City, County & Regional Parks · Iowa
Oakland Mills Park, Water Works Area
City, County & Regional Parks · Iowa, United States
- Sites
- 25
- Hookups
- 20 electric, 20 with water, 5 no hookups
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 702 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 3
- Nearest town
- Mount Pleasant
- Address
- Junction of Franklin Avenue and Oakland Mills Road, Henry County, IA
About
A distinct 16-acre camping zone within Oakland Mills Park, along the Skunk River's north shore, with the Ross Observation Tower. 25 sites: 20 semi-modern, 5 primitive. Electric and pressurized water; no sewer. Restroom, picnic shelter, playground, boat ramp, dump station, fire rings. Reservations go through Henry County Conservation's own reservation portal. Camping mid-April to mid-October, with on-site resident host. Pet friendly. Shares the Oakland Mills Park point; the county publishes no separate map location for the Water Works area on the north shore.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 14° | -20° | 59° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 37° | 20° | -16° | 67° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 51° | 33° | 10° | 77° | 9 of 11 |
| April | 63° | 41° | 24° | 82° | 5 of 11 |
| May | 74° | 56° | 40° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 86° | 65° | 48° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 87° | 69° | 61° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 84° | 68° | 56° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 82° | 62° | 52° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 64° | 46° | 28° | 86° | 2 of 10 |
| November | 52° | 33° | 9° | 74° | 7 of 10 |
| December | 39° | 26° | -10° | 71° | 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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