Iowa State Parks · Iowa
Lake Ahquabi State Park
Iowa State Parks · Iowa, United States
- Sites
- 94
- Hookups
- 93 electric, 52 with water, 1 no hookups
- Season
- May 1 to November 30
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 968 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Cell coverage
- AT&T weak · Verizon weak · T-Mobile good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Indianola
- Address
- 16510 118th Avenue
- Phone
- 515-961-7101
94 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Lake Ahquabi State Park is an Iowa State Park campground offering 94 sites (93 electric) near Indianola.
Fees
Peak season (May 1-Oct 15) rates per night: sewer/water/electric sites $38/night, electric sites $26/night, youth group site $25/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° | -24° | 54° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 36° | 17° | -21° | 67° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 51° | 31° | 7° | 75° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 63° | 41° | 22° | 83° | 5 of 11 |
| May | 73° | 55° | 39° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 86° | 65° | 48° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 86° | 68° | 58° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 82° | 67° | 56° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 82° | 62° | 48° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 66° | 46° | 26° | 84° | 2 of 10 |
| November | 50° | 34° | 5° | 73° | 6 of 10 |
| December | 39° | 24° | -10° | 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.
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