Iowa State Parks · Iowa
Green Valley State Park
Iowa State Parks · Iowa, United States
- Sites
- 88
- Hookups
- 68 electric, 15 with water, 20 no hookups
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,302 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 3
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · AT&T good · Verizon good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Creston
- Address
- 1480 130th St
- Phone
- 641-782-5131
91 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Green Valley State Park is an Iowa State Park campground offering 88 sites (68 electric) near Creston.
Fees
Peak season (May 1-Oct 15) rates per night: sewer/water/electric sites $36/night, electric sites $24/night, nonelectric sites $16/night, youth group site $20/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° | 10° | -21° | 51° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 37° | 18° | -24° | 66° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 51° | 31° | 6° | 73° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 63° | 41° | 23° | 82° | 5 of 11 |
| May | 72° | 55° | 38° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 85° | 65° | 49° | 100° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 86° | 68° | 58° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 82° | 66° | 57° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 80° | 62° | 46° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 65° | 45° | 25° | 82° | 2 of 10 |
| November | 50° | 34° | 5° | 71° | 6 of 10 |
| December | 39° | 24° | -6° | 69° | 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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