Free Camping in Iowa

17 free camping spots in Iowa. Best-documented first.

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Iowa has 17 free camping spots on OpenCamp. 100% of these are free to camp.

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Iowa has 17 free camping spots on OpenCamp. 100% of these are free to camp.

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Camp Terry HennesyYellow River State ForestNear Harpers Ferry · 974 ft20 sites · 4 of 7 facts known

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Frenchtown ParkFrench Town Lake AccessNear Glen Haven · 620 ft3 sites · 4 of 7 facts known

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Buzzard Ridge CampgroundBuzzard Ridge Wildlife AreaNear Monmouth · 712 ft3 of 7 facts known

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Canoe landingChimney Rock ParkNear Burr Oak · 988 ft3 of 7 facts known

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Center Lake -DNRCenter Lake ComplexNear Okoboji · 1,421 ft3 of 7 facts known

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Elk Creek Marsh WMAElk Creek Marsh Wildlife Management AreaNear Joice · 1,227 ft3 of 7 facts known

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Grover's Marsh WMAKettleson-Hogsback ComplexNear Orleans · 1,430 ft3 of 7 facts known

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Holbert Area - Fountain Springs ParkFountain Springs Creek ParkNear Greeley · 919 ft3 of 7 facts known

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Ingham Lake WMAIngham-High Wetland ComplexNear Wallingford · 1,280 ft3 of 7 facts known

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Lick Creek Lower Equestrian CampgroundShimek State ForestNear Farmington · 574 ft3 of 7 facts known

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Lick Creek Upper Equestrian CampgroundShimek State ForestNear Farmington · 686 ft3 of 7 facts known

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Mariposa Primitive CampgroundMariposa Recreation AreaNear Newton · 968 ft3 of 7 facts known

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Ocheyedan Pits Rec AreaOcheyeden Pits County Recreation AreaNear Ocheyedan · 1,463 ft3 of 7 facts known

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Pinicon Alders Wildlife AreaPinicon Alders Wildlife AreaNear McIntire · 1,263 ft3 of 7 facts known

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Saulsbury Bridge RA - PrimitiveSaulsbury Bridge Recreation AreaNear Kent Estates · 614 ft3 of 7 facts known

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Swiss Valley CampgroundSwiss Valley ParkNear Dubuque · 725 ft3 of 7 facts known

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White Oak CampgroundShimek State ForestNear Farmington · 696 ft3 of 7 facts known

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Single sites · 9Unnamed spots, mapped individually. Easiest to judge on the map.

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