Best Glamping near Villisca, IA

Recent Glamping Reviews in Villisca

69 Reviews of 8 Villisca Campgrounds

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  Steve

  Guide

  

  Sep. 25, 2024

  Pottawattamie County Fairgrounds

  Cheap and easy to get to from the highway

  This is a no-frills stop off on a road trip kind of place. The bathrooms were pretty gross and there are lights on all night so hopefully you have a blackout tent or good shades on your RV. It's nothing to write home about but it was quiet and I slept well. I would stay again

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  Sharon

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 19, 2024

  Lake Anita State Park Campground

  Nice

  We only stayed here for the night but everything was perfectly fine. A little off I80 but not too far. Nice lake and incredible harvest moon the night we were there

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  Fred S.

  Legend

  

  Sep. 6, 2024

  Waubonsie State Park Campground

  Really good hiking trails

  Stayed one night on Sept 4. Camped at site 35 in the non-equestrian campground; non-electric fee $15. Parked van on the grass at this site. Like nearly all of the sites in this campground, this site was close to the campground road. Overall, I felt that the campsites were all bunched together - offering no privacy and spacing between sites. The shower house was closed during our visit. Water was also turned off at the wayer pumps in the campground. There was one single vault toilet available for all of the campers; it was reasonably clean. Wayne, the campground host, was nice & helpful. There is a self-serve firewood station in the campground; cost is either $5 or $10, depending on the amount of wood you purchase. The campsites have a picnic table & metal fire ring. I wasn't too pleased with this campground, but I was very happy with the nearby hiking trails within the park. It's a pretty state park with hills & lush forest. The day use areas looked great. I recommend those traveling along I-29 to stop at this park - not necessarily for the camping, but for the hiking. Had some T-Mobile 4G service.

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  Danni A.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 11, 2024

  Waubonsie State Park Campground

  Quiet and Peaceful

  This park was a great place to head to and unplug for a weekend. We camped in the area without hookups, so we pretty much had that area to ourselves. The area with hookups was somewhat crowded. The bathrooms and shower were clean. Water is easily accessible. The park is small, and we didn't find much to do other than a few hikes. 

  There are signs in the bathrooms warning of the raccoons. These signs are not exaggerating. We had a raccoon at our campsite trying to steal our food while we were there, like the raccoon was less than 10 feet from humans during mid-day.

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  Mills C.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 11, 2024

  Pony Creek Co Park

  NOT affiliated with DYRT

  Do not pay Dyrt to use this campground.  They are not affiliated.

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  Cire C.

  Scout

  

  Mar. 2, 2024

  Pottawattamie County Fairgrounds

  Overnight or Long Term

  We have been coming to this campground every year. They have recently open during the winter which is great because not many campground are open during this time. Steve is such a great guy who is always looking out for you.

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  Kevin P.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 7, 2023

  Pony Creek Co Park

  Camp by tent

  a great place

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  Ladona S.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 6, 2023

  Pottawattamie County Fairgrounds

  Super easy I80 stop

  We made a one night stop as we traversed I80. Clean with shaded park like area. Electric, water and sewer available. Bathroom and shower were clean. But old style, so small and well worn.

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  cole G.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 2, 2023

  Haworth City Park

  Pretty but have ports potties

  Pretty nice campground but bathrooms are shut down and they have ports potties. BUT they were very clean and maintained

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  Robert T.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 24, 2023

  Lake Anita State Park Campground

  Great Campsite and Location

  Great location, good facilities (shower, spigot with drinking water, restroom with flush toilets). Plenty of space in tent area - shade and soft grass. A bit noisy when I stayed (people playing loud music into the evening). Overall a good place to stay

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  Kristi D.

  Legend

  

  Jul. 5, 2023

  Waubonsie State Park Campground

  Had the campground too ourselves!

  It appears not many people camp in Iowa in February. We had the campground to ourselves. We missed the crazy cold and snow by a day but it was 20 degree with the wind when I hiked the prairie. Lovely little state park, clean and the trail system was pretty neat. Wasn't perfectly flat and had some overlooks. Very much enjoyed!

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  Victoria S.

  Guide

  

  Apr. 7, 2023

  Haworth City Park

  Camp was okay. Prices were outrageous

  We stayed 2 nights and paid way too much in taxes and fees. It is NOT a flat rate of $30 for 30amps and $50 for 50amps. Then there's taxes that add up to an extra $10. Then it's $10 to dump. The camp was flat and had decent parks for the kids. Wouldn't recommend this park but it works if you're in a pinch.

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  Tarrah C.

  Legend

  

  Apr. 5, 2023

  Waubonsie State Park Campground

  Nice Trails

  This is a great weekend spot not much to do around the park. The campsites are nice but close with not much space in between. There are 2 campgrounds, the one north of the highway is a horse campground but required. There are nice trails in this area. The campground on the south is more of a tent site. There are vault toliets, no showers. A lot of great trails o this side. All campsites include a picnic table and fire ring.

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  JM

  Scout

  

  Oct. 29, 2022

  Lake Anita State Park Campground

  Control FREAKS

  Campground literally empty and our 2nd car could not sit at the camper??? Get a life!!! I swear they always find something to bother us about, we are done camping here!!! No room for a fire unless you want it 2 foot from your camper. Go to Little field or Hancock.

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  Amy H.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 21, 2022

  Waubonsie State Park Campground

  Very nice

  The campsite was very nice. Not too expensive. The showers and bathrooms were nice and had decent room. If you are wanting a site here it would be best to reserve one there were not a lot to choose from when we got there just about every spot was reserved. But overall was a great place to camp for a family.

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  Fraggle R.

  Traveler

  

  May. 9, 2022

  Lake Anita State Park Campground

  Great spot!

  $13 full hook up. Stayed 4 nights on a beautiful lake. My 35 foot rig made it to the back-in spot easily.

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  Michael H.

  Scout

  

  Apr. 12, 2022

  Lake Anita State Park Campground

  Big and Beautiful

  We loved staying there over the weekend.

  We got 2 electric only sites 129 & 130 for our tents. Good sized spaces. Clean latrines and park all around. A lot of timid wildlife

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  Heather G.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 26, 2021

  Casey City Park

  Good for one Night

  This campground is part of a city park. It is far enough off I80 that you don't hear the traffic at night. When I arrived, I was the only one here. Later at night another camper showed up.  It was nice and quiet. Nice to have a grassy park to walk the dogs around. Not much to do here, but I only stayed for one night. The bathrooms were a little beat up, but clean. Best part, it was only $10.

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  Heather M.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 20, 2021

  Lake Anita State Park Campground

  good overnight

  Nice campground, clean, beautiful lake with bike path/walking trail around the entire lake. Not much to do in small town but fun for an overnight .

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  John A.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 7, 2021

  Rock Port RiversEdge Campground

  Right off route 29

  30 & 50 amp hookups and water for a great price.

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  Paul M.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 24, 2021

  Pottawattamie County Fairgrounds

  Nice, quite area

  This is a nice, quiet spot. Lots of trees. The sites are easy to access, and it was not full despite being a Friday in July. It is a good price for full hook up, restrooms and showers. Plus, collected fees go to local 4-H and FFA groups.

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  Staci I.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 18, 2021

  Lake Anita State Park Campground

  Beautiful Lakefront

  As others have said, the sites are quite close together, in this case I didn't mind as I met up with friends on a weeknight, so our sites were close together and our cluster of sites had a buffer on either side. We were on the outer loop which put us closest to the lake and offered electrical hook-up. The shower house was pretty nice, clean and pretty centrally located. 

  The staff was very friendly, campground was quiet, clouds kept us from seeing the stars, and they lost quite a few trees in a storm a few years back, so little shade. It would be a nice convenient stop off I-80, reasonably priced.

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  Joy C.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 18, 2021

  Waubonsie State Park Campground

  Beautiful Campground

  Loved the hiking trails and all the green space. A little tight trying to back into our space, but very nice overall.

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  Megan M.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 28, 2021

  Lake of Three Fires State Park Campground

  Gem But Could Be Better

  As tent campers we found a lot to love at Lake of Three Fires, but also found ourselves wanting more. It’s got a gorgeous lake, and some camping sites are out of this world, but it can be inconsistent and there’s not a lot to do.

  Pros: -While the electric hookup sites were full, primitive campers had their pick of the campground even during the middle of the summer. Plenty of open non-electric sites to choose from.
  -Site 55 is an absolute GEM. Spacious and right on the water! We didn’t have any neighbors so it was like we had the whole place to ourselves. -Good fishing at the lake, and plenty of quiet spots to fish from -The lake is quiet and relatively calm -Excellent (and clean!) modern bathrooms, by far the best we’ve encountered

  Cons: -There’s not a lot to do other than fishing and hanging out by the campsite -The trails are quite poorly marked and seem to only have entry and exit points at each end of the point, so unless you want to commit to the full 8 miles, you’ll have to turn back at some point -The sites can be inconsistently sized. We found some tent sites that were less than half the size of our site, and they were packed like sardines. -A lot of the sites are sloped, so even ground can be hard to find. -The park is pretty rural, so if you need to make an emergency grocery or supplies run you might be out of luck. -No firewood on site, so you’ll have to come prepared or hope you can find some in town.

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  Phil M.

  Traveler

  

  Jun. 17, 2021

  Lake Anita State Park Campground

  Beautiful and clean!

  Stayed overnight at site 48 overlooking the Lake. It was so peaceful and lovely sunset just perfect. The facilities were all very clean and in excellent condition.

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  Robert G.

  Traveler

  

  Jun. 10, 2021

  Casey City Park

  Great Find

  Follow the signs to “ camping”. There was nobody there and a pretty awesome playground for the kids.  clean accessible and a drive through a quaint little town. What else could you ask for?

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  Kimberly B.

  Scout

  

  Jun. 6, 2021

  Pottawattamie County Fairgrounds

  Nice, quiet spot.

  Hidden gem. Just a few mins off I-80 but no noise or signs of heavytraffic. Cute, quaint little town. All pull through spots and all sites are level. Not all spots have picnic tables or fire rings but there were very few campers so we had our pick of spots. Playset for younger kids. Golf course and pool in town. Nice shade trees. Bath house had flushing Toilets. Showers weren't very clean but we didn't need to use them. Perfect for a quick stop and very affordable at $20 for full hookups.