Free camping in Iowa

43 free and low-cost camps on public land in Iowa, grouped by the unit that manages them — that is who sets the stay limit and the fire rules. See them on the map →

Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources41 camps

• Aldo Leopold WMA960 ft · notes
• Banner Flats WMA786 ft · notes
• Big Marsh WMA938 ft · notes
• Big Sioux River WMA1,420 ft · notes
• Blue Lake WMA1,039 ft · notes
• Cardinal Marsh WMA1,197 ft · notes
• Cedar Bottoms WMA613 ft · notes
• Coon Creek WMA787 ft · notes
• Dekalb WMA1,016 ft · notes
• Dudgeon Lake WMA772 ft · notes
• Eldon WMA713 ft · notes
• Elk Creek Marsh WMA1,234 ft · notes
• Elk Grove WMA1,273 ft · notes
• Fox Hills WMA739 ft · notes
• French Creek WMA776 ft · notes
• Good Neighbors Marsh WMA1,233 ft · notes
• Goose Lake (Clinton) WMA656 ft · notes
• Hawk Valley WMA1,290 ft · notes
• Hawthorn Lake WMA861 ft · notes
• Heritage Hills WMA1,109 ft · notes
• Kellerton Bird Conservation Area WMA1,186 ft · notes
• Lake Shawtee WMA1,027 ft · notes
• Lansing WMA862 ft · notes
• Loess Hills WMA1,152 ft · notes
• Lost Grove Lake WMA696 ft · notes
• Middle Raccoon River WMA1,113 ft · notes
• Millrace Flats WMA562 ft · notes
• Mt Ayr WMA1,136 ft · notes
• Otter Creek Marsh WMA791 ft · notes
• Ringgold WMA1,062 ft · notes
• Riverton WMA919 ft · notes
• Sand Creek WMA1,006 ft · notes
• Sedan Bottoms WMA827 ft · notes
• Sny McGill - North Cedar WMA665 ft · notes
• Sweet Marsh WMA997 ft · notes
• Three Mile Lake WMA1,148 ft · notes
• Wapello Bottoms WMA556 ft · notes
• Waterloo Creek WMA938 ft · notes
• Waterman Prairie Complex1,242 ft · notes
• West Fork WMA1,198 ft · notes
• Wiese Slough WMA623 ft · notes

Elsewhere in Iowa2 camps

• Frenchtown Park619 ft · notes
• Herbert Gutknecht Park934 ft · notes