Iowa State Parks · Iowa
Elk Rock State Park
Iowa State Parks · Iowa, United States
- Sites
- 73
- Hookups
- 39 electric, 34 no hookups
- Season
- May 1 to October 31
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 823 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 3
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · AT&T weak · Verizon good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Knoxville
- Address
- 811 146th Avenue
- Phone
- 641-842-6008
73 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Elk Rock State Park is an Iowa State Park campground offering 73 sites (39 electric) near Knoxville.
Fees
Peak season (May 1-Oct 15) rates per night: Equestrian: electric sites $26/night, nonelectric sites $18/night, youth group site $20/night; Nonequestrian: electric sites $24/night, nonelectric sites $16/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 | 29° | 10° | -25° | 55° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 36° | 19° | -18° | 67° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 51° | 31° | 9° | 76° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 63° | 41° | 23° | 82° | 5 of 11 |
| May | 73° | 56° | 40° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 85° | 65° | 50° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 86° | 69° | 58° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 82° | 67° | 57° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 81° | 62° | 49° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 65° | 46° | 27° | 83° | 2 of 10 |
| November | 50° | 34° | 6° | 73° | 6 of 10 |
| December | 38° | 25° | -12° | 71° | 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.
Nearby campgrounds
- Elk Rock Campground and Boat Ramp · Army Corps of Engineers · 1 mi
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- Roberts Creek Park · City, County & Regional Parks · 2 mi · 122 sites
- Roberts Creek West Campground · Army Corps of Engineers · 2 mi
- Whitebreast Camp · Army Corps of Engineers · 4 mi · 132 sites
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