Iowa State Parks · Iowa
Pine Lake State Park
Iowa State Parks · Iowa, United States
- Sites
- 76
- Hookups
- 67 electric, 3 with water, 9 no hookups
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 994 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · AT&T weak · Verizon weak (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Eldora
- Address
- 22390 Co Rd S56
- Phone
- 641-858-5832
80 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Pine Lake State Park is an Iowa State Park campground offering 76 sites (67 electric) near Eldora.
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 | 27° | 7° | -24° | 52° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 31° | 13° | -20° | 67° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 47° | 29° | 4° | 75° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 60° | 39° | 21° | 79° | 5 of 11 |
| May | 71° | 53° | 36° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 83° | 63° | 49° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 83° | 66° | 56° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 80° | 64° | 54° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 79° | 60° | 46° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 64° | 44° | 26° | 81° | 3 of 10 |
| November | 47° | 31° | 4° | 70° | 6 of 10 |
| December | 34° | 23° | -13° | 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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