Iowa State Parks · Iowa
Volga River State Recreation Area
Iowa State Parks · Iowa, United States
- Sites
- 87
- Hookups
- 76 electric, 37 with water, 11 no hookups
- Season
- Year-round
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,060 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 2
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · Verizon weak · AT&T none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Fayette
- Address
- 10255 Ivy Road
- Phone
- 563-425-4161
About
Volga River State Recreation Area is an Iowa State Park campground offering 87 sites (76 electric) near Fayette.
Fees
Peak season (May 1-Oct 15) rates per night: Equestrian: electric sites $26/night; Nonequestrian: sewer/water/electric sites $38/night, water/electric sites $32/night, electric sites $26/night, nonelectric sites $14/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 | 26° | 5° | -19° | 47° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 31° | 13° | -18° | 62° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 46° | 28° | 1° | 74° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 57° | 38° | 20° | 77° | 6 of 11 |
| May | 70° | 51° | 33° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 80° | 62° | 48° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 82° | 65° | 58° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 78° | 64° | 55° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 77° | 59° | 46° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 60° | 43° | 26° | 78° | 4 of 10 |
| November | 45° | 31° | 5° | 69° | 8 of 10 |
| December | 34° | 21° | -13° | 68° | 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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- Taylor Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 10 mi
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- Joy Springs County Park · City, County & Regional Parks · 16 mi · 5 sites
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