City, County & Regional Parks · Iowa
Bigelow Park - Brown's Lake
City, County & Regional Parks · Iowa, United States
- Sites
- 29
- Hookups
- 29 electric, 29 with water
- Cost
- $30/day.
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,083 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Lake
- Brown's Lake
- Nearest town
- Salix
- Address
- 722 Bigelow Park Road, Salix, IA 51052
- Phone
- 712-946-7114
About
Woodbury County campground on a 600-acre natural oxbow lake (a former state park), one mile west of Salix. 29 sites with electricity, water, and sewer. Shower house with flush toilets and hot water. Largemouth bass and northern pike fishing, plus recreational boating and water sports.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 12° | -21° | 56° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 36° | 16° | -28° | 70° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 51° | 29° | 6° | 75° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 61° | 38° | 22° | 86° | 8 of 11 |
| May | 71° | 54° | 39° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 85° | 65° | 49° | 100° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 86° | 68° | 55° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 82° | 65° | 54° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 81° | 62° | 45° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 65° | 44° | 25° | 82° | 2 of 10 |
| November | 50° | 32° | 8° | 72° | 7 of 10 |
| December | 36° | 21° | -8° | 66° | 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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