Planned Activities

Wilder Park

52 RV Sites, 6 Tent Sites

Wilder Park in Allison, Iowa, offers 51 RV sites and six tent sites across 88 acres, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 50 feet. Full-hookup and water-and-electric categories in both back-in and pull-through join two fishing ponds, a disc golf course, mini-golf, and a storm shelter. Fifty-one sites run in 30/50-amp water-and-electric back-in, water-electric-and-sewer back-in, and water-electric-and-sewer pull-through categories, sized to 50 feet, with fire pits and site WiFi. Six tent sites round out the accommodations. A dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side, and a storm shelter sits on the grounds — a genuine safety feature in Iowa. The recreational range is unusually broad for a park this size. Two fishing ponds support angling and paddle boats, with a boat ramp for canoeing and kayaking. A disc golf course, mini-golf, ball field, sports courts, volleyball, basketball, pickleball, walking trails, hiking, biking, a playground, dog park, library, and community fire pit fill the 88 acres, with planned activities through the season. Off-roading is nearby. Pets are welcome. Allison sits on Iowa Highway 3 in Butler County, and the park works as both a genuine destination and a practical overnight for travelers crossing the state. The J&C Grocery, Allison Variety Store, and municipal swimming pool are in town, with Waverly 25 minutes away, Cedar Falls 35, Mason City 60, and five golf courses in the area. Summer is peak. Reserve ahead for warm-weather weekends.

from $16/night

Hickory Haven Campground

50 Tent Sites

Hickory Haven Campground near Keokuk, Iowa, offers full-hookup RV camping and 50 tent sites across 27 shaded acres, with EV charging, a general store, laundry, pond, walking trails, and pickleball. The property has built a devoted following since 1993 at the confluence of the Des Moines and Mississippi Rivers. RV sites carry full hookups. Contact the campground to confirm amp service, length limits, and current category availability for your rig — the published site records are incomplete. Fifty tent sites make this substantially a tent property. A general store, laundry, dump station, restrooms, showers, firewood, and EV charging handle the practical side — charging is still uncommon at campgrounds this size and worth knowing about if you tow with an electric vehicle. Ask about the Loyalty Club discount when you arrive. A pond supports fishing, with walking trails, hiking, a playground, pavilion, community fire pit, dog park, pickleball, corn hole, and genuinely good stargazing filling the rest. Planned activities run through the season. Pets are welcome. Twenty-seven shaded acres and more than thirty years under the same devoted following is the kind of continuity that says more than a feature list. Keokuk sits at Iowa's southeastern tip where the Des Moines River meets the Mississippi — one of the most historically significant confluences on the inland waterway. The Keokuk Lock and Dam is among the largest on the river, the eagle watching each January draws crowds, and the George M. Verity River Museum and the National Cemetery are both in town. Nauvoo, Illinois, and Mark Twain's Hannibal are within reach. Summer drives demand, with the January eagle season a distinct second wave. Reserve ahead for holiday weekends.

from $25/night

Jellystone Park™ Monticello

188 RV Sites, 8 Cabins, 9 Tent Sites

Jellystone Park Monticello in Iowa offers 188 RV sites, eight cabins, and nine tent sites on the Maquoketa River, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service, ADA-accessible sites, and rigs accepted up to 120 feet. Premium riverside, full hookup, and electric-only categories join a splash pad, disc golf course, and beach in Jones County. One hundred eighty-eight sites span 20/30-amp electric back-in, 20/30/50-amp electric back-in, 30/50-amp full hookup back-in, 30/50-amp full hookup pull-through, and premium riverside categories, sized to 120 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. The 120-foot capacity is exceptional, and the electric-only tier gives self-contained rigs a lower rate. Accessible sites are available. Eight cabins and nine tent sites round out the lodging. A general store, boutique shop, laundry, propane fills, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. Day use runs $10 per person, with WIBIT passes $20 Sunday through Friday. A splash pad, outdoor pool, and inflatable water toys anchor the summer, with the river and lake supporting boat rentals, paddle boarding, canoeing, kayaking, fishing, and a beach. A disc golf course, jumping pillow, basketball, gem mining, golf cart rentals, a playground, on-site dining, and a bar fill the rest, with live music and planned activities through the season. Pets are welcome. Monticello sits between Dubuque and Cedar Rapids, near Maquoketa Caves State Park. Summer is decisively the season. Reserve well ahead.

from $31/night

Red Barn Campground & Restaurant

33 RV Sites, 2 Cabins, 10 Tent Sites, 3 Onsite RV/Trailers

Red Barn Campground & Restaurant in Lansing, IA, offers 36 RV sites, 2 cabins, and 10 tent sites, with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 100 feet. Sites are labeled by exactly what they deliver: 30-amp full hookup pull-through, 30/50-amp full hookup pull-through, 30-amp water and electric, and 30/50-amp electric only, plus a rental unit. Full-hookup sites carry water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi, a fire pit, and a picnic table. At 100 feet the pull-throughs take the longest coaches. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, firewood, a dump station, a barn, and an actual working restaurant cover the rest — the kitchen is part of the appeal, not an afterthought. Pets are welcome. Mini-golf, a beach, boat rentals, sport courts, volleyball, basketball, corn hole, a playground, river frontage, and walking trails fill the grounds, with swimming, boating, kayaking, fishing, hiking, biking, and birding. A state park and wineries are nearby. Lansing sits on the bluffs above the Mississippi in northeastern Iowa, on the Great River Road. Rates by site type are on the booking page. Full-hookup pull-throughs book first.

from $31/night

Timberline RV Campground

158 RV Sites, 10 Cabins, 7 Tent Sites

Timberline RV Campground in Waukee, Iowa, offers 158 RV sites, 10 cabins, and seven tent sites a mile and a half from I-80, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service, ADA-accessible sites, and rigs accepted to 70 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. Full hookup and water-and-electric categories join a pool, jumping pillow, and pond, open all year. One hundred fifty-eight sites run in full hookup and water-and-electric categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted on 20, 30, and 50-amp, sized to 70 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Accessible sites are available. Ten cabins and seven tent sites round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills and exchange, dump station, restrooms, showers, firewood, and recycling handle the practical side. If the office is closed when you arrive, call 515-987-1714 ahead and they will make arrangements. An outdoor pool anchors the summer, with a jumping pillow, recreation center, arcade, billiards, ping pong, sports courts, and volleyball filling the grounds. A pond supports fishing, with a playground, dog park, and community fire pit besides. Pets are welcome. The owners describe it as country camping with city convenience, and the geography backs that up — shaded sites in genuine Dallas County countryside, a mile and a half from the interstate and minutes from West Des Moines. Summer is the peak, with the interstate position bringing steady through-traffic year-round. Reserve ahead for summer weekends.

from $39/night

Whitetail Bluff Campground

46 RV Sites, 5 Cabins

Whitetail Bluff Campground in Cassville, WI, offers 46 full-hookup RV sites and 5 cabins, with 30 and 50-amp service. Sites come in three categories — back-in 30-amp, standard back-in, and pull-thru — all carrying water, sewer, and electric with a fire pit and picnic table. The campground is rated big rig friendly; confirm your rig's dimensions against the specific site when you book. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, firewood, a dump station, golf cart rentals, and on-site dining cover the practical side, with cabins for guests without a rig. Pets are welcome. The recreation runs deep for a bluff-top campground: an outdoor pool with inflatable water toys, a jumping pillow, gaga ball, pickleball, volleyball, basketball, ping pong, horseshoes, a clubhouse, a pavilion, a playground, a beach, a pond, and hiking trails, with planned activities through the season. Cassville sits on the bluffs above the Mississippi in Grant County — one of the most commanding positions of any campground on the upper river, with trails climbing to views across the whole valley floor. Rates for sites and cabins are on the booking page. Bluff-side sites and summer weekends book first.

Hidden Meadows RV Park & Campground

35 RV Sites, 7 Tent Sites

Hidden Meadows RV Park & Campground in Pine Island, MN, offers 35 full-hookup RV sites and 7 tent sites, with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 74 feet. Sites come in three categories — back-in 30-amp, back-in 50-amp, and pull-thru — each carrying water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi. At 74 feet the sites take long coaches, which is unusual for a park this size. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, firewood, a dump station, and a recreation center with a game room cover the practical side. Pets are welcome. Walking trails, a playground, volleyball, basketball, billiards, corn hole, and biking fill the grounds, along the middle fork of the Zumbro River. Pine Island sits about 15 minutes from Rochester and the Mayo Clinic, which makes this park unusually practical as both a destination campground and a base for families with medical appointments. Rates for sites and tent spots are on the booking page. Ask about weekly and monthly rates if you're in Rochester for treatment — the park is set up for longer stays.

from $26/night

Camp Everyday Winona

Six miles south of Winona, Minnesota—in the Mississippi River Valley bluffs where the Upper Mississippi's dramatic limestone escarpments create one of the most visually striking camping landscapes in the Midwest—Camp Everyday Winona combines 74 camping sites with Mississippi River boat ramp and slip access, a swimming pool, hiking trails to bluff viewpoints, and a programming calendar of live music, games tournaments, pancake breakfasts, and DJ dance parties that gives the campground a social energy rare in the bluff country camping market. The river access, the bluff hike, and the events calendar make Camp Everyday the campground that distinguishes Winona as a river town camping destination rather than just a highway waypoint between the Twin Cities and La Crosse. Seventy-four sites accommodate the full range of camping preferences: full hookup RV sites with water, electric, and sewer service serve the RV population, tent sites bring guests who want the bluff country natural experience in the most direct form, and cabin rentals provide the enclosed alternative for guests who want weather protection without a fully outfitted camping setup. A swimming pool provides controlled aquatic recreation when the Mississippi current is too strong for casual swimming, and the bluff hiking trail—leading to a viewpoint above the river valley—delivers the panoramic Upper Mississippi perspective that organizes the entire visual experience of camping in this landscape. Horseshoe pits, picnic tables, fire rings, and available firewood support the outdoor gathering culture that riverside camping has always centered on. Restrooms, hot showers, laundry facilities, a propane service, and a dump station complete the practical infrastructure for extended stays. The Mississippi River access—with a boat ramp and slips for guests with their own watercraft—is the campground's most distinctive natural amenity. Camp sites positioned on the river side of the highway give guests immediate water proximity in a stretch of the Upper Mississippi where the bluff-and-bottomland landscape is at its most dramatic. Fishing for walleye, catfish, bass, and the diverse fish community of the Upper Mississippi River system is available from boat or bank throughout the season. The programming calendar that Camp Everyday maintains is the dimension that most consistently distinguishes it from the quieter camping experience that the bluff country's natural setting would otherwise be the sole focus of. Friday evenings feature live music; Saturday brings a coffee camper service and tie-dye activities; relay races, bags tournaments, and DJ dance parties fill the social calendar; Sunday morning pancake breakfasts and church livestreams serve different guest populations with the same community-building instinct. Candy bar bingo rounds out the organized activities with the specific appeal that casual prize games have always had for camping families. Winona, six miles north, provides additional cultural programming—the Winona National Bank building, one of the finest Prairie School architectural examples in Minnesota, and the Winona Art Center extend the day-trip options. Camp Everyday Winona is open from April 15 through October 15 in alignment with the Upper Mississippi camping season. Summer represents peak demand for river access and the full programming calendar. The bluff color in fall—when the limestone escarpments glow orange and red above the river—makes October one of the most visually rewarding weeks of the camping season. Reserve your river-access site early for summer weekends and let the Upper Mississippi bluffs frame what Minnesota river camping looks like at its most spectacular.

Coconut Cove RV Resort

52 RV Sites, 10 Cabins, 4 Glamping Sites

Coconut Cove RV Resort in Hazel Green, Wisconsin, offers 52 RV sites, 10 cabins, and four glamping sites on a lakefront property in the Driftless Area, with 20, 30, and 50-amp full hookups and rigs accepted to 72 feet. Five categories include deluxe waterfront back-ins, alongside a water park, jumping pillow, bar, and live music. Fifty-two sites span standard, premium, and deluxe back-ins, deluxe waterfront back-ins, and premium pull-throughs, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 20, 30, and 50-amp, sized to 72 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and BBQ pits. Ten cabins and four glamping sites round out the accommodations. A general store, laundry, RV storage, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. Two wristbands are included with each reservation for the pool, sandy beach, and beach playground; additional wristband access is required beyond that. The amenity scope is exceptional for the region. A water park, outdoor pool, sandy beach, and jumping pillow anchor the summer, with a lake supporting boating, kayaking, paddle boats, paddle boarding, and fishing, plus kayak and boat rentals on site. A clubhouse, recreation center, arcade, bar, on-site dining, and snack bar cover meals and evenings, with live music through the season, golf cart rentals, a playground, pavilion, and dog park besides. Pets are welcome. Hazel Green sits in Grant County near the Mississippi's Wisconsin shore, in the unglaciated Driftless hill country. Dubuque, Iowa and Galena, Illinois are both close. Summer is decisively the season. Reserve well ahead.

from $55/night