City, County & Regional Parks · Iowa
Central Park
City, County & Regional Parks · Iowa, United States
- Sites
- 74
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Elevation
- 902 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 3
- Nearest town
- Center Junction
- Address
- 12515 Central Park Rd., Center Junction, IA 52212
- Phone
- 563-487-3541
About
Jones County Conservation Board headquarters park, 312 acres with a 25-acre lake and a 7-acre pond stocked with bass, bluegill, and catfish. Five miles of hiking trails, a nature center, and a swimming beach. First-come, first-served campsites #1-74 across modern (30A, $30/night), semi-modern (50A, $25/night), electrical (30A, $22/night), and primitive ($15/night) tiers, plus cabins ($75/night). Restrooms and showers.
Fees
Modern: $30/night. Semi-modern: $25/night. Electrical: $22/night. Primitive: $15/night. Cabins: $75/night.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27° | 8° | -20° | 51° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 33° | 16° | -15° | 65° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 47° | 29° | 3° | 75° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 60° | 39° | 22° | 80° | 5 of 11 |
| May | 70° | 52° | 35° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 81° | 62° | 47° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 83° | 66° | 59° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 80° | 65° | 54° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 78° | 59° | 48° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 62° | 44° | 26° | 80° | 3 of 10 |
| November | 47° | 31° | 7° | 71° | 8 of 10 |
| December | 36° | 23° | -12° | 70° | 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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