City, County & Regional Parks · Iowa
Wanatee Park
City, County & Regional Parks · Iowa, United States
- Sites
- 69
- Season
- mid-April to mid-October
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Elevation
- 876 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 5
- Nearest town
- Marion
- Address
- 1600 Banner Drive, Marion, IA 52302
About
Linn County Conservation 110-acre park offering camping, hiking trails (4 miles), mountain biking, cross-country skiing, and winter sledding. 69 sites: A Loop (24 reservable) and B Loop (45, first-come, first-served). Modern, state-of-the-art restroom and shower facility, two sanitary dump stations, picnic tables, fire rings. Camping usually open mid-April to mid-October.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27° | 8° | -22° | 53° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 33° | 16° | -14° | 66° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 47° | 30° | 5° | 75° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 59° | 39° | 22° | 81° | 5 of 11 |
| May | 69° | 53° | 36° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 81° | 63° | 48° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 83° | 66° | 59° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 80° | 65° | 55° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 79° | 60° | 48° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 62° | 44° | 27° | 80° | 2 of 10 |
| November | 48° | 31° | 6° | 72° | 8 of 10 |
| December | 36° | 23° | -11° | 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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