Iowa State Parks · Iowa
Maquoketa Caves State Park
Iowa State Parks · Iowa, United States
- Sites
- 32
- Hookups
- 24 electric, 8 no hookups
- Season
- May 1 to November 30
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 906 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 2
- Cell coverage
- Verizon weak · T-Mobile none · AT&T none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Maquoketa
- Address
- 9688 Caves Rd.
- Phone
- 563-652-5833
32 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Maquoketa Caves State Park is an Iowa State Park campground offering 32 sites (24 electric) near Maquoketa.
Fees
Peak season (May 1-Oct 15) rates per night: electric sites $28/night, nonelectric sites $20/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 | 27° | 8° | -20° | 51° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 34° | 15° | -15° | 65° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 47° | 29° | 2° | 75° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 59° | 38° | 23° | 79° | 5 of 11 |
| May | 70° | 52° | 35° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 80° | 62° | 46° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 83° | 66° | 59° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 80° | 64° | 54° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 78° | 59° | 48° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 61° | 43° | 26° | 80° | 3 of 10 |
| November | 46° | 31° | 6° | 71° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 36° | 22° | -12° | 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.
Nearby campgrounds
- Eden Valley Refuge · City, County & Regional Parks · 6 mi
- Buzzard Ridge Wildlife Area · City, County & Regional Parks · 6 mi
- Horseshoe Pond Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 7 mi
- Walnut Grove Park · City, County & Regional Parks · 15 mi · 37 sites
- Central Park · City, County & Regional Parks · 16 mi · 74 sites
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