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Stephens State Forest
Iowa State Parks · Iowa, United States · in Stephens State Forest - White Breast Unit
- Sites
- 70
- Hookups
- 70 no hookups
- Season
- Year-round
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- No
- Dump station
- No
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,076 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- Verizon weak · T-Mobile none · AT&T none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Lucas
- Address
- 48546 137th Trail
- Phone
- 641-774-4559
70 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Stephens State Forest is an Iowa State Park campground offering 70 sites (no electric sites) near Lucas.
Fees
Peak season (May 1-Oct 15) rates per night: Equestrian: nonelectric sites $16/night; Nonequestrian: nonelectric sites $12/night, youth group site $15/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° | -22° | 54° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 37° | 18° | -20° | 67° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 52° | 32° | 8° | 75° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 63° | 42° | 23° | 83° | 5 of 11 |
| May | 73° | 56° | 39° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 86° | 65° | 48° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 86° | 69° | 58° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 82° | 67° | 56° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 81° | 62° | 48° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 66° | 45° | 26° | 83° | 2 of 10 |
| November | 51° | 34° | 5° | 72° | 6 of 10 |
| December | 39° | 25° | -6° | 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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