times in my travel trailer. Overall, it is a nice campground with decent space in between campers, however, I tend to avoid it during the busier summer and fall colors seasons.

  Primitive Campground: This is my favorite at Backbone for camping, especially in the autumn after the leaves have fallen off of the trees. As this campground is non-electric, there are not many people camping after it turns colder. I have spent many nights there alone in the primitive campground, watching RVs pull in and then leave after realizing that it has no hookups.

  Nearby trout fishing: Backbone is home to one of the more popular trout streams in Iowa. The fishing is easy as most of the fish are stocked (April-October). Still, it is an enjoyable fishing trip as the stream itself is mostly rocks and gravel, with several deep holes. The water is cold and clear.

  Other activities: Hiking is very popular in Backbone. I have also seen rock climbing and rappelling. There are some nice spots away from the trout stream for wading and a little swimming. Backbone State Park also has a small lake with a swimming area and boat rentals during the summer. Several nice cabins are available for those who do not want to camp.

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  Amanda P.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 22, 2020

  Boulder Creek Campground

  Kid friendly

  Great for kids! The water attractions are great for the kiddos and the cabins aren’t half bad either!

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  Sharon B.

  Scout

  

  Apr. 20, 2020

  Boulder Creek Campground

  Average

  Can flood with a good downpour. Nice cabins. Close to railroad tracks so you will hear the trains go by. Does have activities for kids , pool, play area.

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  Dawn S.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 1, 2018

  Spook Cave and Campground

  Good with the bad

  The train tracks are extremely close to slot of sites. Very loud. K ly bsd thing. Cave tour was great but at extra cost. Lake/swimming/fishing was great. Cabin was clean and nice.

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  Matt S.

  Legend

  

  Jul. 18, 2017

  Six Pines Campground — Backbone State Park

  Backbone SP is one of the best in Iowa

  I have visited a lot of Iowa parks and campgrounds. Backbone is one on my favorites. Backbone is the oldest state park in Iowa. You can take your canoe out on the lake or hit some of the hiking trails. There are cabins for rent if you don't want to sleep in a tent.

  Click on the following link to download the trail maps: www.iowadnr.gov/portals/idnr/uploads/parks/trailmaps/trails_backbone.pdf

  This is a great place to stay but make sure you get your reservations in early if you plan on staying on the weekend. If you want it to be quiet and prefer less crowds but you still want to enjoy the park, I highly suggest taking some time off of work during the week and avoiding the weekend.

  This is a special place, the facilities, the showers, the campsites, the trails, and the lake are top quality.

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  Melanie Jo L.

  Traveler

  

  Apr. 15, 2021

  Six Pines Campground — Backbone State Park

  Great, amazing, fun, family oriented!

  Great scenery and views! Fun trails, great beach, lighthouse, boat docks, cabins, caves, and much more. Absolutely loved this place! Had a blast got lots of great pics and memories! Loved the trails but most of all the amazing views/scenery! Fun family oriented park!

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  James M.

  Legend

  

  Jul. 27, 2022

  Fire Tower Cabin — Yellow River State Forest

  Great State Forest cabin with trout fishing

  Cabin has basic kitchen: fridge/freezer, micro, coffee pot, table/chairs, sleeping room with queen bed, 2 futons, AC/heat, fireplace screened porch, grill/smoker& fire ring outside, table, potable/drink water outside. NO shower/bathroom, must use pit toilet just yards away at trailhead.

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  Diane A.

  Scout

  

  Jun. 19, 2018

  Six Pines Campground — Backbone State Park

  Very nice and lots to do!

  There is a variety of things to do here. You can rent cabins, shelters, tent and RV camp, hike the trails especially the “Backbone”, explore the cave, fish trout streams, visit fish hatchery, swim at the beach, canoe, kayak or just have a picnic. Beautiful park! My sons have even repelled the bluffs.

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  Trish I.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 5, 2016

  Six Pines Campground — Backbone State Park

  Peaceful

  Backbone offers 2 different campgrounds, a beach, trout and regular fishing a playground anso electric and water hookups. This park books up fast but offers walk ins so don't give up if booked online. Also offers cabins, beautiful trails, paddle boats, and a snack shack during the day. A little bit for everyone.

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  James M.

  Legend

  

  Jan. 18, 2025

  Palisades-Kepler State Park

  Nice Park & CG off US-30

  Park offers lots of amenities and recreation opportunities. Situated along the Cedar river, fishing and paddling can be done. Lots of trails, CG and cabins closed for winter season for improvements and online reservations. Campground offers pads, firings, electric, tables, and there is a dump station. Restrooms, shelters, overflow parking, and a youth campsite is available. Sites include tent and RV sites.

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  Mitch C.

  Traveler

  

  Nov. 5, 2020

  Pleasant Creek State Recreation Area

  Nice cabin vacation

  Cabins were nice - not luxury or glamping but clean and in good condition.  The gentleman that takes care of the campground takes great pride in his work and it shows - kudos to him!  There is a nice hiking trail around the lake, about 8 miles complete loop.  there is a bit of elevation change and not many opportunities to "bail out" so take water and pace yourself.

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  James D.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 29, 2016

  Six Pines Campground — Backbone State Park

  A little bit of everything for everyone

  Iowa tends to get a bad wrap but this particular park should be love by many. I have family in Iowa and visit often. I decided on one trip to get out exploring a bit and stumbled upon this gem. Now, while there might not be mountains and alpine lakes and such, this is a beautiful park. We decided to picnic and quick day hike, but there are opportunities to do much more. There are designated trails for mountain biking and if kayaking, canoeing, or boating is your thing this place has you covered. Fishing is available for those so inclined. While we didn't stay the night, we did spy the campsites and checked out what they have to offer. They sell bait, firewood, rent boats, have concessions, a real bathroom (and some pit toilets!) and places for your trash. There is the opportunity to go rock climbing and even swimming in the lake. There are standard campsites as well as cabins to rent. While this place is not as primitive as I generally like, and was really busy, it is one heck of a park.

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  Jennifer T.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 3, 2018

  Big Woods Lake

  Nice easy park.

  Nice park with a bike path around the lake. A few nature trails, but nothing I would call hiking. Two vault toilets placed on the bike path. One modern bathroom with showers in the campground. A few cabins with air conditioning and one large one. Rest of the sites are on gravel and meant for RVs, but I've seen a few tents dotted in the grass next to them. Two ramps for boats and two spots for kayaks or canoes. Nice paddling and usually pretty easy going. One beach, but I've never seen anyone really swimming. Just mostly small kids splashing around.

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  Lourene M.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 29, 2018

  Skip-A-Way Resort

  Very family friendly

  This campground has a lot of fun activities from April 15 thru Oct 15. They have permanent sites and rentals. There is tent sites and rental campers also. Sewer, water and electric. Some weekly activities include canoeing, tubing down the Turkey River, swimming, fishing and paddle boats in the Lake, a splash pad for kids and occasionally a dumping tank for free, also miniture golf. There. Is a store and bar on the grounds as wellas a pavilion for use any time where they also have children's movies every Saturday night during season. New bathrooms with shower's and rentals for canoes and tubes for the River. Very family friendly and affordable.

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  Julie W.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 13, 2018

  Six Pines Campground — Backbone State Park

  plenty to do

  lots of things to do and great hikeing park, also swimming and boat rentals

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  Blythe B.

  Scout

  

  May. 7, 2018

  Six Pines Campground — Backbone State Park

  Beautiful weekend

  Just my husband and I this time. We hadn't been to Dundee in about 9 years so we decided to head up and check out the trout streams. The camp ground that we stayed at was family friendly. Hammocks were ok to put up. The only not so great experience was that 2 out of the 3 showers on the women's side were out of order. And the only working shower didn't have warm water. It was a quick shower but I got clean after walking through streams and hiking trails. Spoke to Ed the previous years campground host. Super nice and friendly. Didn't profile our VW bus as a hippie bus and us as pot smokers. Which happens more than people think. A very enjoyable experience.

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  Josh G.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 7, 2022

  Six Pines Campground — Backbone State Park

  Great park

  Very nice great hiking couldn’t swim on our stay but nice beach canoe rentals small store bathrooms were very clean

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  Ryan M.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 17, 2020

  Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Monticello

  Nice Jellystone

  This was a great getaway after being locked down for COVID-19. We had some great spots and a lot of open area. I would give it 5 Stars if everything was open.

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  Katie J.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 8, 2020

  Six Pines Campground — Backbone State Park

  Favorite Iowa Park

  This park is perfect for families or anyone looking for plenty of activities. They have boat rentals, amazing trails, a camp store onsite, a swimming beach and super clean bathrooms. Stayed at tent site #24 in the Southlake Campground, and it was fairly quiet even on a busy holiday weekend.

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  Melissa K.

  Legend

  

  Jul. 3, 2017

  Boulder Creek Campground

  Pretty Disappointed

  This park fell short in so many ways. Having stayed in other Yogi Bear's we were expecting similar accommodations. I will say they had a lot of rain and it did affect most of the campground. We booked over the phone for two nights. It was nearly $90 for those two nights. This is pretty spendy for us but we were meeting friends there. We arrived at the campground and were given site 14. It as across from our friends cabin so it should have been good. However, we got to our site on a very poorly maintained road only to find the site did not have a fire pit or a picnic table. It was extremely tiny, barely big enough for our truck and definitely not enough room for our two tents. The site was covered in sticks and debris and there was trash bags in front of the cabin across the washed out road. We went down to voice our concern that this was just not going to work and they said to try site 13. Even worse then 14. It was a grass spot, mowed out, no place to park a vehicle, which I'm glad I left at the bottom of the hill, extremely narrow, washed out road going to site 13. There still was no picnic table but there was a fire pit. Stated this is just not going to work. We paid way too much for so little accommodations. They said they couldn't refund or move us to an electric site (we didn't need electric but the two previously mentioned sites were not going to work) without talking to their boss. After already spending 28 days in a tent, across the country, I was pretty upset that this yogi bear was so bad. They did end up moving me to site 17, which was one of the few that did not have a completely flooded fire ring. Which leads to the next things, almost all of the grounds were completely flooded. Fire rings couldn't even be seen they were so far under water. To walk to any part of the park involved getting your feet wet. The playground swings were above water making it difficult for the kids to reach them without getting really wet. There had been no attempts to move any water from the storms making it difficult to enjoy parts of the park. The pool was pretty cold but I suppose it is Wisconsin. The staff did have many events going on but if you were early, you wouldn't even know the events were going on. They showed up right on time and then had to set up. But they did do a variety of races and had a pirates and princess dance. They brought in actual hair dressers to do the little girls hair for them. That was something the girls in the group enjoyed. They also had cartoons playing in the evenings. The kids also enjoyed that. Overall, I would never return, there are so many really nice parks in Wisconsin for way less money. This was not worth it at all.

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  Ashley S.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 1, 2022

  Pinicon Ridge Park

  Pinicon Ridge Linn County

  This park is beautiful and there is tons to do. The playground is fantastic and keep the kids entertained all day. The water is great for fishing, swimming and boating. Central City also has everything you need within minutes of your site. There is boat rentals and the new showers are amazing.

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  Brandon T.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 23, 2021

  Pinicon Ridge Park

  Quiet weekend on the flying squirrel loop

  Great place to kick back and relax. The trail through the campground takes you across the river where you can find canoe and paddle boat rentals, and our favorite an off leash do area.  We all took the trail into town and found a BIT Brewery where we enjoy woodfired pizza and brought some beer home in a growler for around the fire that night.