City, County & Regional Parks · Iowa
Jester Park
City, County & Regional Parks · Iowa, United States
- Sites
- 15
- Hookups
- 15 electric
- Group sites
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Elevation
- 902 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 5
- Nearest town
- Granger
- Address
- 12130 NW 128th St., Granger, IA 50109
About
Polk County's 1,675-acre park along Saylorville Lake, with camping, cabins, shelters, boating, fishing, hiking, and a nature center featuring bison and elk herds. Multiple electric sites (#101-115) plus group camps and cabins. Shower facilities.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28° | 10° | -23° | 54° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 35° | 17° | -23° | 68° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 51° | 30° | 7° | 74° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 63° | 41° | 22° | 81° | 5 of 11 |
| May | 73° | 54° | 39° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 84° | 64° | 49° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 85° | 68° | 56° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 82° | 66° | 56° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 81° | 62° | 47° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 66° | 46° | 26° | 83° | 3 of 10 |
| November | 49° | 33° | 5° | 72° | 6 of 10 |
| December | 38° | 24° | -14° | 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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