Best RV Parks near Fort Madison, IA

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Best RV Sites Near Fort Madison, IA (64)

    Camper-submitted photo from Crossroads RV Park
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    1. Crossroads RV Park

    6 Reviews
    7 Photos
    6 Saves

    Our park is great for an overnight stay because we are at the crossroads of HWY 218/27 & 34 in the SE corner of Iowa. Also, we are open year round with full hookups. Lastly, we have a 9.5* rating with Good Sam!!!

    • Pets
    • Fires
    • Electric Hookups
    • Phone Service
    • Reservable
    • ADA Access

    $38 / night

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    2. Camp Nauvoo

    1 Review
    2 Saves

    Camp Nauvoo is a beautiful 30-acre campground located on the south side of historic Nauvoo. Set on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River, Camp Nauvoo offers a spectacular view. Nauvoo’s historic sites are only 1.2 miles away and the LDS Temple is approximately 1.4 miles north of the campgrounds.

    Owned and operated by the Cedar Valley-Nauvoo Mission Center, a division of Community of Christ, its major focus is to provide a place for camping experiences for church youth and families. It is available to other groups and individual families when not scheduled for Community of Christ activities. It is a great place for youth groups and family reunions.

    • Fires
    • Electric Hookups
    • Phone Service
    • Reservable
    • RVs
    • Tents

    $32 / night

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      3. Updog RV & Camping

      5 Reviews
      5 Photos
      3 Saves

      Small family campground with lots of shade, a small pond and full service hookups! Located on the western edge of Mt Pleasant, IA. Restroom on site. 5 minutes from everything! Perfect place to get away and enjoy the quiet of the midwest!

      • Pets
      • Fires
      • Electric Hookups
      • Phone Service
      • Reservable
      • ADA Access

      $30 / night

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        5. Driftwood Campground

        5 Reviews
        17 Photos
        25 Saves

        Small family owned campground along the Mississippi River. The campground is in a country setting but yet minutes away from the downtown area. 35 full hook up sites most with concrete pads .

        • Pets
        • Fires
        • Electric Hookups
        • Phone Service
        • Reservable
        • ADA Access
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          6. Hickory Hollow RV Park and Campground

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          • Pets
          • Fires
          • Electric Hookups
          • Phone Service
          • Reservable
          • RVs
          Camper-submitted photo from Boulder Lake Campground — Wakonda State Park
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          7. Boulder Lake Campground — Wakonda State Park

          7 Reviews
          32 Photos
          8 Saves

          Boulder Lake Campground is open all year and has 77 campsites; 65 with electricity and 12 basic. These sites have pads ranging from 25 to 109 feet long. So you know that your camper or RV will fit as long as you reserve a campsite well ahead of time. Four of the sites (three with electric and one basic) are ADA-accessible. If you want to be close to the lake, check out the map on the reservation website to choose and reserve the one you prefer.

          Every campsite has a picnic table, fire pit, and a lantern pole and pets are allowed as long as they are restrained or on a leash at all times. There is potable water access by campsites seven, 14, 22, 35, 65, and 76. In addition, you can find vault toilets near sites 30 and 76. The shower house, flushable toilets, laundry room, and woodlot are all found at the entrance to the campsite and the RV dump site is nearby the entrance as well.

          • Pets
          • Fires
          • Electric Hookups
          • Reservable
          • ADA Access
          • RVs

          $15 - $27 / night

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          8. Sturgeon Bay Park and Campground

          1 Review
          21 Photos

          Sturgeon Bay Park offers a great place to park your RV on the banks of the Mississippi. The campground has 70 sites with water, electric, and sewer hookups and also has a shower house. A new observation deck offers a great place to watch boat traffic or view bald eagles during the winter.

          • Pets
          • Electric Hookups
          • RVs
          • Tents
          • Trash
          • Showers

          $15 - $30 / night

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            9. Lake Showme Campsites

            1 Review
            1 Save

            Total sites: 8 RV sites: 8 Elec sites: 0 No water Vault toilets Fee: Free Open all year Elev: 794ft/242m Tel: 660-465-7285 Nearest town: Memphis

            • Pets
            • RVs
            • Toilets
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            10. Papa's Paradise Campground

            1 Review
            10 Photos

            23 site RV campground with full hook ups, family friendly, showers, playground and a community room.

            • Pets
            • Fires
            • Electric Hookups
            • Phone Service
            • RVs
            • Standard (Tent/RV)

            $20 - $25 / night

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          Recent RV Reviews In Fort Madison

          151 Reviews of 64 Fort Madison Campgrounds


          • Coty G.
            Camper-submitted photo from Sturgeon Bay Park and Campground
            Oct. 14, 2024

            Sturgeon Bay Park and Campground

            We Camp here almost every weekend

            Great place to camp especially if you have a boat or like to fish the Mississippi river. 2 blocks from a restaurant/tavern. City of New Boston has several different community events throught the year as well.

          • Chunk S.The Dyrt PRO User
            Camper-submitted photo from Lake Showme Campsites
            Aug. 11, 2024

            Lake Showme Campsites

            Nice spot, lots of activity

            Great spot, $20 for RVs and campers. Free if primitive camping. All spots have power and water. Waste and sewage dump can be found on campgrounds. One showering station on grounds. Bathrooms within walking distance. Even have a pistol and rifle range. Bathrooms could be cleaned more, but only complaint.

          • Frank H.The Dyrt PRO User
            Camper-submitted photo from Hickory Haven Campground
            Jul. 22, 2024

            Hickory Haven Campground

            Great Tent Camping

            Level grass tent sites. Shade of trees. Electric outlets at sites. Water accessible. Bath house kept very clean. Plenty of hot water for showers. Picnic table & fire ring at site. Economical. Laundry. Ice bags available. Picnic shelter with sides, 3 picnic tables, small mini fridge, electric lights & outlets, ceiling fan, portable fan, water and deep sink available for campers to use.

          • JThe Dyrt PRO User
            Camper-submitted photo from Driftwood Campground
            Jun. 18, 2024

            Driftwood Campground

            Nice family owned csmpground

            At one time this campground was a KOA campground so if you are familiar with KOA, you know the basic layout. We stayed here in our tent and while the tent area was closed for receding new grass the owner let us stay in a grassy area under the trees near the office. It was a great stsy and the restrooms and pool were nice and clean. We enjoyed ourselves and cooled off in the hot weather.

          • Rayn C.
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            Jun. 17, 2024

            Spring Lake Park - Macomb

            Just lovely so spacious and clean. Gorgeous view of lake from cabins.

            Friendly staff. Kayak and Pontoon to rent. Trails go all over the entire park! Clean showering facilities. Our furnished cabin faced the lake it was an incredible view.  We had fun fishing and sitting by the campfire in the evenings. Overall definitely worth the 5 stars!!!! Thanks Ryan and all of the staff out there! We will revisit soon.

          • Greg K.The Dyrt PRO User
            Camper-submitted photo from Lacey Keosauqua State Park
            May. 16, 2024

            Lacey Keosauqua State Park

            Beautiful park

            Nice drive in gorgeous country. 23$ site without water 28 w/ water 35 full hookups. Decent showers nice playground for kids lakeside spots as well. The host sells firewood and 2 sizes of ice. Cheap too. Walking trails nearby.

          • Amanda B.The Dyrt PRO User
            Camper-submitted photo from Donnelson Unit - White Oak Campground — Shimek State Forest
            May. 12, 2024

            Donnelson Unit - White Oak Campground — Shimek State Forest

            Peaceful Paradise

            Nice little campground in Iowa. We stayed for three nights, there's vault toilets, and the fire rings are tiered and really nice. It's wooded and tucked away. There's a lot of nice little trails and a couple lakes. There's a $10 a night fee on the honor system so I would not consider it free. We would come back.

          • Greg K.The Dyrt PRO User
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            May. 5, 2024

            Bentonsport

            17$ Bentonsport campground

            Beautiful river views. Amazing camp hosts. Showers,toilets,30/50/110 power water on sites to share water and dump on property. Mid 1800's town right there and businesses open. There is a blacksmith, a Indian artifact museum and gift shops. Historical walking bridge that is amazing. No wifi.. poor Internet although I did have one bar so could be worse .I have total by Verizon.

          • Sam H.
            Camper-submitted photo from Rodeo Park
            Nov. 16, 2023

            Rodeo Park

            Perfect for a work trip

            I stayed at the RV section right next to the rodeo arena. Full hookups for only $20 per night with a self-service registration box. I forgot to count but looked like maybe 20 spots max. I was here mid-November in town for work and there was no more than four other campers at any point. Pretty basic surroundings though. There's barrel trash cans, didn't see a dumpster. Didn't see any toilet or shower buildings. Hardly any trees near the sites. Decent playground close by though, and a heavily wooded park with trails beyond that.

          • John C.
            Camper-submitted photo from Crossroads RV Park
            Sep. 8, 2023

            Crossroads RV Park

            Nice RV Park … if you want NOISE

            The rv park, itself, is very nice! Clean, well organized and spacious. The issue is NOISE!! Constant train traffic all night! Horns blaring! The tracks are less than 1/4-mile away. And quite a bit of freeway noise, too! It's all by about location, location, location and this park doesn't have it. Spent three(3) sleepless nights. We would have moved on but we were visiting our son who lives in the immediate area. Next time, l'll drive 30 minutes more to find someplace quiet.

          • Lon H.
            Camper-submitted photo from Geode State Park
            Sep. 4, 2023

            Geode State Park

            Great spot!

            We stayed labor day weekend. Just pulled in and gave them our $12 a night. No electricity or water in our site. Clean bathrooms. Cheap wood for fires. Really nice fire pits with attached grill. There is a lake here too. Lots of boats. We didn't fish. Beach is closed but the water looked pretty gross. We changed our minds and decided to stay an extra night because it was so peaceful!

          • Claude R.
            Camper-submitted photo from Updog RV & Camping
            Aug. 22, 2023

            Updog RV & Camping

            Serene

            Showever up after a 400 mile ride. Met the owner.  Very pleasant. 

            Showed me around n where I could pitch for the night. Right by the pond. Very clean, very quiet n would go all over again!

          • AThe Dyrt PRO User
            Camper-submitted photo from Spring Lake Park - Macomb
            Jul. 17, 2023

            Spring Lake Park - Macomb

            Awesome campground

            Always a great experience at spring lake. Fishing, boat rentals, convenience store and shower house are all great. Beautiful and we’ll maintained.

          • J
            Camper-submitted photo from Updog RV & Camping
            Jun. 22, 2023

            Updog RV & Camping

            Great camping spot

            Lots of trees for great shade in these hot days. Nice pond for some fun fishing. Very clean restrooms and showers.

          • A
            Camper-submitted photo from Wilson Lake Park
            Jun. 17, 2023

            Wilson Lake Park

            Nice quiet place

            Nice campground with a decent sized fishing pond. Campground host is super friendly! They ran over when we pulled in and helped guide us into our site. We stayed at site 2 which is a little smaller than we would’ve liked but it is all concrete and has full hook ups. Did not do any fishing so can’t comment on that. Did go to the creamery nearby. If you stay here and don’t visit the creamery, you’re definitely missing out!

          • AThe Dyrt PRO User
            Camper-submitted photo from Delabar State Park
            May. 15, 2023

            Delabar State Park

            Quiet and basic

            Delabar is nice and quiet; I think that there were only two of us camped here on May 14. Several of the water spigots don't work. At least one of the electrical 110V hookups doesn't work. But with so few people, it wasn't a problem to find working electricity to recharge my phone. Water was annoying. More annoying was the lack of showers.

            Other than that, Delabar is nice and picturesque.

          • AThe Dyrt PRO User
            Camper-submitted photo from Driftwood Campground
            May. 13, 2023

            Driftwood Campground

            Super Clean, Super Helpful

            I tent-camped at Driftwood during a bike tour along the Mississippi River Trail. The showers and restroom were impressively clean. The hosts could not have made me feel more welcome.

          • Nick C.
            Camper-submitted photo from Langwood Education Center
            Dec. 24, 2022

            Langwood Education Center

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          • Melissa W.
            Camper-submitted photo from Lacey Keosauqua State Park
            Nov. 10, 2022

            Lacey Keosauqua State Park

            Lacey Keosauqua State Park

            Stayed for a week in mid November. Although we had a storm at the beginning and end the overall stay was great. Weather ranged from 50s to 70s during the day and 30s to 40s at night. There were only 4 other sites occupied with a few ins and out during the week. I could see the spring and summer months getting busy with lake use. Trails were well maintained and tended even late into the season. My pups and I loved walking the lake loop (2.1miles) every day. Bonus: the deer came out each evening to forage.

          • James M.The Dyrt PRO User
            Camper-submitted photo from Papa's Paradise Campground
            Nov. 9, 2022

            Papa's Paradise Campground

            Private CG needing updates

            This rural private CG has permanent campers with open sites. Though CG has neat small pond and quite farmland surrounding it, it needs updating. Showers/restrooms are small, single use units. Office was not open when visited, soda machine available, small playground area. Town of Wapello just a few miles away for supplies, and plenty of wildlife areas nearby including Iowa River for fishing or paddling. May be a simply a overnight stay between your travels.

          • Gamer Fortnite K.
            Camper-submitted photo from Whispering Oaks Campgrounds
            Nov. 8, 2022

            Whispering Oaks Campgrounds

            Pompous A$$holes

            This campground use to be a great place to camp until it got new owners. They no longer offer tent camping and they completely shut it off from the public. My family has been going there for generations including having family reunions there. That place helped so many parents and kids get thru their summer breaks. Now you can't step foot on the property without having rented an rv spit.

          • Lesley R.
            Camper-submitted photo from River Valley Horsecamp
            Oct. 29, 2022

            River Valley Horsecamp

            Family Equine Fun

            Camped here for a family reunion. Open sites near the Des Moines river and local road meant spots were just for sleeping. Excellent barns, accommodations, well-kept grounds and animals. Nearby locals kind and welcoming. Excellent time spent with family and horses, will return again.



          Guide to Fort Madison

          Camping near Fort Madison, Iowa, offers a mix of beautiful scenery and fun activities for everyone. Whether you're looking for a peaceful getaway or an adventure-filled trip, there are plenty of campgrounds to choose from.

          What to do:

          • Fishing and Boating: Many campers enjoy fishing and boating at Wakonda Lake Campground. One visitor mentioned, "Great for fishing. There are also full hookups. There's a playground and boat access and swimming."
          • Hiking Trails: Explore the trails at Siloam Springs State Park Campground. A reviewer shared, "Great hiking trails for all ages. Nice hiking loop for backpacking camping."
          • Swimming: Enjoy a refreshing swim at Boulder Lake Campground. One camper noted, "Nice lakes, kayaking rentals available, and a swimming beach too."

          What campers like:

          • Clean Facilities: Campers appreciate the cleanliness of the facilities. A visitor at Hickory Haven Campground said, "The bathrooms and laundry were very clean. The owner, John, was very friendly and helpful."
          • Spacious Sites: Many enjoy the spacious sites at Wakonda Lake Campground. One review stated, "Sites were spacious, clean, plenty of space between sites."
          • Friendly Staff: Campers often mention the helpful staff. A reviewer at Galesburg East / Knoxville KOA Journey said, "The hosts were delightful and really accommodating."

          What you should know:

          • Limited Amenities: Some campgrounds, like Allison Lake Storey, have limited amenities. A visitor mentioned, "There’s no market, but the staff are very helpful in directing you towards a good site suited for you."
          • Crowded in Summer: Popular spots like Boulder Lake Campground can get crowded during the summer. One camper noted, "During the summer it’s always full and kids running around."
          • Noise Levels: Some campgrounds may have noise from nearby roads or activities. A visitor at Illinois Spring Lake Park said, "There is a shooting range not far from the campground across the lake and we would hear shooting off and on."

          Tips for camping with families:

          • Playgrounds: Look for campgrounds with playgrounds for kids. Siloam Springs State Park Campground has a nice playground, making it a hit with families.
          • Water Activities: Choose campgrounds with swimming and boating options. A family at Wakonda Lake Campground enjoyed the "swimming and boating facilities."
          • Group Sites: Consider campgrounds that offer group sites for larger families. A visitor at Hickory Haven Campground mentioned, "This would be a fun getaway for families in the summer months."

          Tips from RVers:

          • Full Hookups: Look for campgrounds with full hookups for convenience. A reviewer at Galesburg East / Knoxville KOA Journey appreciated the "plenty of pull-through sites and FHU options."
          • Level Sites: Ensure the campground has level sites for easy setup. A visitor at Hickory Haven Campground noted, "Level grass tent sites. Shade of trees."
          • Quiet Locations: Choose campgrounds that are quieter for a more relaxing stay. A camper at Lake Darling State Park Campground said, "The campground was recently turned into a KOA... the location is super quiet and peaceful."

          Camping near Fort Madison, Iowa, has something for everyone, from families to RVers. With a variety of campgrounds and activities, you're sure to find the perfect spot for your next adventure!

          Frequently Asked Questions

          • Which is the most popular RV campsite near Fort Madison, IA?

            According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular RV campground near Fort Madison, IA is Crossroads RV Park with a 4-star rating from 6 reviews.

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