City, County & Regional Parks · Iowa
Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt Campground
City, County & Regional Parks · Iowa, United States
- Sites
- 18
- Hookups
- 15 electric, 1 with water, 3 no hookups
- Season
- April 1 to late November
- Cost
- $25 per night electric, $20 per night non-electric.
- Elevation
- 807 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Nearest town
- Maxwell
- Address
- Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt, Maxwell, IA
About
Polk County Conservation campground in the Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt, a large wetland and prairie preserve along the Skunk River northeast of Des Moines. 18 sites: 15 with electric (site 9 is full hookup; sites 7 and 8 are a buddy site) and three non-electric tent sites. First come, first served only, normally open April 1 to November 30. The county has the campground closed because of flood damage through the end of 2026 - check with Polk County Conservation before going.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28° | 10° | -23° | 55° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 35° | 17° | -20° | 68° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 50° | 31° | 8° | 76° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 63° | 41° | 22° | 81° | 5 of 11 |
| May | 72° | 54° | 39° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 84° | 64° | 50° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 85° | 67° | 57° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 82° | 67° | 56° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 81° | 62° | 48° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 66° | 46° | 26° | 83° | 2 of 10 |
| November | 49° | 34° | 5° | 72° | 6 of 10 |
| December | 37° | 24° | -13° | 72° | 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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