Iowa State Parks · Iowa
Clear Lake State Park
Iowa State Parks · Iowa, United States
- Sites
- 153
- Hookups
- 148 electric, 17 with water, 5 no hookups
- Season
- May 1 to November 30
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,263 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
- Clear Lake
- Address
- 6490 S Shore Dr
- Phone
- 641-357-4212
153 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Clear Lake State Park is an Iowa State Park campground offering 153 sites (148 electric) near Clear Lake.
Fees
Peak season (May 1-Oct 15) rates per night: sewer/water/electric sites $38/night, water/electric sites $32/night, electric sites $26/night, nonelectric sites $18/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 | 25° | 2° | -24° | 47° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 29° | 11° | -26° | 65° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 46° | 28° | -4° | 74° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 57° | 37° | 14° | 81° | 7 of 11 |
| May | 71° | 51° | 33° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 81° | 62° | 47° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 81° | 65° | 54° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 78° | 63° | 53° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 78° | 59° | 44° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 61° | 42° | 24° | 81° | 4 of 10 |
| November | 45° | 30° | -2° | 68° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 32° | 19° | -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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