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Big Creek State Park, Iowa



Reservable Park Shelters

Shelter General Rules


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Park Type Quantity Capacity Rate Availability ADA
Big Creek beach cabanas 9 10 $25.00 May 1-Sept 30 N
Big Creek large open shelter 3 165 $125.00 May 1-Sept 30 3
Big Creek open shelter 10 50, 100 $30.00 May 1-Sept 30 N
Black Hawk open shelter 4, 1 NR 15, 75 (4) $30.00 (NE) and $35.00 (E) May 1-Sept 30 3
Brushy Creek beach cabanas 4 10 $25.00 May 1-Sept 30 4
Brushy Creek large open shelter 1 140 $125.00 May 1-Sept 30 Y
Brushy Creek open shelter 2 50, 75 $30.00 May 1-Sept 30 2
Clear Lake open shelter 2 50 $35.00 May 1-Sept 30 1
Dolliver open shelter 1 75 $30.00 May 1-Sept 30 N
Elinor Bedell open shelter w/Kitchenette 1 125 $125.00 May 1-Sept 30 Y
Emerson Bay open shelter 1 50 $35.00 May 1-Sept 30 Y
Fort Defiance open shelter 1 NR 75 NR NA N
Gull Point open shelter 1, 2 NR 50 & 75 -NR, 125 $35.00 May 1-Sept 30 2
Ledges open shelter 2 50, 125 $35.00 May 1-Sept 30 2
Lewis and Clark open shelter 1 NR 50 NR NA N
McIntosh Woods open shelter 2 NR 50, 75 NR NA 2
Okamanpedan open shelter 2 NR 40 NR NA N
Pikes Point open shelter 1 50 $30.00 May 1-Sept 30 N
Pilot Knob open shelter 2 50 $30.00 April 1- Oct 31 Y
Pilot Knob warming shelter 1 35 $35.00 Dec 1-Feb 28 N
Prairie Rose open shelter 2 75, 125 $35.00 May 1-Sept 30 N
Rice Lake open shelter 1 50 $35.00 April 1-Oct 31 Y
Springbrook beach house open shelter 1 50 $50.00 May 1-Sept 30 N
Springbrook open shelter 1 100 $35.00 May 1-Sept 30 Y
Stone open shelter 3 75 $35.00 May 1-Oct 15 1
Templar open shelter 1, 2 NR 40 (2), 100 NR NA 3
Trapper’s Bay open shelter 1 NR 50 NR NA N
Twin Lakes open shelter 1 NR 75 NR NA N

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Park Type Quantity Capacity Rate Availability ADA
Backbone open shelter 5 50 (2), 75 (3) $30.00 May 1-Oct. 15 N
Beed’s Lake open shelter 1, 1 NR 25 $35.00 May 1-Sept 30 2
Bellevue open shelter 4 75 $30.00 May 1-Sept 30 2
George Wyth open shelter 3 30 $30.00 May 1-Sept 30 3
Lake Macbride open shelter 3 50 (2), 75 $30.00 (NE) and $35.00 (E) May 1-Sept 30 N
Maquoketa Caves open shelter 2 NR 75 NR NA N
Palisades- Kepler open shelter 2 50 $30.00 May 1-Sept 30 N
Pikes Peak open shelter 1 75 $35.00 May 1- Oct 31 Y
Pine Lake beach house open shelter 1 NR 18 NR NA Y
Pine Lake open shelter 2, 1 NR 50 (2), 75 $30.00 May 1- Oct 15 1
Pleasant Creek open shelter 3 50, 75 (2) $35.00 May 1-Sept 30 N
Rock Creek open shelter 2, 1 NR 25, 50-NR, 75 $30.00 (NE) and $35.00 (E) May 1-Sept 30 1
Union Grove open shelter 1 50 $30.00 May 1-Sept 30 Y
Volga open shelter 1 50 $30.00 May 1-Sept 30 Y
Wapsipinicon open shelter 2 75 $30.00 (NE) and $35.00 (E) May 1-Sept 30 N

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Park Type Quantity Capacity Rate Availability ADA
Green Valley open shelter 2 100 $30.00 (NE) and $35.00 (E)  May 1-Sept 30 1
Lake Anita open shelter 6 75 (4), 100 (2) $30.00 (NE) and $35.00 (E) May 1-Sept 30 1
Lake Manawa open shelter w/Kitchenette 1 100 $125.00 May 1-Sept 30 Y
Lake Manawa open shelter 4 50 (2), 75, 165 $30.00 (NE), $35 (E), $125.00 May 1-Sept 30 2
Lake of Three Fires open shelter 2 75 $35.00 May 15- Sept 30 N
Viking Lake open shelter w/Kitchenette 1 125 $125.00 May 1-Sept 30 Y
Viking Lake open shelter 2 50 $30.00 (NE) and $35.00 (E) May 1-Sept 30 1
Waubonsie open shelter 1 75 $35.00 May 1-Sept 30 N
Wilson Island open shelter 2 NR 55, 90 NR NA N

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Park Type Quantity Capacity Rate Availability ADA
Elk Rock open shelter 1 25 $35.00 May 1-Sept 30 N
Geode Beach open shelter w/Kitchenette 1 100 $125.00 May 1-Sept 30 Y
Geode open shelter 3 75 (2), 100 $30.00 May 1-Sept 30 N
Honey Creek open shelter 2 50 $30.00 May 1-Sept 30 N
Lacey-Keosauqua open shelter 2 75, 100 $30.00 (NE) and $35.00 (E)  May 1-Sept 30 N
Lake Ahquabi Beach house open shelter 1 75 $50.00 May 1-Sept 30 N
Lake Darling open shelter 2 30, 150 $35.00, $125.00 May 1-Sept 30 2
Lake Keomah open shelter 2 50 $30.00 May 1-Sept 30 N
Lake Wapello Beach house open shelter 1 NR 50 NR NA N
Lake Wapello open shelter 2 50 $30.00 May 1-Sept 30 Y
Nine Eagles open shelter 3 25, 125 (2) $30.00 (NE) and $35.00 (E) May 1-Sept 30 2
Red Haw open shelter 2 60, 125 $30.00 May 1-Sept 30 1
Wildcat Den open shelter 2 50, 75 $35.00 May 1-Sept 30 1