Iowa State Parks · Iowa
Ambrose A. Call State Park
Iowa State Parks · Iowa, United States
- Sites
- 16
- Hookups
- 13 electric, 3 no hookups
- Season
- May 1 to November 15
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- No
- Dump station
- No
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,227 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile good · AT&T good · Verizon good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Algona
- Address
- 2007 Call Park Dr
- Phone
- 641-581-4835
16 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Ambrose A. Call State Park is an Iowa State Park campground offering 16 sites (13 electric) near Algona.
Fees
Peak season (May 1-Oct 15) rates per night: electric sites $20/night, nonelectric sites $12/night. Rates include sales tax. A $4/night equestrian fee is bundled into equestrian-campground rates above where applicable (except youth group sites). A $4-$5/night surcharge applies on Memorial Day, Labor Day and July 4th holiday weekends. Off-season (Oct 16-Apr 30) rates run roughly $2-6/night lower than these May 1-Oct 15 peak-season rates for the same site type. (Iowa DNR's own official per-park camping rate schedule, iowadnr.gov, updated February 15, 2026.) Pets are allowed in Iowa state park campgrounds, subject to Iowa DNR's park regulations: "Pets shall not be left unattended in campgrounds" and "Privately owned animals shall be kept on a leash with a maximum length of six feet, or be kept confined." (iowadnr.gov's own park-use regulations.)
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26° | 3° | -23° | 50° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 31° | 11° | -30° | 65° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 47° | 27° | -1° | 73° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 57° | 37° | 14° | 82° | 7 of 11 |
| May | 70° | 51° | 33° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 82° | 62° | 46° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 82° | 66° | 52° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 78° | 64° | 54° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 79° | 60° | 44° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 63° | 43° | 24° | 81° | 3 of 10 |
| November | 46° | 31° | -2° | 69° | 8 of 10 |
| December | 33° | 18° | -15° | 67° | 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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