Pine Grove Campground, near Scott County Park, Iowa, is a welcoming retreat surrounded by lush woodlands, perfect for those looking to escape into nature. With a mix of primitive tent sites and RV accommodations, it offers a variety of options for campers who want to enjoy the great outdoors.

The campground is well-equipped with amenities like picnic tables, fire rings, and nearby access to drinking water and firewood. Visitors have noted the spaciousness of the sites, which helps keep things from feeling crowded, making it a comfortable place to unwind. One camper mentioned, “The camp sites look very roomy, and they are spread out in several separate areas which helps minimize congestion.”

For those who enjoy outdoor activities, Pine Grove Campground is close to trails for hiking, biking, and horseback riding. There's also a playground for the kids and a swimming pool nearby, ensuring that everyone has something to do. As one reviewer pointed out, the park features “trails: hike, bike, horse, golf course, swim pool with concessions,” making it a great spot for family fun.

If you're looking for a peaceful getaway with plenty of activities, Pine Grove Campground is a great choice. Whether you’re roasting marshmallows by the fire or exploring the scenic trails, you’ll find plenty to enjoy in this beautiful setting.

Pine Grove Campground, Scott Co Park

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Wooded sites, host onsite, wood available, dump station, clean restrooms,  wildlife, trails, shelter with fireplace, and 2 cabins available. Pool, Pioneer Village, gold course, Pride Lake, fishing, bike and horse trails.

Nice County campground, well maintained

We stayed in the cabins, which were in great condition and spacious. The camp sites look very roomy, and they are spread out in several sperate area which helps minimize congestion. Beautiful area that is well secluded, especially since it is so close to the city. 

Very nice, large, and well kept

RV sites are closed for season. This CG offers both primitive tent  and RV sites. Seasonal host site offers firewood, there is a play ground, shelter, RR/ showers, trails, dump station.and two cabins available for rent. Park offers trails: hike, bike, horse, golf course, swim pool with concessions, historical Pioneer Village with Soda Shop.Pride Lake offers fishing, paddling.

Nice wooded CG 

Primitive tent sites include: tables, fire rings, parking, water and firewood nearby, shelter for rent, seasonal host, visitor parking, 2 modern cabins adjacent.

Neat CG surrounded by forest

Pine Grove campground has primitive tent sites open this time of year, the other portion, including RV spots are closed for the season. The tent sites are well shaded, gravel, parking area, tables, firings included. There is firewood at the campground, and cabins for rent at the end of the Lane. The park itself offers many trails, pride Lake for paddling and fishing. The campground itself offers, restrooms, showers, dump station, and a seasonal host.

Smaller campground in primitive tent, site area

While there’s 7 campgrounds to choose from here in Scott County Park, if you are looking for the most centrally located campground to the entire park, as well as the CG that feels the most secluded from any other neighboring overnight accommodation in the park, then Pine Grove CG is a great choice. Another upside to Pine Grove is that it has a single hiking trail heading west that will connect you with a wider network of hiking &amp; biking trails. And if you have water on your mind, in just about 200 yards, you can access Glynns Creek and just south of this Cody Lake for all of your oar paddling pleasure.

  

The layout of the CG here is a simple oblong circle pathway with a single lane dissecting the loop that lines up campsites one after the other with sites on both the interior and exterior of all paths. Unlike some of the other CGs here at Scott County Park, Pine Grove is a spot where both RVs and tent campers live in harmony and where there’s even a deluxe cabin to rent, if that’s more to your liking. There’s very little brush on the interior of the CG save a somewhat thick treeline surrounding the entire camping area. Apart from those that back-up to the surrounding treeline, most campers will experience zero privacy as there is no natural bush or canopy that separates one camper from another, so if that matters to you, then I would suggest aiming for a spot on the exterior and to bring some makeshift buffers that would add some solitude to your stay.

  

Arriving here at Pine Grove isn’t the easiest, so as likely you would have entered from the southern entrance – where you would have been greeted by some of the friendliest rangers I have ever come across, who along with providing you a map of the place, will gladly sell you some firewood, which you should take them up on – you will just want to take your first right taking you past Hickory Hills and Whispering Pines Shelter (both of which provide excellent access to Pride Lake), followed by the next available left turn, just past the swimming pool on your left) and you’ll eventually arrive to Pine Grove Campground. And if whatever reason, you don’t like the site you’ve been given, just backtrack to the ranger station and ask if they can move you.

  

As far as the amenities are concerned, Pine Grove offers up a proper dump station along with impeccably clean restroom and shower facilities that do indeed produce some nice hot water. High five to the rangers here at Scott County Park who do an amazing job of keeping the facilities organized, well-maintained and incredibly clean. There’s also a playground here along with lots of open space around the perimeter for the kiddos to run around and play tag or hide-n-go-seek. There’s standard FHU’s with electric and water at each site along with standard-issued picnic tables and fire rings, both of which come in pretty good condition. The parking pads are gravel and quite level and there is considerable space at each of the campsites here, so no worries on being too close to your neighbors.

  

No matter which CG you choose here at Scott County Park, it’s not so much about where you are camping for the night (although that can be important), but rather, what camping here provides you access to, which IMHO is a quite lot: 18 hole golf course, in-ground swimming pool complete with waterslides, 20 miles of hiking / biking trails, pioneer village, 14 park shelters perfect for picnics complete with tables, grills and / or fireplaces, baseball field, volleyball court, basketball court, clubhouse, dedicated exercise areas, concession areas, equestrian trails, 4 different lakes for fishing and swimming that also feature boat docks, paddle boat rentals and even a few creeks where you can attempt to kayak and canoe if the water levels are high enough. What I love most about this park is just how family-friendly and educational this experience can be for the little ones.

  

Insider’s tips? Here’s a few: (1) Not that I have personally visited every single one of the picnic shelters that exist here, but my favorite one that I did visit was Crooked Knife as it offered peace &amp; quiet along with some very good picnic tables underneath a canopy of adolescent Oaks turning colors in the Autumn; (2) While there’s not much in the way of dining options in these parts, there is Park View Café, which has an excellent breakfast and decent coffee in the morning and is located outside of Scott County Park on its SW corner; (3) The most challenging hiking trails are those located on the park’s NE perimeter, just below the golf course; (4) For mi tent pitchin’ bredren, while Pine Grove is a fine option for you to consider, if you really wanted to get away from the RV and 5th Wheel crowd, I would recommend checking out Wilderness CG, which has been organized more for those who prefer to erect their overnight accommodations; and (5) If you are simply looking for a convenient overnight place to park without all of the fringe benefits of paying to actually camp here at any one of the CG’s at Scott County Park, there is solid parking options at the NW corner of the park to the east of the Village Office across the street from St. Anne’s Church and Walnut Grove Pioneer Village.

  

Happy Camping!

Where Tent Campers Co-mingle w/ the RVing Crowd

Pine Grove Campground is situated in Scott County Park. This campground is seasonal, offering a seasonal campground host with firewood available, sites are gravel with tables, firings, electric, there is a dump station, play area, shelter for rent, seasonal restrooms. Adjacent is a primitive camp tent sites and Pine Grove cabins. The park offers many amenities, including trails, hiking, equestrian, mountain, bike bikes, pride, Lake for fishing and paddling, golf course, and Pioneer Village to the north as a cultural historical site. There is an Olympic size swimming pool as well open seasonally with concessions.

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