Best Tent Camping near Winterset, IA

Recent Tent Reviews in Winterset

447 Reviews of 9 Winterset Campgrounds

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  Roger

  Guide

  

  Nov. 11, 2024

  Littlefield Rec Area

  Great, quiet place to stay!

  Ok, so I stayed 3 nights, the second week of November. It was myself and two other campers who were there together. We had the entire campground to ourselves. Water was on and the bathrooms were open and clean! I happened upon a site with full hookups and it was $20.00 a night. I’m guessing in the regular season these would either be taken or they might charge more. Anyway, great relaxing stay! ****No cellular service available ***. I was able to get nominal service with an external antenna and booster…

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  Gudrun C.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 16, 2024

  Adair City Park

  Convenient Spot

  No frills spot for an easy stop off I-80. Only 2 other campers the night we stayed. Great Mexican restaurant 2 blocks away.

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  Ryan S.

  Guide

  

  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.

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  Michael K.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 22, 2024

  Ashton Wildwood Park

  Small but great spot to camp

  Very clean, easy to reserve. Bathroom was a pit toilet but clean. Camp spot was clean and well-maintained.

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  cedded S.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 22, 2024

  Sportsman Park

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  Katie P.

  Scout

  

  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.

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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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  BENdejo ~.

  Guide

  

  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.

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  Deb M.

  Ranger

  

  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.

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  Laura W.

  Traveler

  

  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.

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  Mansel J.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 17, 2024

  Otter Creek Park

  The park is closed for camping indefinitely

  The park is closed for camping indefinitely

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  Dana K.

  Traveler

  

  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

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  Alika T.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 31, 2024

  Adair City Park

  Awesome little campsites!

  $15 full power / $6 tents / $5 dump only. They have 110 power as well as regular hookups. Playground, tennis / pickleball courts, little zip line, and covered picnic area.

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  Nancy C.

  Scout

  

  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.

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  Thomas P.

  Traveler

  

  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.

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  Matt M.

  Traveler

  

  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.

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  Gregory H.

  Scout

  

  Jun. 7, 2024

  Prairie Flower Recreation Area

  Four good days

  Level sites , we were in site B40. Easy to back in plenty of room. Clean shower house and restrooms. Would we go back that's a definitely yes.

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  Renee H.

  Ranger

  

  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.

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  Amanda W.

  Scout

  

  Apr. 13, 2024

  Jester County Park

  outing

  went out here with family and had a amtime azing

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  Amanda W.

  Scout

  

  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 .

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  Danni A.

  Traveler

  

  Apr. 9, 2024

  Lake Icaria Co Park

  Beautiful Views

  This campground has beautiful views of the lake. The sites are very close together. Everything was very clean when we were there.

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  Pat F.

  Guide

  

  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,

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  Deb K.

  Scout

  

  Dec. 23, 2023

  Ashton Wildwood Park

  I love this secluded little campground!

  I live just 7 miles away, but I love to take my grand daughter here for overnight camping.  Most of the sites are tucked into the woods and very spacious.  It's only $7/night!  There is some play equipment for children.  There is only a pit toilet in the campground and it's nice enough for midnight runs.  (Bring your flashlight!)  Drive up the road to the observatory and there is a bathroom with flush toilets and a hot shower, also a water spigot on the back side.  There is also a big group site for family get togethers.  There is a nice little circle hike that's not too difficult and was great for rehab after my knee replacement.  I'd highly recommend it, but I don't want it to get too crowded!

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  Renee H.

  Ranger

  

  Oct. 31, 2023

  Lakeside Casino RV Park

  Decent place to spend the night

  RV park is relatively quiet and easy to get into. The concrete in our site was in poor condition, it had crumbled leaving a dip in the pad. The cable didn’t work, but electric and water had no issues. Easy on and off to the interstate. There is only one garbage dumpster near the entrance and we didn’t see a camp host on site or anybody to check in with. We stayed just one night on our way through the area and were comfortable.

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  Daniel C.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 18, 2023

  Lakeside Co Park

  Nice lake, but run down campsites.

  First, there is no dump station! All sites have water and electricity with 20, 30, and 60 amp plugs. The sites are 20 dollars. The campsites located near the entrance are pull-through but need maintenance. The campsites along the lake will support short to medium length RVs or trailers, and all are back in. As of this posting, all are not level and in poor condition. The city of Huneston, Iowa is a few minutes away and has several gas stations and a grocery store.

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  michael W.

  Traveler

  

  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.

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  T J.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 10, 2023

  Mine Pond Campground — Stephens State Forest

  Great camp site with great fishing

  Stayed two nights with my son and we absolutely loved it.