⛺ Camping on public land in Iowa

200 public places in Iowa are listed for camping (169 state & public land, 20 state forests, 9 state parks, 2 national parks). 0 have no entry fee. Open any place for its map, directions, fees and the land around it.

Rules, seasons and closures vary by unit. Confirm with the managing agency before you go.

The places

🗺️ Adkins Bridge AccessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Anderson Prairie ComplexUnknown — check official site
🌲 Backbone State ForestUnknown — check official site
🌳 Backbone State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Beaver Creek AccessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Beaver Creek Natural Resources AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 Bellevue State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Big Creek County ParkUnknown — check official site
🌳 Big Creek State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Big Springs Trout HatcheryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bison Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Black Hawk Creek GreenbeltUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Blackhawk ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Blair Meadows PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Blazing Star Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bluffton BluffsUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Boone County Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Broken Kettle Grasslands PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Buffalo Bill Cody HomesteadUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Buffalo GroveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bur Oak Lake Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Camp Creek Miller-RistUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Camp HantesaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cangleska WakanUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Canton AccessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Carmack County ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cayler Prairie ComplexUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cedar River Crossing Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cedar River WatershedUnknown — check official site
🌳 Cedar Rock State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cheever Lake Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Chichaqua Bottoms GreenbeltUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Christopherson SloughUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Christopherson Slough Complex Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cinder MarshUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Claybanks Forest State PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Clear Creek GreenbeltUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Considene Lake ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Coralville LakeUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Daniel Davis TimberUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Dawson Boat RampUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Deer Creek ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Des Moines River Open AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Dewey's Prairie ComplexUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Dickcissel Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Dickinson County Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Dugout Creek Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Eagle Lake Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Eagle Lake Wetland ComplexUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Eddyville Sand Dunes PrairieUnknown — check official site
🏞️ Effigy Mounds National MonumentUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Elk Creek Marsh Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Elk Lake Wetland Complex Waterfowl Management AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 Elk Rock State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Elm Lake AccessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Fall's AccessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Fallow Marsh Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Fourmile Creek GreenwayUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Garlock Slough Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Garrison Rock Resource Management UnitUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Geigel ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ George Rural Water AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Glacial HillsUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Grade Lake ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Greene County Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Harrier WetlandUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Hayden Prairie State PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Heritage TrailUnknown — check official site
🗺️ High Trestle TrailUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Holland Prairie Conservation & Youth Hunting AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Indian Creek Nature CenterUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Ingham-High Wetland ComplexUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Ingham-High Wetland Complex Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Jemmerson Slough ComplexUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Jemmerson Slough Complex Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Jester Park Land Management AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Jester Park Land Management AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Johnny Walnut Seed Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Kaufmann Avenue PrairieUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Kellerton Grasslands Bird Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Kossuth County Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 Lake Macbride State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lake Red Rock - Lake Red Rock ProjectUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lake Red Rock - Lake Red Rock ProjectUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lande River Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Leopold Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🌲 Loess Hills State ForestUnknown — check official site
🌲 Loess Hills State ForestUnknown — check official site
🌲 Loess Hills State Forest Pisgah UnitUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lower Gar Lake ComplexUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lower Morse Lake Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lubeck Woods AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mad Creek Greenbelt ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Malchow Indian Mounds State PreserveUnknown — check official site
🌳 Margo Frankel Woods State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Masters Prairie TrailUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Merritt AccessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Miami AccessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Milo ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Milwaukee Road Habitat PrairieUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mitzner PropertyUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Nabotna Pond ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Nahant MarshUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Neal Smith Trail Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Nolan WetlandUnknown — check official site
🗺️ O'Neil PrairieUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Oak Ridge Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Ochee Yahola County ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Panicum PrairieUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Peterson ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Pickerel Lake Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Pictured Rocks County ParkUnknown — check official site
🌳 Pikes Peak State ParkUnknown — check official site
🏞️ Pikes Peak State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Pocohontas County Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Polk City Iron LagoonUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Polk City RefugeUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Prairie Creek ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Prairie ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Purple Martin Lake Water Resource AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Railroad Lake AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Rhode Island Trail ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ River Valley OHV ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Riverside BluffsUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Rock Island Botanical PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Rolling Thunder PrairieUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Rowley Fen AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Rubio AccessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Ruby WoodlandUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Sac City Wetland ComplexUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Sac County Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Sac and Fox Trail City ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Sage SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Santee Prairie Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Saylorville Lake ProjectUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Saylorville Lake ProjectUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Saylorville Lake ProjectUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Scott Park GreenwayUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Shellrock River GreenbeltUnknown — check official site
🌲 Shimek State Forest - Croton UnitUnknown — check official site
🌲 Shimek State Forest - Donnellson UnitUnknown — check official site
🌲 Shimek State Forest - Farmington UnitUnknown — check official site
🌲 Shimek State Forest - Keosauqua UnitUnknown — check official site
🌲 Shimek State Forest - Lick Creek UnitUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Siam Tract ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Silver Sioux Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Skunk River AccessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Skunk River AccessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Skunk River GreenbeltUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Soldier Creek Nature TrailUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Soper's Mill Canoe AccessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Spring Creek FlatsUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Spring Run Complex Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ State Line Marsh Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🌲 Stephens State Forest - Cedar Creek UnitUnknown — check official site
🌲 Stephens State Forest - Chariton UnitUnknown — check official site
🌲 Stephens State Forest - Lucas UnitUnknown — check official site
🌲 Stephens State Forest - Thousand Acre UnitUnknown — check official site
🌲 Stephens State Forest - White Breast UnitUnknown — check official site
🌲 Stephens State Forest - Woodburn UnitUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Storm LakeUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Sugar Creek BottomsUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Sycamore GreenwayUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Sycamore Trail Recreation Area (Webster Township)Unknown — check official site
🗺️ T.H. Steele Prairie PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Tedesco Environmental Learning CorridorUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Thorn Apple WoodsUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Trolley CorridorUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Trolley TrailUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Trumbull LakeUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Tuttle Lake Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Twin Pond ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Virginia Grove Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Voas Nature AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 Wanata State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Wapsi River Environmental Education CenterUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Wapsie Bluff County ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Wapsie River GreenbeltUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Washington Union AccessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Waterman Prairie ComplexUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Waterworks ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Welch Lake Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ West Fork AccessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ West Fork WetlandsUnknown — check official site
🗺️ West Oak ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ West Okoboji Wetlands Complex Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Western Hills GreenwayUnknown — check official site
🌲 White Pine Hollow State ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Whiterock ConservancyUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Wiegert PrairieUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Willow Creek County Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Winegar Lake - Tobin AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Winnebago County Home FarmUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Woodlands Open SpaceUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Worth County Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Yager Slough Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🌲 Yellow River State Forest - Luster Heights UnitUnknown — check official site
🌲 Yellow River State Forest - Mud Hen UnitUnknown — check official site
🌲 Yellow River State Forest - Paint Creek UnitUnknown — check official site
🌲 Yellow River State Forest - Paint Rock UnitUnknown — check official site

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