Campsite Odds

State ledger · IA

Campground booking odds in IA

16 campgrounds ranked from easiest to hardest to book in October.

National Parks & Public Lands

Explore parks & forests in IA

Booking difficulty ledgers and campground listings for 5 parks and public land areas in IA.

Coralville Lake11 campgrounds →Lake Red Rock10 campgrounds →Saylorville Lake10 campgrounds →Rathbun Lake4 campgrounds →Mississippi River - Pools 11-223 campgrounds →
Ranked — easiest first
Campgrounds ranked from easiest to hardest to book.
#CampgroundParkOddsDifficulty
1ACORN VALLEYSaylorville Lake2Easy
2BOB SHETLER RECREATION AREASaylorville Lake2Easy
3NORTH OVERLOOK CAMPLake Red Rock2Easy
4CHERRY GLEN CAMPGROUNDSaylorville Lake3Easy
5IvansLake Red Rock3Easy
6TAILWATER EAST CAMPGROUNDCoralville Lake3Easy
7WHITEBREAST CAMPLake Red Rock3Easy
8COTTONWOOD RECREATION AREASaylorville Lake4Plan ahead
9LINDER POINT CAMPGROUNDCoralville Lake4Plan ahead
10PRAIRIE FLOWER RECREATION AREASaylorville Lake4Plan ahead
11West Overlook CampgroundCoralville Lake4Plan ahead
12WALLASHUCKLake Red Rock5Plan ahead
13HOWELL STATIONLake Red Rock6Plan ahead
14SHADY CREEKMississippi River - Pools 11-226Plan ahead
15CLARKS FERRYMississippi River - Pools 11-227Hard
16TAILWATER WEST CAMPGROUNDCoralville Lake7Hard