Best Cabin Camping near Lucas, IA

Looking to cabin camp near Lucas and enjoy a rustic retreat into nature? Cabin camping is an adventurous and unique way to experience the city. You're sure to find the perfect cabin for your Iowa cabin camping excursion.

Best Cabin Sites Near Lucas, IA (19)

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    1. Winterset City Park

    12 Reviews
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    46 Saves
    Winterset, Iowa
    • Pets
    • Fires
    • Electric Hookups
    • Phone Service
    • Reservable
    • ADA Access

    $15 - $22 / night

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    2. Des Moines West KOA Holiday

    22 Reviews
    33 Photos
    44 Saves
    Earlham, Iowa

    We are very excited to provide you and your family a memorable Iowa camping experience at the best rated Des Moines RV Park & Campground. If it's been years since you've camped at Des Moines West KOA, make it a point to stop back in to see all the new and exciting improvements, including 2 Dog Parks, Huge Jumping Pillow, Jump Shot (Trampoline Basketball), Water Wars, Paddle Boats, Organized Weekend Activities, Ladder Ball, Horseshoes, & Hunt Brother's Pizza & Wings. We promise you'll be pleasantly surprised. The park is nestled 1.5 miles north of I-80, off exit 106, amongst beautiful Iowa farm fields, in a peaceful rural setting, where the only thing you'll hear are the songbirds singing!

    • Pets
    • Fires
    • Electric Hookups
    • Phone Service
    • Reservable
    • ADA Access
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    3. Timberline Campground

    12 Reviews
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    43 Saves
    West Des Moines, Iowa

    Timberline Campground is nestled on the outskirts of Waukee, Iowa, which is located just a few miles west of West Des Moines. It is conveniently situated one and a half miles away from Interstate 80, but your ears won’t be able to tell.

    From the shady campsites to the immaculate facilities, Timberline Campground continues to delight its guests time and time again. Let your hosts show you how Timberline Campground provides country camping with city convenience! ​

    Timberline is private property, not public property, and shall not be used as public property. Check in at the office and register all guests and planned activities.

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

    $35 - $80 / night

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    4. Honey Creek State Park Campground

    4 Reviews
    18 Photos
    25 Saves
    Moravia, Iowa

    This recreation area is part of Rathbun Lake

    • Phone Service
    • RVs
    • Tents
    • Group
    • Cabins
    • Standard (Tent/RV)
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    5. Nine Eagles State Park Campground

    6 Reviews
    14 Photos
    24 Saves
    Davis City, Iowa
    • Pets
    • Fires
    • Electric Hookups
    • Phone Service
    • Reservable
    • ADA Access

    $12 / night

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    6. Thomas Mitchell County Park

    11 Reviews
    57 Photos
    58 Saves
    Mitchellville, Iowa
    • Pets
    • Fires
    • Electric Hookups
    • Phone Service
    • Reservable
    • ADA Access
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    7. Little River Recreation Area

    2 Reviews
    15 Photos
    16 Saves
    Leon, Iowa
    • Pets
    • Fires
    • Electric Hookups
    • Phone Service
    • Reservable
    • ADA Access
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    8. Waterfront Cabin

    1 Review
    13 Photos
    4 Saves
    Carlisle, Iowa

    Enjoy our relaxing cabin on an 8-acre pond just a couple of miles outside of the city. Highway access to a secluded spot in this 266-acre property. The cabin is “off the grid” so it can be run by a generator or wood burning stove, lamps, etc. There is a waterfront deck, firepits, tree swing, dock, and many other ways to enjoy the peaceful scenery. A generator will be supplied for a “not so off grid” experience if preferred. UTV rentals are an option when available ($250/day) if you want to explore the property and have some fun.

    • Pets
    • Fires
    • Electric Hookups
    • Reservable
    • Cabins
    • Trash

    $200 - $300 / night

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    9. Green Valley State Park Campground

    8 Reviews
    41 Photos
    47 Saves
    Creston, Iowa
    • Pets
    • Fires
    • Electric Hookups
    • Phone Service
    • Reservable
    • ADA Access
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      10. Singing Mesa Ranch

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      Lucas, Iowa

      At Singing Mesa Ranch, our goal is to be your favorite spot for horse boarding, camping and hitting the trails. Our focus is to create an inviting but small and quiet destination where family is welcome, folks respect each other and you can unwind. You don't have to have a horse to stay with us! Established in 2015, we have slowly built a small campground, opened our indoor stall barn, outdoor pens and uncovered paddocks to our campers and as a horse motel. We have a 60x90 insulated indoor arena, a heated stall barn with up to 8 stalls and a wash rack. We have 16 miles of maintained trails and acres of space to blaze your own path. In 2022, we added the outdoor arena which is 100x220 with cattle roping chutes and return. Looking for a travel stop while traveling through Iowa, we are 20 minutes East from I-35 at Osceola, 20 minutes South of Indianola and right on Hwy 65. Stop by with your camper or LQ and horses and stay the night with us. Our facilities are open year round.

      • Electric Hookups
      • Reservable
      • RVs
      • Tents
      • Equestrian
      • Cabins

      $15 - $75 / night

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    Recent Cabin Reviews in Lucas

    92 Reviews of 19 Lucas Campgrounds


    • Deb M.
      Camper-submitted photo from Winterset City Park
      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.

    • Laura W.The Dyrt PRO User
      Camper-submitted photo from Green Valley State Park Campground
      Aug. 23, 2024

      Green Valley State Park Campground

      Timing is everything!

      Pretty grounds with woodland coverage on all sides in addition to the lake. We visited in August and realized it was prime family vacation time before school starts up again, so a little crowded and noisy. Spots are pretty close together too. But the grounds are quite lovely and the facilities were super clean. We plan to go back when Autumn arrives, mid week. Bonus easy shore fishing access.

    • Renee H.The Dyrt PRO User
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      May. 23, 2024

      Des Moines West KOA Holiday

      Nice modern KOA

      Large modern KOA with sites to accommodate all sizes of rigs and also tent campers. Gravel sites require some leveling. Not much privacy between sites nor shade. Bathhouses were clean and private. Laundry available. Off leash dog area available. Convenient to John Wayne’s birthplace and covered bridges of Madison County. Bulk propane tanks were on site for winter campers. Camper cabins available. Small store with Hunt Brothers pizza to order. Gathering room on site and pedal car racetrack. Verizon cell signal was good. Garbage dumpster and dump station on site.

    • Marie M.
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      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.

    • mThe Dyrt PRO User
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      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.

    • Ben K.
      Camper-submitted photo from Thomas Mitchell County Park
      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

    • T
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      Jul. 27, 2023

      Des Moines West KOA Holiday

      One of our favorites !

      Have stayed here several times, one of our grandkids favorite KOA's. Staff is one of the nicest and most helpful we've ever encountered.

    • Les W.The Dyrt PRO User
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      Jul. 18, 2023

      Des Moines West KOA Holiday

      Unbelievable !

      Stayed here for five nights attending a family reunion. First time staying at a koa and it was awesome. From the site service firewood and food delivery, to the location and people who stopped here in their travels. I will definitely stay at a KOA again!

    • Charity T.The Dyrt PRO User
      Camper-submitted photo from Des Moines West KOA Holiday
      Jul. 4, 2023

      Des Moines West KOA Holiday

      Very laid back

      QUIETEST KOA IN AMERICA. no hiway no traintracks or airport! Well kept.. bathrooms are a little scarce and WET.. but very nice little campground and VERY friendly staff.

    • K
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      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!

    • j
      Camper-submitted photo from Timberline Campground
      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!

    • K
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      Feb. 26, 2023

      Shady Brook Camping & RV Adventures, LLC

      Interstate to close

      You could literally throw a rock from the entrance and hit a passing semi. Would be a possible extended stay for construction folks. Not for any peace and quite camping. Have never stayed at the campground, only scouted. So can't comment on operators, or residents.

    • Jake C.The Dyrt ADMIN User
      Camper-submitted photo from Waterfront Cabin
      Jan. 25, 2023

      Waterfront Cabin

      Off-Grid Cabin by the pond

      Jake from the Dyrt here!  I had a chance to learn a little about this awesome cabin, they offer the opportunity to get off-grid and hangout on the porch overlooking a pond.  Check them out and leave a review on The Dyrt!

    • Lee D.The Dyrt PRO User
      Camper-submitted photo from Little River Recreation Area
      Oct. 28, 2022

      Little River Recreation Area

      Off the beaten path and very quiet

      General: This small county park (16 electric, 14 tent sites plus three cabins) is not reservable which might be an issue on summer weekends but on a Sunday in April, was no problem. Including us, only three sites were occupied. The rates are very reasonable -$15 for electric, and $12 for tent sites. 

      Site Quality/Facilities: Each site has a generous-sized picnic table and fire ring. Some sites are better than others, however. Sites 2 and 3 (both electric) are sloped down and the driveway is a bit overgrown. No physical separation between sites which when we were there was not an issue but might be when more crowded. Some of the sites have a direct water view but again, some are more sloped than others. 

      Bathhouse: A short hike uphill from all sites but it was very clean when we were there. The showers also looked clean, but I did not use them so cannot comment on how well they worked. 

      Activities/Amenities: Fishing! We saw a few boats on the water when we were there and there were two docks, one of them handicapped accessible. Swimming is not allowed but there is a nice day-use area not far down the road with a nice beach and picnic area. There are also horseshoe pits and a small but very nice playground. No hiking trails that I could discern. There was also a small little free library. 

      When we were there, we appreciated the quiet, out-of-the-way setting. It is close to the town of Leon but we circumvented it on the way in and out so I don’t know what services might be available.

    • GThe Dyrt PRO User
      Camper-submitted photo from Timberline Campground
      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.

    • Reese W.
      Camper-submitted photo from Thomas Mitchell County Park
      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.

    • Shawn S.
      Camper-submitted photo from Des Moines West KOA Holiday
      Jul. 17, 2022

      Des Moines West KOA Holiday

      What can I say…KOA!

      Everything you expect from a KOA. Roadside Oasis, a place to rest a weary head, food, showers, etc. Cabins always help get you in and get out early without setting up camp.

    • Scott C.The Dyrt PRO User
      Camper-submitted photo from Des Moines West KOA Holiday
      Jul. 17, 2022

      Des Moines West KOA Holiday

      Wonderful Quick Stay

      Stayed here overnight while heading to Colorado. Extremely friendly staff, very clean site, easy check-in and points redemption, and tons of activities for the kids. We would absolutely come back to stay for a full weekend!

    • J
      Camper-submitted photo from Des Moines West KOA Holiday
      Jun. 25, 2022

      Des Moines West KOA Holiday

      Perfect spot for our family layover

      What’s not to like? Clean, quiet, easy to setup. Perfect spot for our family to spend an evening. I’m sure it would also be great for a several night stay over.

    • P
      Camper-submitted photo from Timberline Campground
      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!

    • Whitney S.
      Camper-submitted photo from Thomas Mitchell County Park
      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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