Best RV Parks & Resorts near Luther, IA

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Best RV Sites Near Luther, IA (74)

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    1. Griffs Valley View RV Park

    8 Reviews
    27 Photos
    40 Saves
    Bondurant, Iowa

    142 Full Hookup Campsites

    AMENITIES

    ​Two (2) Storm Shelters
    Laundry
    Private Showers
    Restrooms
    Recreation Pond Fishing
    Recreation Room/Area
    Coin Games
    Play Equipment
    Exercise Equipment
    • Fires
    • Electric Hookups
    • Phone Service
    • Reservable
    • RVs
    • Trash

    $35 - $90 / night

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    2. River Oaks RV Park

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    7 Photos
    7 Saves
    Runnells, Iowa

    Welcome to River Oaks RV Park located on the Des Moines River in beautiful central Iowa. The park is full of fun things to do and is one of the premier campgrounds in Iowa. You can spend your day biking and hiking the miles of trails carved through the woods or enjoy the serene atmosphere throughout the park. You'll enjoy mature hardwood trees and large RV sites during your stay. Also, take advantage of our one-acre stocked fishing pond or cast a line out on the Des Moines River! Looking for RV storage near Des Moines? We offer RV storage during the winter months at an affordable rate. But wait, there's more! We also rent RVs! Come experience camping in one of our premium RV rentals. So, if you're looking at campgrounds in Iowa with full hookup RV sites, and primitive campsites nestled in central Iowa timber, come visit us at River Oaks RV Park!

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

    $45 - $60 / night

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        4. Shady Brook Camping & RV Adventures, LLC

        1 Review
        2 Saves
        Earlham, Iowa

        Shady Brook Camping and RV Adventures offers many opportunities for fun! We offer special events; from banquets, anniversaries, birthdays, group camp outings, corporate retreats, and hunting.

        We offer the FIRST ascending Tree Tents in Iowa; a very new and unique option for sleeping in the trees!

        We also offer campsites, cabins, and suspended tents for your enjoyment! Bring your own rig or tents to setup.

        Come enjoy the beautiful Iowa landscape and year-round running Bear Creek.

        We are here to make your special occasion complete and memorable--where abundant wildlife roam and picturesque views prevail.

        ​Animals are welcome, they must be kept on a leash, please pick up waste and kindly dispose. The animals shots must be current.

        ​All our campsites can accommodate 45 Foot Camper/Trailer/RV, except site #'s 13, 15, 24, & 26.

        • Pets
        • Fires
        • Electric Hookups
        • Phone Service
        • Reservable
        • RVs
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        5. 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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          7. Jester County Park

          27 Reviews
          45 Photos
          101 Saves
          Granger, Iowa
          • Pets
          • Fires
          • Electric Hookups
          • Phone Service
          • Reservable
          • RVs

          $20 - $25 / night

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          8. Bob Shelter Recreation Area & Campground

          15 Reviews
          71 Photos
          51 Saves
          Johnston, Iowa

          Overview

          Bob Shetler Recreation Area is located in the tailwater area below the 26,000-acre Saylorville Lake Project, which stretches more than 50 miles up the Des Moines River Valley. The lake provides a wide variety of recreational activities, including boating, swimming, fishing, hiking and hunting.

          Recreation

          Visitors enjoy Saylorville Lake for its excellent boating, sailing, water skiing, windsurfing and swimming opportunities. Anglers will find walleye, wiper, largemouth bass, catfish, crappie and northern pike. The paved Neal Smith Trail winds 24 miles from Des Moines to Big Creek State Park and connects the campgrounds on the east side of the lake. It is designated as a National Recreation Trail and is used for biking, hiking, jogging, walking and in-line skating.

          Natural Features

          Large shade trees dot the open grassy areas of the campground, which offers excellent views of the Des Moines River. Most campsites are within easy walking distance of the shore. Wildlife is abundant throughout the project. White-tailed deer, turkeys, waterfowl and other small game animals roam the lands around the lake.

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

          $24 / night

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              10. Acorn Valley

              11 Reviews
              21 Photos
              18 Saves
              Polk City, Iowa

              Overview

              Acorn Valley Campground is located on the 26,000-acre Saylorville Lake Project, which stretches over 50 miles up the Des Moines River Valley. The lake provides a wide variety of recreational activities, including camping, bicycling, boating, swimming, fishing, hiking and hunting.

              Recreation

              Anglers enjoy the lake for its abundance of walleye, wiper, largemouth bass, catfish, crappie and northern pike. The paved Neal Smith Trail winds 24 miles from Des Moines to Big Creek State Park and connects the campgrounds on the east side of the lake. It is designated as a National Recreation Trail and is used for biking, hiking, jogging, walking and in-line skating.

              Natural Features

              The mature Bur Oaks at the entrance to Acorn Valley beckon visitors to explore its 26 acres on the fringe of an upland timber stand. Wildlife is abundant throughout the area. White-tailed deer, turkeys, pheasants, waterfowl and other small game animals roam the lands around the lake.

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

              $84 / night

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            Recent RV Reviews in Luther

            423 Reviews of 74 Luther Campgrounds


            • Pat F.The Dyrt PRO User
              Camper-submitted photo from Don Williams Park
              Oct. 14, 2024

              Don Williams Park

              Quite and nice

              Very quite and nice campground, we camped on top of the hill in tents it was awesome view and potable drinking water next to camp, bathrooms and shower facilities was clean and nice

            • RThe Dyrt PRO User
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              Sep. 29, 2024

              Lenon Mill Park

              Pretty basic, great for an overnight

              I stayed here one night while I was traveling. It was a Saturday so the campground was kind of busy. People shouting and loud music. Lots of trucks with noisy exhausts coming and going all day. I'm sure it's more quiet during the week.

              Some of the sites are well shaded, and you can access the water. It looked like people had been finding clams (they left the shells all over the picnic table). People were fishing here.

              The power pedestals are far back from the parking pad for some reason. If you back all the way into your spot or if you have a long cord you should be fine. There was only a 50A outlet so I needed to use an adapter for my 30A camper.

              There is one water spigot, and no dump station.

              There are bathrooms, but no showers.

              I had great T-mobile signal here (5G, 160 down and 20 up). And a somewhat decent 4G Verizon signal (70 down, 12 up).

              The Guthrie County Historical Village& Museum is a 5 minute walk away. It's not open evenings or weekends but there is interesting stuff to walk around and see even when closed. The railroad cars are very cool.

            • c
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              Sep. 22, 2024

              Sportsman Park

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            • Katie P.The Dyrt PRO User
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              Sep. 21, 2024

              Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt

              Campground closed

              Drove 6 hours to find out the campground is closed (apparently for all of fall and winter) without any awareness of that being the case online. Now I have to figure out somewhere to go at dinner time with my over-tired toddler and two dogs. Frustrated.

            • BENdejo ~.The Dyrt PRO User
              Camper-submitted photo from Prairie Flower Recreation Area
              Sep. 6, 2024

              Prairie Flower Recreation Area

              Large, level, clean, quiet, cheap

              Large level gravel pad driveways surrounded by beautiful prairie grass. Fantastically clean & well maintained facilities. Nice beach down the road and some Greenway trails. One of the NICEST public campgrounds I've stayed at. Reserve online at rec.gov. America the Beautiful National Parks Pass pays your day use fees at the beach.

            • Deb M.
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              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.

            • DThe Dyrt PRO User
              Camper-submitted photo from Acorn Valley
              Aug. 2, 2024

              Acorn Valley

              Nice playground , well maintained

              Nice and well maintained ! We parked at a site by the playground and bathhouse , and could sit at our camper and watch our son play at a safe distance

            • Nancy C.
              Camper-submitted photo from Acorn Valley
              Jul. 30, 2024

              Acorn Valley

              Amazingly Quiet

              We lived our time there. It was quiet and we loved listening to the wildlife at night. My only complaint is that they left people in to camp after 10. Which kept me awake for a bit.

            • Thomas P.
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              Jul. 9, 2024

              Beaver Lake Campground

              Simple for overnight

              This campground is on the side of a lake. You hear beavers at night, see rabbits are on the sides of the lot. We came late around 8pm and the owner helped us fill the form and pick our spot. The only drawback are the restrooms which were ok but smelly.

            • Matt M.
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              Jun. 25, 2024

              Iowa State Fair Campgrounds

              Nice campground!

              We've stayed here a number of times now in the past 2 years (not during fair weeks.) Campgrounds are located on the east side of the actual fairgrounds. There are hundreds of sites here. Some are flat, some are no where near flat, but there are so many, you can find one that will work for you! Almost all of the sites are full grass sites. The main shower house is the only one we've ever used and have no complaints. They are clean and bright and well kept.

              The sites are $32/night.

            • RThe Dyrt PRO User
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              Jun. 17, 2024

              Dakins Lake County Park

              Very Nice!

              Stayed a weekend here and was very enjoyable! This looks to be a relatively new campground as the trees are still very young and, therefore, not much shade. It was windy that weekend so plenty of air circulation made it nice. High didn’t hit 90 until Sunday afternoon so didn’t even need air conditioning.

            • Renee H.The Dyrt PRO User
              Camper-submitted photo from Des Moines West KOA Holiday
              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.

            • George H.
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              May. 17, 2024

              University 40

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            • Greg K.The Dyrt PRO User
              Camper-submitted photo from Alden riverview campground
              May. 5, 2024

              Alden riverview campground

              15$! Alden Riverview Campground

              30/50/110 power. Drinking water and dump onsite but not on sites. Wifi! Hot showers, playground,boat launch,fire pits,grills,good camp host.town is right there 2 bars and restaurants. Gas station I think was 8 blocks up to the right. Been hard to find all this for 15 bucks a day!

            • Amanda W.
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              Apr. 13, 2024

              Jester County Park

              camping

              we love it here people are great price is Right Showers are hot every time it a WOnderfull place •to be .

            • Pat F.The Dyrt PRO User
              Camper-submitted photo from Swede Point Park
              Apr. 8, 2024

              Swede Point Park

              Great little gem

              Great little hideaway of a campground, very reasonably priced and clean , fresh drinking water with dump stations and hot water showers and modern toilet facilities,

            • B
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              Apr. 2, 2024

              Greenhouse Camping

              Nice laid back overnight stay.

              This turned out to be a very easy overnight stopover on our way north to Minnesota. My niece lives in Desert Moines and it was a short drive for her to come for a visit and bring some local, delicious tacos for dinner. We will definitely consider this spot next time through!

            • Stuart K.The Dyrt PRO User
              Camper-submitted photo from Newton KOA
              Apr. 1, 2024

              Newton KOA

              This KOA Deserves Your Attention

              Literally a single stone’s throw from I80, one of the busiest thoroughfares you’ll find yourself on here in the great ‘Hawkeye State,’ this is one campground that very much deserves your attention, despite being a KOA. In fact, this campground outpost is so close to the highway that you’ll be hard pressed not to see or hear it during your entire stay. While this KOA does sit down a bit from the hustle & bustle that comes with a major interstate highway, a good number of the available RV sites sit on a sloping hill that is the same elevation as the highway itself, so if you do have the choice, opt for the lower sites (more on that later). 

              Sitting just 30 minutes east of Des Moines, Newton KOA offers up about 100 sites for RVs and 5th wheelers offering up all the standard hook-ups (water, sewage and 30 / 50 amp- but be careful because some sites only offer 30 or 50, while some do offer both, so be sure to ask when making your reservation). For mi tent pitching bredren, there’s about a dozen or so sites to choose from and all are fairly intermingled with the RV sites, although each site does sit on a plush patch of grass, so this KOA does a nice job on that front of integration. Oh, and if you don’t have an RV, 5th wheeler or a tent, on worries, this KOA will rent you one of its three cabins. 

              As this is a KOA you can expect a ton of amenities and this place does not disappoint with: catch & release fishing pond w/ fish cleaning station (that is oddly placed about as far away from the fishing pond as you can get), disc golf course, K9 camp for the puppies, cable TV, WiFi, in-ground pool (available 5/25 until 9/3) with ADA pool lift, horseshoes, meeting rooms, firewood for sale, LP gas refueling station, pool table, shuffleboard, social lounge, two kids playground, laundr-O-mat, basketball court, restroom & shower facilities, mini-market with basic groceries, ping pong, jump pad, game room, gaga pit, designated dumpster and dump station and of course the scattered fire pits and picnic tables. Just to go above and beyond, this KOA serves up free breakfast of flapjacks on Saturdays. Yahoo! 

              Insider’s tips? Here’s a few: (1) Whether you are pitching a tent or pulling up in your RV, the best sites IMHO are those in the lower valley, but located right in front of the main office, where there are 6 RV slots numbered #45 – 50 and 6 tent sites numbered T1 – T6; (2) Should you get hungry and might want to try some local fare, check out Taco John’s and La Cabaña Mexican Restaurant, which I guess stand for ‘local’ around here, although there is Newton Family Restaurant. If you are looking for something really different and amazing, I would suggest heading on over to Dan’s Sandwich Shop, which feels like real Americana from a bygone era, complete with a diner-esque vibe and matching elbow counter to warm up to over a nice piece of apple pie, scoop of ice cream washed down with a hot mug of coffee; (3) While this KOA has a mini-market, you will find a bigger selection with better prices just down the road at the local Walmart, where just due west of this, you’ll find a Hy-Vee Grocery store with a wine & spirits shop positioned there as well. Further down the road, you have excellent fresh cut meat from Fareway Grocery, but check out the local hotspot, Newton Market as well; and (4) While what you will discover from an outdoor standpoint at Newton KOA is interesting, if you want something more substantial, head to Newton Arboretum & Botanical Gardens for 6 acres of family-friendly landscape to explore with more displays and demonstrations that you can shake a stick at! Seriously, there’s a butterfly garden, peony border and nearly 200 individual species of trees here to check out. 

              Happy Camping!

            • Jake C.The Dyrt ADMIN User
              Camper-submitted photo from Greenhouse Camping
              Mar. 1, 2024

              Greenhouse Camping

              New to the Dyrt!

              Jake from the Dyrt here! We're excited to have this campground on the Dyrt and ready for you to book, check them out and make sure to leave a review!

            • mThe Dyrt PRO User
              Camper-submitted photo from Thomas Mitchell County Park
              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.

            • RThe Dyrt PRO User
              Camper-submitted photo from Swede Point Park
              Oct. 1, 2023

              Swede Point Park

              Nice Quiet place to spend the weekend

              Great place to stay. Just a few minutes drive to High Trestle Bridge and right off the river. People were accommodating and friendly. Right between Madrid and Woodward with small town conveniences…

            • Benjamin L.The Dyrt PRO User
              Camper-submitted photo from Walnut Woods State Park Campground
              Sep. 16, 2023

              Walnut Woods State Park Campground

              Nice park, convenient to Des Moines

              We stayed 2 nights, the park was nice and well maintained with walking trails. It is wooded so there is a lot of shade. The pad was a little small but fit our camper fine.

            • RThe Dyrt PRO User
              Camper-submitted photo from Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt
              Sep. 10, 2023

              Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt

              Great Weekend getaway!

              Just a great place to camp if you want quiet, relaxing, nature views! Camp host, Shelly was great and very helpful!! As with everything, the electric sites are $25.00 a night but we’ll worth it. Bathroom/Showers available and potable water at the front gate to load up before setting up camp site…. Also has small dump station at gate for on the way out…

            • 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



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              According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular RV campground near Luther, IA is Griffs Valley View RV Park with a 4.8-star rating from 8 reviews.

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