Iowa State Parks · Iowa
Brushy Creek State Recreation Area
Iowa State Parks · Iowa, United States
- Sites
- 238
- Hookups
- 226 electric, 70 with water, 12 no hookups
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,086 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 3
- Cell coverage
- AT&T weak · Verizon weak · T-Mobile good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Lehigh
- Address
- 2802 Brushy Creek Rd
- Phone
- 515-543-8298
About
Brushy Creek State Recreation Area is an Iowa State Park campground offering 238 sites (226 electric) near Lehigh.
Fees
Peak season (May 1-Oct 15) rates per night: Equestrian: sewer/water/electric sites $40/night, electric sites $28/night, nonelectric sites $20/night, youth group site $20/night; Nonequestrian: sewer/water/electric sites $38/night, electric sites $26/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° | 6° | -23° | 51° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 32° | 12° | -26° | 67° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 49° | 29° | 6° | 73° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 60° | 39° | 21° | 82° | 7 of 11 |
| May | 72° | 53° | 37° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 83° | 63° | 48° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 84° | 66° | 53° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 80° | 65° | 55° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 80° | 61° | 46° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 64° | 45° | 25° | 81° | 3 of 10 |
| November | 47° | 32° | 5° | 70° | 7 of 10 |
| December | 34° | 21° | -15° | 70° | 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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