Best RV Parks near Princeton, IA
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Best RV Sites Near Princeton, IA (89)
1. Porth RV Park
2 Reviews•12 Photos- Pets
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2. Geneseo Campground
12 Reviews•22 Photos•30 SavesFriendly, quiet camping in the midst of nature’s wonders! We are four miles north of Interstate 80 at Exit 19, located along the historic Hennepin Canal, a recreational trail covering about 72 miles that offers great bicycling, canoeing or hiking! You can fish the canal for bass, bluegill, crappie, and catfish! Or, if you would prefer, a leisurely ride along the canal on a Surrey Cart to enjoy the tranquil scenery. All of this just directly adjacent to the campground! Geneseo is known for its craft shops and Victorian architecture. With tree-lined streets and neighborly people, come explore what we have to offer! Many other area attractions are just minutes away. Whether you’re coming with your RV, a tent or looking to rent one of our cabins or yurt, we welcome you and your family! We have pull-thru sites, full hookups, tent sites and cabin rentals. We know that camping means different things to different people, so we want to welcome each of you, however, you define it!
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$28 - $35 / night
3. Interstate RV Park
8 Reviews•41 Photos•12 Saves- Pets
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4. Cedar River Campground
8 Reviews•17 Photos•32 SavesWe are a seasonal campground open April 15 thru October 15. We have seasonal, monthly, weekly, and overnight rates. We have planned activities as well as many amenities. River frontage, canoe/ tube rental, mini golf, pool and so much more.
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$35 - $50 / night
5. Off Shore RV Park
1 Review•8 Photos•5 SavesOff Shore Resort is situated on the most scenic Mississippi Riverfront property in the upper Midwest and features a hotel, campground, state of the art outdoor pool and aquatics center, bar and restaurant and an event center. We are located just two-miles north of the beautiful, quaint riverside village of Bellevue, Iowa. Patrons may visit our resort by road as well as the mighty Mississippi to enjoy our hospitality. During the 2021 season, we have undergone extensive renovations across the entire property to provide a true Mississippi riverfront destination resort. Come check us out!
Whether you need a little adult time being pampered for a few nights in a luxury riverfront suite at our beautiful hotel, or bring the whole family to relax outdoors around the campfire, you really should check out Off Shore Resort. And for those who are already familiar with us, the new aquatics center and remodeled restaurant should bring you back for an all new fun-in-the-sun experience.
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- Reservable
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$69 - $139 / night
6. Lakeside RV Park and Campground
2 Reviews•8 Photos•3 Saves- Pets
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7. Seven Eagles RV Resort & Campground
1 Review•2 Photos•3 Saves- Electric Hookups
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- Toilets
8. Fishermans Corner - Mississippi River
21 Reviews•19 Photos•35 SavesOverview
With impressive views of the mighty Mississippi River, Fishermans Corner provides convenient RV and tent camping facilities for outdoor enthusiasts. The lush river landscape provides plenty of shade, and activities from water sports to hiking to wildlife viewing. Eagle watching is particularly popular during the winter months at Fishermans Corner.
Recreation
Although there is no river access from within the campground, the Fishermans Corner Day Use facility is a short walk away and offers numerous fishing areas as well as a canoe ramp. Visitors can also catch a weekly educational program at the amphitheater located within the campground. The Central Trail section of the famous Mississippi River Trail passes directly in front of the campground, offering visitors miles of walking and biking trails along the river bank. The expansive Elton E. Fawks Bald Eagle Refuge and Nature Preserve and the Illiniwek Forest Preserve are also located just minutes away.
Natural Features
Fishermans Corner offers an excellent view of a small aquatic marsh near Locks and Dam 14, which is home to an array of wildlife species. On any given morning visitors may see turtles sunning on rocks near the river bed or countless bird species hunting the shallow waters for food. The scenery during camping season never disappoints, whether it's the vivid greenery during the spring or the breathtaking medley of colors during the fall.
Contact Info
For local information, please call (563) 232-9096 or call (815) 259-3628 for general information.
Nearby Attractions
The John Deere Pavilion, an interactive museum spanning almost 200 years of the famous American agricultural company's history is located a convenient 20-minutes away by car. For a more exotic experience, the Botanical Center located in Rock Island, features an array of colorful plant species located in both indoor and outdoor gardens.
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9. Little Bear Campground
8 Reviews•24 Photos•40 Saves- Pets
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$22 - $49 / night
10. Loud Thunder Forest Preserve- White Oak Campground
1 Review•11 Photos•6 SavesRV pads with water and electricity hook-ups (only campsite W-26 has a sewer hook-up)
Camp the way you like. We understand that some people like to pitch a tent and cook over an open fire, and others just don’t. That’s okay with us because we have campsites for both. The only restriction is that equestrians must utilize the designated sites at within the Horse Corral campground, all others may utilize any campsite of their choosing regardless of their camping unit. Only one camping unit is allowed per site, "children's tents are considered a camping unit"
The white oak campground offers 6 RV campsites with electricity and water hook-ups and a shower building, please note only one campsite, campsite W-26, includes water, electricity, and sewer hook-ups
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$20 - $26 / night
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Recent RV Reviews In Princeton
395 Reviews of 89 Princeton Campgrounds
Dan M.
Traveler
Hickory Grove Campground
Definitely worth a stop!
This a really nice campground with a lot of recent upgrades. Great location, excellent piece of land, and the owners are super friendly. Sites give you TONS of room and they are all FHU.
Coty G.
Guide
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.
James M.
Legend
Jackson County Iowa Fairgrounds
Small County fairground cg
Offers basics: water, electric, showers some shade, stores nearby
- James M.Legend
Horseshoe Pond
Nice smaller CG in City of Maquoketa, Iowa
CG offers gravel pads, tables, fire rings, electric, sump station, water, small pond with fishing, paddling, dog park. Close to stores for supplies, dining, fuel.
Brian O.Legend
Maquoketa Caves State Park
Nice campground, fun caves, older established state park
My mom remembers visiting this park in the 40's. Not a surprise since Grampa was a Geologist.
This is a small campground for such an old park, only 34 sites, walk-ins included. All sites are along one road with a turnaround at the end. There is only one building with toilets, showers and no pit toilets. These are clean and well maintained.
There is a playground near the entrance that is shared with the caves entrance area, a bit of a walk.
The caves themselves are down a long hill from the campground. There are facilities there too, and a concession stand with limited hours/ days. The caves are fun to explore, but not ADA accessible. Bring flashlights and in some areas watch your head.
The Visitor's center at the park entrance is staffed by volunteers and only open on weekends.
Once you've done the caves, there's not much else to see within the park. But visit the Hurstville interpretive center for a nice nature center and trails.- Wendy R.Traveler
Saulsbury Bridge Rec Area - Cedar River Campground
Peaceful and close to a town
There are sites along the river, while others are larger tucked along the woods and not close to each other. Perfect get away. 15-20 minutes to the closest town.
- James M.Legend
Bennett Park
Nice small County CG with pond
Campground is nice with a few newer amenities, including shower house and handicap campsite. Gravel pads at sites include tables, fire, pits, electric,. There’s a dump station, play area, shelters for rent, and a pond that you can actually swim and fish and paddling.
- JJacob H.
Scout
Hennepin Canal Campground
Easy place to camp
5 site in all. 4 sites can be accessed by rv or trailer. 5th one has barriers up and only tents. Each site has fire rings and tables to use. 3 sites back up along the canal. Public park restrooms near by.
.! E !.Guide
Rock Island-Quad Cities KOA
Perfect!
Very nice, affordable and peaceful campsite. Stayed one night for tent camping, campsite was clean and accommodating with fire pit, picnic table, lights, Wi-Fi, and power plug. Bathrooms and showers were clean. Perfect camping site.
- CCharles E.Traveler
Mississippi Palisades State Park
Super cheap for what you get.
I got a primitive tent site in an area all to myself, with a shower house just down the road, in a beautiful and quiet campground for $10 cash. You really can’t beat that. Campground is separate from the park so you don’t have to pay a park entrance fee to stay here.
Brent A.Scout
Vel Terra
Wonderful Little Campground
We stayed at this campground over Labor Day. The owner intentionally doesn't fill all of the sites in order to give people more space- a great luxury over a holiday like this. The sites are pretty small and only one 'sleeping structure' is allowed on each site but we found that Jeff was very willing to let us put up two tents (one for my wife & I
+ one for the kids) because we were in the same family.
The bathrooms and showers were very neat and well maintained. We didn't use the showers because they were paid but our friends did and had good things to say about them.
The campground has a very nice playground (the favorite of the trip for one of my kids) and a lounge where anyone staying at the campground can rest with A/C, wifi, a phone charging area, and some board games.
The primary drawback is that there isn't a lot of outdoor activities to do in the area. All the land is private so there's not great hiking (a little in the state park about 20 min drive away), IL law allows waterways to be privately owned so you can't kayak the river, etc. Galena is nearby if you want to go shopping and we really enjoyed going to Terrapin Apple Orchard and picking some apples (if you're there in the Fall). But all in all I would say this is a great campground to rest and relax at- probably not ideal for outdoor adventures.
- James M.Legend
Sherman Co Park
Scenic County park along Wapsipinicon River
The campground offers to camp areas: one better suited for RVs, and the other area is better suited for primitive tent, camping. Sites have picnic tables and fire rings, our recites include electric. There is a campground host, shower house, shelter and playground area there too. The tent sites are prone to flooding occasionally from the gun river. There is a boat ramp with access to the river for fishing and paddling.
- James M.Legend
Bald Eagle Campground and Cabins
Nice modern cabin in County campground
Cabin sits at end of campground lane with covered porch, parking for 3 cars, ADA accessible. Cabin has 2 sleeping rooms, sleeping loft, and sofa. Capacity is 10, with all kitchen amenities. Has fire pit, wood available in campground, tables, and gas grill with rental. Playground nearby, park has seasonal pool, garden of course, trails, Pride Lake for fishing and paddling.
- James M.Legend
Interstate RV Park
Overnight stop along I-80
Campground has gravel lanes, roads pads, appears to have annual residence, campground office, pool is clean, planes, farm, and fleet nearby for Supplies. Sites include tables, water, electric, though need updating.
- Jim C.Traveler
Little Bear Campground
Great week of camping
This was a great campground very clean all around, very nice pool..wish I could for a month. But they don't allow monthly stays
Stephanie S.Guide
Allison Lake Storey
Second time was not the same
We stayed here at the beginning of May last year. We thought it was a pretty good camp ground, but didn’t realize how different it would be the second time around a little later in the season. It was noisy and packed, tenters taking up more room than they should’ve, and no one to tell them not to. We had a camper set up close to us and taken over three sites. It was even uneven terrain than we remembered where we were set up, more dirt than grass. The bathrooms smelled heavily like urine and were not clean. When we left to dump the dump we had to switch to the other dump station because the hose threading was so bad. Even the other one wasn’t great, but we had to make it work. We will not be back, unless we try at the beginning of the season when it’s less busy and things aren’t as dirty. Even then, I don’t know if we want to battle the uneven sites.
- Christopher B.Scout
Cabin Fever Campground
Place is nice, manager isn't.
The place is nice and very quiet on weekdays. My only complaint is Rick who runs the place. I have not had good experiences with him. He really seems unhappy in his job. I heard him tell a good friend of mine while I was standing just feet away "... I hate managing the place".
- Charles M.
RangerMaquoketa Caves State Park
Beautiful State Park
This park is beautiful and perfect for an adventurous hike. The caves make this a unique place to visit but the hiking is rigorous. It proved to be tons of fun for me, my son and his friends. We would definitely go back.
- Charles M.Ranger
Bellevue State Park
Campsite Was Average at Best
I took my son and one of his friends campjng to Bellvue State Park, however, we did not visit the actual park itself. The camp sites were close to one another, many had almost no privacy from the other campsites. We were at campsite 40, which had a severe incline. Also, if you prefer to hammock camp you may not be able to do so. I was able to find one tree and hook the other side up to my vehicle.
- James M.Legend
Scott County Park- South East Corner Campground
Primitive Equestrian site
Primitive site offers table, fire ring, grill, tie up, outhouse, open space, hard surface parking. Trail is adjacent.
- James M.Legend
Incahias Campground - Scott County Park
Campground closed
Campground is closed until further notice due to major electrical issue.
Chris J.Scout
Geneseo Campground
Cozy and quiet
Hosts were very welcoming. Cozy and quiet location. Lots of room.
- EElida L.Scout
Clarks Ferry
Great campground
This campground sits between the Mississippi River with barge traffic and busy rail road tracks. I knew this up front because you can see it on the map. To me this just means people are working which is great. I know the horns blow all night and day long but i choose to ignore it. The campsites are great. The hosts are warm and welcoming also very helpful. I missed a great photo opportunity last night. Birds were migrating to the north and flying very close to the river. It was awesome to watch. We love this campground!
- James M.Legend
Porth RV Park
Small rural cg in town
Sites are close together: gravel pads, onsite: water, firewood, fire pit, tables, food nearby, playground adjacent, near Highway 30.
- James M.Legend
Wilderness Campground, Scott County Park
Good County primitive cg
Seasonal cg has good shade in forested areas with fire rings, tables, durable roads. Seasonal host with firewood, rr/showers
- James M.Legend
Bald Eagle Campground and Cabins
Good County CG with amenities
CG is open all year offering: hard pads, fire rings, tables, water, electric, dump station, shades spots, RR/showers, firewood, seasonal host, trails nearby, overflow parking, and large cabin for rent. Park offers gold, hike/bike/horse trails, Pride Lake for fishing and paddling, swim pool, concessions. Pioneer Village at North end of park.
- James M.Legend
Summit Campground - West Lake Park
Good County CG and Park with amenities
CG is being updated today connect with Lisa cal sewer system. Sites offer: tables, fire rings, hard drive through pads, electric, water, showers/RR, play areas, horse shoes, trails, and 2 cabins adjacent to CG. Overflow/visitor parking. Park offers trails, 4 lakes for paddling, fishing, and swim beach in season, concessions, disc golf.
Guide to Princeton
Camping near Princeton, Iowa, offers a mix of beautiful scenery and fun activities for everyone. Whether you're looking for a peaceful retreat or an adventurous getaway, there are several campgrounds to choose from.
What to do:
- Explore the Caves: At Maquoketa Caves State Park Campground, you can hike through unique caves. One visitor said, "The caves make this a unique place to visit but the hiking is rigorous."
- Enjoy the Mississippi River: Fishermans Corner - Mississippi River offers a lovely riverside experience. A camper mentioned, "It felt like we had escaped to a riverside sanctuary."
- Disc Golf and Play Areas: At West Overlook Campground, you can enjoy disc golf and playgrounds. One reviewer noted, "There is disc golf as well."
What campers like:
- Clean Facilities: Campers appreciate the cleanliness of the bathrooms. One visitor at Thomson Causeway said, "The facilities are very good and impeccably clean."
- Spacious Sites: Many campgrounds, like Shady Creek, have spacious sites. A reviewer shared, "The sites are spacious and angled for ease of backing into."
- Friendly Hosts: Campers often mention the helpful staff. At Mississippi Palisades State Park Campground, one camper said, "The best camp hosts ever!!!"
What you should know:
- Insect Awareness: Be prepared for bugs, especially in warmer months. A camper at Thomson Causeway warned, "I should’ve taken the other reviews more seriously about the number of insects."
- Limited Amenities: Some campgrounds, like Fishermans Corner - Mississippi River, lack showers. A visitor noted, "The bathrooms are a little dated, but very clean."
- Site Proximity: Campsites can be close together. One camper at White Pines Forest State Park Campground mentioned, "The campground is absolutely jammed with campsites."
Tips for camping with families:
- Choose Family-Friendly Campgrounds: Look for places with playgrounds and activities. West Overlook Campground has a kids' play area, making it a great spot for families.
- Plan for Quiet Hours: Many campgrounds enforce quiet hours, which can be a plus for families with young kids. A camper at Lowden State Park Campground said, "Everyone was respectful of quiet hours and very friendly."
- Pack Snacks and Drinks: Having snacks on hand can keep kids happy. One visitor at Maquoketa Caves State Park Campground mentioned, "The good news is that likely due to the bats, there were no gnats or mosquitos."
Tips from RVers:
- Check Site Size: Make sure your RV fits the site. A reviewer at Chief Keokuk Campground noted, "The sites are pretty even; some had a slight slope but not too bad."
- Look for Electric Hookups: Many campgrounds offer electric hookups, which can be a lifesaver. One camper at Camelot Campground Quad Cities USA said, "The sites are close packed with small patios between the rigs."
- Plan for Dump Stations: Ensure you know where the nearest dump station is located. A visitor at Thomson Causeway mentioned, "Dump Station: Yes, Belford entering the campground."
Camping near Princeton, Iowa, has something for everyone, from families to RV enthusiasts. Just remember to plan ahead and enjoy the great outdoors!
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