Federal campgrounds in Iowa

42 campgrounds you can book on Recreation.gov. Pick what your kids like to do to narrow the list.

Acorn Valley Army Corps of Engineers · biking, boating and paddling, fishing, hiking, swimming, wildlife and birds
Bob Shetler Picnic Area Army Corps of Engineers · biking, fishing, hiking, wildlife and birds
Bob Shetler Recreation Area Army Corps of Engineers · biking, boating and paddling, fishing, hiking, swimming
Bridgeview (Rathbun Lake) Army Corps of Engineers · biking, boating and paddling, fishing, hiking, picnic and day use, swimming, wildlife and birds
Buck Creek (Rathbun Lake) Army Corps of Engineers · biking, boating and paddling, fishing, hiking, picnic and day use, swimming, wildlife and birds
Bulger's Hollow Recreation Area Army Corps of Engineers · boating and paddling, fishing, picnic and day use, wildlife and birds
Cherry Glen Campground Army Corps of Engineers · biking, boating and paddling, fishing, hiking, swimming, wildlife and birds
Cherry Glen Picnic Army Corps of Engineers · biking, fishing, hiking, wildlife and birds
Clarks Ferry Army Corps of Engineers · boating and paddling, fishing, picnic and day use, wildlife and birds
Cottonwood Campground (Ia) Army Corps of Engineers · hiking
Cottonwood Recreation Area Army Corps of Engineers · biking, fishing, hiking, wildlife and birds
East Overlook Day Use Area Army Corps of Engineers · biking, hiking, picnic and day use, wildlife and birds
Fifield (Ia) Army Corps of Engineers · biking, picnic and day use, wildlife and birds
Howell Station Army Corps of Engineers · biking, boating and paddling, fishing, hiking, picnic and day use, wildlife and birds
Island View (Rathbun Lake) Army Corps of Engineers · biking, boating and paddling, fishing, hiking, picnic and day use, swimming, wildlife and birds
Ivans Army Corps of Engineers · biking, hiking, picnic and day use, wildlife and birds
Lake View Recreation Area (Saylorville) Army Corps of Engineers · boating and paddling, fishing, hiking, wildlife and birds
Linder Point Campground Army Corps of Engineers · hiking, wildlife and birds
Miner's Retreat Enclosed Shelter (Ia) Army Corps of Engineers · hiking, picnic and day use, swimming, wildlife and birds
North Overlook Camp Army Corps of Engineers · biking, boating and paddling, fishing, hiking, picnic and day use, swimming
North Overlook Picnic Shelter (Ia) Army Corps of Engineers · biking, hiking, picnic and day use, wildlife and birds
North Tailwater Picnic Shelter Army Corps of Engineers · biking, fishing, hiking, picnic and day use, wildlife and birds
Oak Grove Picnic Area Army Corps of Engineers · biking, fishing, hiking, swimming, wildlife and birds
Prairie Flower Recreation Area Army Corps of Engineers · biking, boating and paddling, fishing, hiking, swimming
Prairie Ridge (Rathbun Lake) Army Corps of Engineers · biking, boating and paddling, fishing, hiking, picnic and day use, swimming, wildlife and birds
Sandpiper Recreation Area Army Corps of Engineers · biking, fishing, hiking, wildlife and birds
Sandy Beach Camp Army Corps of Engineers · boating and paddling, fishing
Shady Creek Army Corps of Engineers · boating and paddling, fishing, hiking, picnic and day use
South Overlook (Ia) Army Corps of Engineers · biking, boating and paddling, wildlife and birds
South Tailwater Picnic Shelter Army Corps of Engineers · biking, fishing, hiking, picnic and day use, wildlife and birds
Sugar Bottom Campground Army Corps of Engineers · biking, fishing, hiking
Sugar Bottom Day Use Area Army Corps of Engineers · biking, fishing, hiking, picnic and day use, swimming, wildlife and birds
Tailwater East Campground Army Corps of Engineers · biking, boating and paddling, fishing, hiking, wildlife and birds
Tailwater West Campground Army Corps of Engineers · biking, boating and paddling, fishing, hiking
Tailwater West Day Use Area Army Corps of Engineers · fishing, hiking, picnic and day use, wildlife and birds
Turkey Creek Day Use Area Army Corps of Engineers · picnic and day use, wildlife and birds
Wallashuck Army Corps of Engineers · biking, boating and paddling, fishing, hiking
Walnut Ridge Recreation Area Army Corps of Engineers · biking, fishing, hiking, wildlife and birds
West Overlook Campground Army Corps of Engineers · biking, boating and paddling, fishing, hiking, swimming, wildlife and birds
West Overlook Day Use Area Army Corps of Engineers · boating and paddling, fishing, picnic and day use, swimming
Whitebreast Camp Army Corps of Engineers · biking, boating and paddling, fishing, hiking, picnic and day use, swimming, wildlife and birds
Whitebreast Point Shelter (Ia) Army Corps of Engineers · boating and paddling, fishing, picnic and day use, wildlife and birds

Campground list from the Recreation Information Database (RIDB), ridb.recreation.gov, full export, refreshed Oct 15, 2026. Each name opens the campground on Recreation.gov, the federal booking site: check it for dates, availability, fees and alerts. We show no prices or availability, and Dad Field Manual isn't affiliated with Recreation.gov or any agency.