As others have said, the sites are quite close together, in this case I didn't mind as I met up with friends on a weeknight, so our sites were close together and our cluster of sites had a buffer on either side. We were on the outer loop which... Read more

My first dry camping experience and, this is where it's at! The access road is about 7 miles south of Wall, making it just far enough to be AWAY. It's been said by other reviewers, it is windy. It's so beautiful, and the wind is the just... Read more

I reserved the site for mid-April at the beginning of March. Campground opens 4/15 and we arrived on opening day. Check process can be done either in person or online upon arrival. Thursday night the campground was practically empty, but by 7pm... Read more

We settled into one electrical site and one tent site for our adventure. The tent section offers fairly large sites, and views of the river. Our electrical site was decent size and the "backyard" was right up to the river bank. We anticipated... Read more

Stayed here with friends who had a large RV. When we arrived, we set to work on getting the slides out and and the RV leveled. We had originally reserved site #9, which offered some challenged in getting level. There was also one tree on the... Read more

Camped here in order to be close to Fort Dodge first thing in the morning. I stayed in the Beach Campground. It's not on the beach, but close to it. There are 3 total campgrounds in the park. My choice was a very well manicured campground. ... Read more

A lot of places in Iowa are closed to camping until April or even May. I looked west and quickly found this. There are areas of the park that are "closed for winter", but I was able to find a primitive spot for an overnight to get out and enjoy... Read more

The city campground is located on the outskirts of Winterset. It's shaped like a long oval, on the inside of the oval are all the camper/motorhome sites. Those are packed pretty tight. The most spacious site was on the far end across from the... Read more

Nice area, most sites are really better suited for campers. Site 15 was definitely one of those. It's nice, clean facilities and lots of shade. I noticed site 13 would be a great tent site, and will try for that one next time. No cell service.... Read more