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Iowa.

Here, 3 of the federal campgrounds, one in eleven, still take walk-ups.

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32 campgrounds
Acorn ValleyReservableIAfrom $2455 walk-in sites1 hike-in site91 sitesrigs to 82 ft950 fthookupsdrinking watertoiletsshowersBob Shetler Recreation AreaReservableIAfrom $228 pull-through sites67 sitesrigs to 62 ft810 ft529 ft to Des Moines Riverhookupsdrinking watertoiletsshowersBridgeview (Rathbun Lake)ReservableIAfrom $157 pull-through sites103 sitesrigs to 159 ft970 ft499 ft to pondhookupsdrinking watertoiletsshowersCherry Glen CampgroundReservableIAfrom $24125 sitesrigs to 53 ft930 fthookupsdrinking watertoiletsshowersHowell StationReservableIAfrom $22143 sitesrigs to 80 ft700 ft119 ft to Des Moines Riverhookupsdrinking watertoiletsshowersIsland View (Rathbun Lake)ReservableIAfrom $2211 pull-through sites1 group site188 sitesrigs to 145 ft940 ft486 ft to pondhookupsdrinking watertoiletsshowersPrairie Flower Recreation AreaReservableIAfrom $201 pull-through site10 group sites252 sitesrigs to 85 ft930 ft539 ft to pondhookupsdrinking watertoiletsshowersSugar Bottom CampgroundReservableIAfrom $2214 walk-in sites12 pull-through sites244 sitesrigs to 89 ft690 ft522 ft to lakehookupsdrinking watertoiletsshowersWallashuckReservableIAfrom $2083 sitesrigs to 71 ft820 fthookupsdrinking watertoiletsshowersWest Overlook CampgroundReservableIAfrom $2289 sitesrigs to 73 ft770 fthookupsdrinking watertoiletsshowersWhitebreast CampReservableIAfrom $202 group sites132 sitesrigs to 65 ft820 fthookupsdrinking watertoiletsshowersSandy Beach CampReservableIAfrom $228 walk-in sites58 sitesrigs to 66 ft730 ft523 ft to lakehookupsdrinking watertoiletsshowersPrairie Ridge (Rathbun Lake)ReservableIAfrom $253 pull-through sites1 group site55 sitesrigs to 111 ft940 fthookupsdrinking waterShady CreekReservableIAfrom $142 hike-in sites55 sitesrigs to 92 ft560 ft551 ft to streamhookupsdrinking watertoiletsshowersNorth Overlook CampReservableIAfrom $1452 sitesrigs to 90 ft820 fthookupsdrinking watertoiletsshowersClarks FerryReservableIAfrom $2644 sitesrigs to 70 ft680 ft482 ft to pondhookupsBuck Creek (Rathbun Lake)ReservableIAfrom $2210 pull-through sites42 sitesrigs to 96 ft930 ft248 ft to streamhookupsdrinking watertoiletsshowersTailwater East CampgroundReservableIAfrom $2228 sitesrigs to 100 ft750 ft515 ft to lakehookupstoiletsshowersBulger's Hollow Recreation AreaReservableIAfrom $1424 sites610 ftdrinking watertoiletsTailwater West CampgroundReservableIAfrom $282 walk-in sites2 pull-through sites22 sitesrigs to 69 ft680 ft396 ft to pondhookupsdrinking watertoiletsshowersSite 11IvansReservableIAfrom $2021 sitesrigs to 60 ft710 ft58 ft to Des Moines Riverhookupsdrinking watertoiletsshowersLinder Point CampgroundReservableIAfrom $2618 sitesrigs to 85 ft810 fthookupsdrinking watertoiletsshowersCottonwood Campground (IA)ReservableIAfrom $1411 walk-in sites15 sites730 ftdrinking watertoiletsshowersCherry Glen PicnicReservableIASites from $506 group sites930 fthookupstoilets
Source: campground records from RIDB, NPS, USFS EDW and BLM, unified by CAMPANAC, refreshed nightly