City, County & Regional Parks · Iowa
Yellow Smoke Park
City, County & Regional Parks · Iowa, United States
- Sites
- 76
- Hookups
- 76 electric, 76 with water
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,243 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Nearest town
- Denison
- Address
- 1 mile east of Denison, IA on US Highway 30, then 0.5 mile north on Yellow Smoke Road
About
Crawford County Conservation 358-acre recreation area with a 40-acre lake for fishing, an Environmental Education Center, a 4-mile paved trail, a beach, and multiple day-use shelter options. Two campgrounds: 61-site and 15-site, both with water and electric hookups. Four cabins available year-round. Modern showers and restroom facilities, dump station, picnic tables, fire rings, WiFi. Camping mid-April through October, weather permitting; open 6am-10:30pm daily.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28° | 9° | -20° | 51° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 36° | 17° | -31° | 67° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 50° | 30° | 5° | 73° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 60° | 39° | 21° | 83° | 8 of 11 |
| May | 72° | 54° | 38° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 85° | 65° | 47° | 102° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 85° | 68° | 56° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 81° | 65° | 55° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 80° | 62° | 45° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 65° | 44° | 23° | 80° | 3 of 10 |
| November | 49° | 33° | 6° | 70° | 7 of 10 |
| December | 36° | 20° | -11° | 68° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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