City, County & Regional Parks · Iowa
Hillview Recreation Area
City, County & Regional Parks · Iowa, United States
- Cost
- Tubing hill: $5/person (age 4+).
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Pets
- No
- Elevation
- 1,158 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Nearest town
- Hinton
About
Plymouth County 580-acre recreation area a mile west of Hinton, with a tubing hill, swimming, fishing, hunting, mountain biking, and an elk-herd viewing area. Multiple sites across 3 campgrounds; electric and water hookups at select sites. Modern and primitive restrooms; a shower house at Deer Ridge Campground. Pets prohibited.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 10° | -21° | 57° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 35° | 15° | -30° | 68° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 51° | 29° | 6° | 73° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 61° | 38° | 20° | 85° | 8 of 11 |
| May | 71° | 53° | 38° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 85° | 64° | 47° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 85° | 68° | 53° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 81° | 64° | 53° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 80° | 62° | 45° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 65° | 44° | 23° | 82° | 2 of 10 |
| November | 49° | 32° | 8° | 72° | 7 of 10 |
| December | 36° | 20° | -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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