Iowa State Parks · Iowa
Fairport State Recreation Area
Iowa State Parks · Iowa, United States
- Sites
- 43
- Hookups
- 43 electric
- Season
- May 1 to October 31
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 554 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Cell coverage
- Verizon weak · T-Mobile good · AT&T none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Muscatine
- Address
- 3280 IA-22
- Phone
- 563-263-4337
About
Fairport State Recreation Area is an Iowa State Park campground offering 43 sites (43 electric) near Muscatine.
Fees
Peak season (May 1-Oct 15) rates per night: electric sites $24/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 | 30° | 14° | -18° | 56° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 35° | 19° | -12° | 66° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 49° | 32° | 8° | 75° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 61° | 41° | 26° | 81° | 5 of 11 |
| May | 73° | 56° | 40° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 83° | 66° | 50° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 85° | 69° | 62° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 83° | 68° | 58° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 81° | 62° | 52° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 63° | 47° | 30° | 83° | 2 of 10 |
| November | 51° | 33° | 9° | 73° | 7 of 10 |
| December | 39° | 26° | -9° | 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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