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NW Iowa Shelters
| Park | Type | Quantity | Capacity | Rate | Availability | ADA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Creek | beach cabanas | 9 | 10 | $25.00 | May 1-Sept 30 | N |
| Big Creek | large open shelter | 3 | 165 | $125.00 | May 1-Sept 30 | 3 |
| Big Creek | open shelter | 10 | 50, 100 | $30.00 | May 1-Sept 30 | N |
| Black Hawk | open shelter | 4, 1 NR | 15, 75 (4) | $30.00 (NE) and $35.00 (E) | May 1-Sept 30 | 2 |
| Brushy Creek | beach cabanas | 4 | 10 | $25.00 | May 1-Sept 30 | 4 |
| Brushy Creek | large open shelter | 1 | 140 | $125.00 | May 1-Sept 30 | Y |
| Brushy Creek | open shelter | 2 | 50, 75 | $30.00 | May 1-Sept 30 | 2 |
| Clear Lake | open shelter | 2 | 50 | $35.00 | May 1-Sept 30 | 1 |
| Dolliver | open shelter | 1 | 75 | $30.00 | May 1-Sept 30 | N |
| Elinor Bedell | open shelter w/Kitchenette | 1 | 125 | $125.00 | May 1-Sept 30 | Y |
| Emerson Bay | open shelter | 1 | 50 | $35.00 | May 1-Sept 30 | Y |
| Fort Defiance | open shelter | 1 NR | 75 | NR | NA | N |
| Gull Point | open shelter | 1, 2 NR | 50 & 75 -NR, 125 | $35.00 | May 1-Sept 30 | 2 |
| Ledges | open shelter | 2 | 50, 125 | $35.00 | May 1-Sept 30 | 2 |
| Lewis and Clark | open shelter | 1 NR | 50 | NR | NA | N |
| McIntosh Woods | open shelter | 2 NR | 50, 75 | NR | NA | 2 |
| Okamanpedan | open shelter | 2 NR | 40 | NR | NA | N |
| Pikes Point | open shelter | 1 | 50 | $30.00 | May 1-Sept 30 | N |
| Pilot Knob | open shelter | 2 | 50 | $30.00 | April 1- Oct 31 | N |
| Pilot Knob | warming shelter | 1 | 35 | $35.00 | Dec 1-Feb 28 | N |
| Prairie Rose | open shelter | 2 | 43, 80 | $35.00 | May 1-Sept 30 | N |
| Rice Lake | open shelter | 1 | 50 | $35.00 | April 1-Oct 31 | N |
| Springbrook | beach house open shelter | 1 | 50 | $50.00 | May 1-Sept 30 | N |
| Springbrook | open shelter | 1 | 100 | $35.00 | May 1-Sept 30 | Y |
| Stone | open shelter | 3 | 75 | $35.00 | May 1-Oct 15 | 1 |
| Templar | open shelter | 1, 2 NR | 40 (2), 100 | NR | NA | 3 |
| Trapper’s Bay | open shelter | 1 NR | 50 | NR | NA | N |
| Twin Lakes | open shelter | 1 NR | 75 | NR | NA | N |
NE Iowa Shelters
| Park | Type | Quantity | Capacity | Rate | Availability | ADA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backbone | open shelter | 5 | 50 (2), 75 (3) | $30.00 | May 1-Oct. 15 | N |
| Beed’s Lake | open shelter | 1, 1 NR | 25 | $35.00 | May 1-Sept 30 | 2 |
| Bellevue | open shelter | 4 | 75 | $30.00 | May 1-Sept 30 | 2 |
| George Wyth | open shelter | 3 | 30 | $30.00 (2) and $35.00 (Rotary) | May 1-Sept 30 | 2 |
| Lake Macbride | open shelter | 3 | 50 (2), 75 | $30.00 (NE) and $35.00 (E) | May 1-Sept 30 | N |
| Maquoketa Caves | open shelter | 2 NR | 75 | NR | NA | N |
| Palisades- Kepler | open shelter | 2 | 50 | $30.00 | May 1-Sept 30 | N |
| Pikes Peak | open shelter | 1 | 75 | $35.00 | May 1- Oct 31 | Y |
| Pine Lake | beach house open shelter | 1 NR | 18 | NR | NA | Y |
| Pine Lake | open shelter | 2, 1 NR | 50 (2), 75 | $30.00 | May 1- Oct 15 | 1 |
| Pleasant Creek | open shelter | 3 | 50, 75 (2) | $35.00 | May 1-Sept 30 | N |
| Rock Creek | open shelter | 2, 1 NR | 25, 50-NR, 75 | $30.00 (NE) and $35.00 (E) | May 1-Sept 30 | 1 |
| Union Grove | open shelter | 1 | 50 | $30.00 | May 1-Sept 30 | Y |
| Volga | open shelter | 1 | 50 | $30.00 | May 1-Sept 30 | Y |
| Wapsipinicon | open shelter | 2 | 75 | $30.00 (NE) and $35.00 (E) | May 1-Sept 30 | N |
SW Iowa Shelters
| Park | Type | Quantity | Capacity | Rate | Availability | ADA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Valley | open shelter | 2 | 100 | $30.00 (NE) and $35.00 (E) | May 1-Sept 30 | 1 |
| Lake Anita | open shelter | 6 | 75 (4), 100 (2) | $30.00 (NE) and $35.00 (E) | May 1-Sept 30 | 1 |
| Lake Manawa | open shelter w/Kitchenette | 1 | 100 | $125.00 | May 1-Sept 30 | Y |
| Lake Manawa | open shelter | 4 | 50 (2), 75, 165 | $30.00 (NE), $35 (E), $125.00 | May 1-Sept 30 | 2 |
| Lake of Three Fires | open shelter | 2 | 75 | $35.00 | May 15- Sept 30 | N |
| Viking Lake | open shelter w/Kitchenette | 1 | 125 | $125.00 | May 1-Sept 30 | Y |
| Viking Lake | open shelter | 2 | 50 | $30.00 (NE) and $35.00 (E) | May 1-Sept 30 | 1 |
| Waubonsie | open shelter | 1 | 75 | $35.00 | May 1-Sept 30 | N |
| Wilson Island | open shelter | 2 NR | 55, 90 | NR | NA | N |
SE Iowa Shelters
| Park | Type | Quantity | Capacity | Rate | Availability | ADA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Rock | open shelter | 1 | 25 | $35.00 | May 1-Sept 30 | N |
| Geode | Beach open shelter w/Kitchenette | 1 | 100 | $125.00 | May 1-Sept 30 | Y |
| Geode | open shelter | 3 | 75 (2), 100 | $30.00 | May 1-Sept 30 | N |
| Honey Creek | open shelter | 2 | 50 | $30.00 | May 1-Sept 30 | N |
| Lacey-Keosauqua | open shelter | 2 | 75, 100 | $30.00 (NE) and $35.00 (E) | May 1-Sept 30 | N |
| Lake Ahquabi | Beach house open shelter | 1 | 75 | $50.00 | May 1-Sept 30 | N |
| Lake Darling | open shelter | 2 | 30, 150 | $35.00, $125.00 | May 1-Sept 30 | 2 |
| Lake Keomah | open shelter | 2 | 50 | $30.00 | May 1-Sept 30 | N |
| Lake Wapello | Beach house open shelter | 1 NR | 50 | NR | NA | N |
| Lake Wapello | open shelter | 2 | 50 | $30.00 | May 1-Sept 30 | Y |
| Nine Eagles | open shelter | 3 | 25, 125 (2) | $30.00 (NE) and $35.00 (E) | May 1-Sept 30 | 2 |
| Red Haw | open shelter | 2 | 60, 125 | $30.00 | May 1-Sept 30 | 1 |
| Wildcat Den | open shelter | 2 | 50, 75 | $35.00 | May 1-Sept 30 | 1 |