City, County & Regional Parks · Iowa
Tuttle Lake Recreation Area & Campground
City, County & Regional Parks · Iowa, United States
- Sites
- 52
- Hookups
- 52 electric
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,293 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 2
- Lake
- Tuttle Lake
- Nearest town
- Dolliver
- Address
- 2 miles north of Dolliver, IA on 490th Avenue (County Road A13), Iowa-Minnesota border
About
Emmet County Conservation 12-acre campground on a 2,294-acre lake on the Iowa-Minnesota border, offering camping, facility rentals, and fishing. 52 electric hookup sites. Modern restrooms and shower house, storm shelter, two shelter houses, swimming beach, kids playground, sand volleyball court, fish cleaning station, concrete boat ramp. Camping April 1 through mid-October, weather permitting.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25° | 4° | -23° | 51° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 30° | 10° | -31° | 63° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 45° | 28° | -6° | 73° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 56° | 36° | 14° | 82° | 7 of 11 |
| May | 70° | 51° | 34° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 81° | 62° | 45° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 82° | 66° | 54° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 78° | 64° | 55° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 79° | 60° | 43° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 62° | 42° | 23° | 81° | 3 of 10 |
| November | 46° | 30° | -2° | 69° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 32° | 17° | -15° | 65° | 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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