Iowa State Parks · Iowa
Black Hawk State Park
Iowa State Parks · Iowa, United States
- Sites
- 128
- Hookups
- 88 electric, 11 with water, 40 no hookups
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,227 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 3
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile good · AT&T good · Verizon good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Lake View
- Address
- 228 S Blossom St
- Phone
- 712-657-8712
About
Black Hawk State Park is an Iowa State Park campground offering 128 sites (88 electric) near Lake View.
Fees
Peak season (May 1-Oct 15) rates per night: water/electric sites $30/night, electric sites $24/night, nonelectric sites $16/night, youth group site $15/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 | 27° | 8° | -21° | 51° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 34° | 15° | -31° | 66° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 50° | 29° | 3° | 72° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 60° | 39° | 16° | 83° | 7 of 11 |
| May | 72° | 53° | 37° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 84° | 64° | 47° | 101° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 84° | 67° | 56° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 81° | 65° | 55° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 80° | 61° | 45° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 64° | 44° | 24° | 80° | 3 of 10 |
| November | 48° | 32° | 5° | 70° | 7 of 10 |
| December | 35° | 20° | -15° | 68° | 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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