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Island View (Rathbun Lake) Campground

Rathbun Lake, Iowa

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As of October 2026, Island View (Rathbun Lake) Campground is a campground in Iowa with 189 campsites. Island View (Rathbun Lake) Campground is booked through Recreation.gov.

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Island View (Rathbun Lake) Campground is located at 40.8325° N, 92.9180° W.

people allowed on 180 of 189 sites: 8
people allowed on each of the 2 largest sites: 200

Island View (Rathbun Lake) Campground reservations and next available dates

October 2026

November 2026

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Stay and booking rules

Mid-stay changes allowed
Maximum reservations at once: 20 reservations
Maximum stay: 14 nights
Maximum per transaction: 4 reservations per transaction
Military discount available

Published by Recreation.gov for Island View (Rathbun Lake) Campground, read on September 29, 2026.

Campsites at Island View (Rathbun Lake) Campground

Standard 186
Group 3
Accessible 1
Hookups 189

What an RV fits

35–39 ft1 site
40–44 ft8 sites
45–49 ft13 sites
50–54 ft24 sites
55–59 ft17 sites
60–64 ft27 sites
65–69 ft22 sites
70–74 ft46 sites
75–79 ft11 sites
80–84 ft4 sites
85–89 ft3 sites
90–94 ft1 site
95–99 ft1 site
100–104 ft3 sites
120–124 ft4 sites
130–134 ft1 site

Amenities

restrooms
showers
potable water
dump station

At a glance: Setting: Valley.

Things to do: fishing, boating, wildlife, offroad, horse riding.

All sites at Island View (Rathbun Lake) Campground, as listed by Recreation.gov

Site	Loop	Type	Sleeps	Max RV	Hookups	Access
Dedication Shelter	DEDI	Group	200	-	Electric	-
B01	ICIR	Standard	8	47 ft	Electric	-
B03	ICIR	Standard	8	42 ft	Electric	-
B04	ICIR	Standard	8	48 ft	Electric	-
B05	ICIR	Standard	8	47 ft	Electric	-
B06	ICIR	Standard	8	50 ft	Electric	-
B07	ICIR	Standard	8	45 ft	Electric	-
B08	ICIR	Standard	8	50 ft	Electric	-
B09	ICIR	Standard	8	42 ft	Electric	-
B10	ICIR	Standard	8	52 ft	Electric	-
B11	ICIR	Standard	8	43 ft	Electric	-
B12	ICIR	Standard	8	52 ft	Electric	-
B13	ICIR	Standard	8	49 ft	Electric	-
B14	ICIR	Standard	8	48 ft	Electric	-
B15	ICIR	Standard	8	50 ft	Electric	-
B16	ICIR	Standard	8	48 ft	Electric	-
B17	ICIR	Standard	8	57 ft	Electric	-
B18	ICIR	Standard	8	91 ft	Electric	-
B19	ICIR	Standard	8	52 ft	Electric	-
B20	ICIR	Standard	8	68 ft	Electric	-
B21	ICIR	Standard	8	75 ft	Electric	-
B22	ICIR	Standard	8	55 ft	Electric	-
B23	ICIR	Standard	8	42 ft	Electric	-
B24	ICIR	Standard	8	70 ft	Electric	-
B25	ICIR	Standard	8	72 ft	Electric	-
B26	ICIR	Standard	8	71 ft	Electric	-
B27	ICIR	Standard	8	68 ft	Electric	-
B28	ICIR	Standard	8	47 ft	Electric	-
B29	ICIR	Standard	8	48 ft	Electric	-
B30	ICIR	Standard	8	52 ft	Electric	-
B31	ICIR	Standard	8	51 ft	Electric	-
B32/B33	ICIR	Standard	16	50 ft	Electric	-
B34	ICIR	Standard	8	41 ft	Electric	-
B35/36	ICIR	Standard	16	54 ft	Electric	-
B37	ICIR	Standard	8	52 ft	Electric	-
B38/B39	ICIR	Standard	16	52 ft	Electric	-
B40	ICIR	Standard	8	40 ft	Electric	-
B41	ICIR	Standard	8	55 ft	Electric	-
F01	ICIR	Standard	8	70 ft	Electric	-
F02	ICIR	Standard	8	70 ft	Electric	-
F03	ICIR	Standard	8	122 ft	Electric	-
F04	ICIR	Standard	8	55 ft	Electric	-
F05	ICIR	Standard	8	63 ft	Electric	-
F06	ICIR	Standard	8	60 ft	Electric	-
F07	ICIR	Standard	8	120 ft	Electric	-
F08	ICIR	Standard	8	80 ft	Electric	-
F09	ICIR	Standard	8	70 ft	Electric	-
F10	ICIR	Standard	8	68 ft	Electric	-
F11	ICIR	Standard	8	70 ft	Electric	-
F12	ICIR	Standard	8	70 ft	Electric	-
F13	ICIR	Standard	8	65 ft	Electric	-
F14	ICIR	Standard	8	71 ft	Electric	-
F15	ICIR	Standard	8	70 ft	Electric	-
H01	ICIR	Standard	8	58 ft	Electric	-
H02	ICIR	Standard	8	56 ft	Electric	-
H03	ICIR	Standard	8	53 ft	Electric	-
H04	ICIR	Standard	8	61 ft	Electric	-
H05	ICIR	Standard	8	60 ft	Electric	-
H06	ICIR	Standard	8	58 ft	Electric	-
H07	ICIR	Standard	8	62 ft	Electric	-
H08	ICIR	Standard	8	66 ft	Electric	-
H09	ICIR	Standard	8	64 ft	Electric	-
H10	ICIR	Standard	8	64 ft	Electric	-
H11	ICIR	Standard	8	58 ft	Electric	-
H12	ICIR	Standard	8	64 ft	Electric	-
H13	ICIR	Standard	8	62 ft	Electric	-
H14	ICIR	Standard	8	64 ft	Electric	-
H16	ICIR	Standard	8	70 ft	Electric	-
H17	ICIR	Standard	8	64 ft	Electric	-
H18	ICIR	Standard	8	65 ft	Electric	-
H19	ICIR	Standard	8	63 ft	Electric	-
H20	ICIR	Standard	8	63 ft	Electric	-
H21	ICIR	Standard	8	57 ft	Electric	-
H22	ICIR	Standard	8	66 ft	Electric	-
H23	ICIR	Standard	8	62 ft	Electric	-
H24	ICIR	Standard	8	63 ft	Electric	-
H25	ICIR	Standard	8	58 ft	Electric	-
M01	ICIR	Standard	8	75 ft	Electric	-
M02	ICIR	Standard	8	65 ft	Electric	-
M03	ICIR	Standard	8	60 ft	Electric	-
M04	ICIR	Standard	8	57 ft	Electric	-
M05	ICIR	Standard	8	75 ft	Electric	-
M06	ICIR	Standard	8	57 ft	Electric	-
M07	ICIR	Standard	8	75 ft	Electric	-
M08	ICIR	Standard	8	95 ft	Electric	-
M09	ICIR	Standard	8	72 ft	Electric	-
M10	ICIR	Standard	8	76 ft	Electric	-
M11	ICIR	Standard	8	65 ft	Electric	-
M12	ICIR	Standard	8	73 ft	Electric	-
M13	ICIR	Standard	8	62 ft	Electric	-
M14	ICIR	Standard	8	73 ft	Electric	-
M15	ICIR	Standard	8	62 ft	Electric	-
M16	ICIR	Standard	8	69 ft	Electric	-
M17	ICIR	Standard	8	62 ft	Electric	-
M18	ICIR	Standard	8	75 ft	Electric	-
M19	ICIR	Standard	8	66 ft	Electric	-
M20	ICIR	Standard	8	66 ft	Electric	-
M21	ICIR	Standard	8	64 ft	Electric	-
M22	ICIR	Standard	8	65 ft	Electric	-
M23	ICIR	Standard	8	72 ft	Electric	-
M24	ICIR	Standard	8	69 ft	Electric	-
M25	ICIR	Standard	8	70 ft	Electric	-
M26	ICIR	Standard	8	63 ft	Electric	-
M27	ICIR	Standard	8	70 ft	Electric	-
M28	ICIR	Standard	8	50 ft	Electric	-
M29	ICIR	Standard	8	75 ft	Electric	-
M30	ICIR	Standard	8	51 ft	Electric	-
M31	ICIR	Standard	8	71 ft	Electric	-
M32	ICIR	Standard	16	48 ft	Electric	-
M33	ICIR	Standard	8	75 ft	Electric	-
M34	ICIR	Standard	8	52 ft	Electric	-
M35	ICIR	Standard	8	74 ft	Electric	-
M36	ICIR	Standard	8	52 ft	Electric	-
M37	ICIR	Standard	8	72 ft	Electric	-
M38	ICIR	Standard	8	72 ft	Electric	-
M39	ICIR	Standard	8	52 ft	Electric	-
M40	ICIR	Standard	8	79 ft	Electric	-
M41	ICIR	Standard	8	74 ft	Electric	-
Q01	ICIR	Standard	8	51 ft	Electric	-
Q02/Q03	ICIR	Standard	16	54 ft	Electric	-
Q04	ICIR	Standard	8	62 ft	Electric	-
Q05/Q06	ICIR	Standard	16	54 ft	Electric	-
Q07	ICIR	Standard	8	55 ft	Electric	-
Q08	ICIR	Standard	8	64 ft	Electric	-
Q09	ICIR	Standard	8	43 ft	Electric	-
Q10	ICIR	Standard	8	55 ft	Electric	-
Q11	ICIR	Standard	8	48 ft	Electric	-
Q12	ICIR	Standard	8	64 ft	Electric	-
Q13	ICIR	Standard	8	74 ft	Electric	-
Q14	ICIR	Standard	8	75 ft	Electric	-
Q15	ICIR	Standard	8	52 ft	Electric	-
Q16	ICIR	Standard	8	60 ft	Electric	-
Q17	ICIR	Standard	8	70 ft	Electric	-
R01	ICIR	Standard	8	70 ft	Electric	-
R02	ICIR	Standard	8	70 ft	Electric	-
R03	ICIR	Standard	8	70 ft	Electric	-
R04	ICIR	Standard	8	70 ft	Electric	-
R05	ICIR	Standard	8	55 ft	Electric	-
R06	ICIR	Standard	8	70 ft	Electric	-
R07	ICIR	Standard	8	63 ft	Electric	-
R08	ICIR	Standard	8	70 ft	Electric	-
R09	ICIR	Standard	8	130 ft	Electric	-
R10	ICIR	Standard	8	70 ft	Electric	-
R11	ICIR	Standard	8	45 ft	Electric	-
R12	ICIR	Standard	8	52 ft	Electric	-
R13	ICIR	Standard	8	65 ft	Electric	-
R14	ICIR	Standard	8	54 ft	Electric	-
R15	ICIR	Standard	8	60 ft	Electric	-
R16	ICIR	Standard	8	100 ft	Electric	-
R17	ICIR	Standard	8	40 ft	Electric	-
R18	ICIR	Standard	8	70 ft	Electric	-
Y01	ICIR	Standard	8	80 ft	Electric	-
Y02	ICIR	Standard	8	100 ft	Electric	-
Y03	ICIR	Standard	8	70 ft	Electric	-
Y04	ICIR	Standard	8	65 ft	Electric	-
Y05	ICIR	Standard	8	70 ft	Electric	-
Y06	ICIR	Standard	8	70 ft	Electric	-
Y07	ICIR	Standard	8	67 ft	Electric	-
Y08	ICIR	Standard	8	70 ft	Electric	-
Y09	ICIR	Standard	8	65 ft	Electric	-
Y10	ICIR	Standard	8	70 ft	Electric	-
Y11	ICIR	Standard	8	70 ft	Electric	-
Y12	ICIR	Standard	8	120 ft	Electric	-
Y13	ICIR	Standard	8	70 ft	Electric	-
Y14	ICIR	Standard	8	65 ft	Electric	-
Y15	ICIR	Standard	8	70 ft	Electric	-
Y16	ICIR	Standard	8	70 ft	Electric	-
Y17	ICIR	Standard	8	65 ft	Electric	-
Y18	ICIR	Standard	8	65 ft	Electric	-
Y19	ICIR	Standard	8	70 ft	Electric	-
Y20	ICIR	Standard	8	65 ft	Electric	-
IV Group Camp	NWPI	Group	100	-	Electric	-
IV 5 Shelter	SHEL	Group	200	-	Electric	-
A01	VPL	Standard	8	74 ft	Electric	-
A02	VPL	Standard	8	74 ft	Electric	-
A03	VPL	Standard	8	86 ft	Electric	-
A04	VPL	Standard	8	71 ft	Electric	-
A05	VPL	Standard	8	58 ft	Electric	-
A06	VPL	Standard	8	55 ft	Electric	-
A07	VPL	Standard	8	85 ft	Electric	-
A08	VPL	Standard	8	82 ft	Electric	-
A09	VPL	Standard	8	77 ft	Electric	-
A10	VPL	Standard	8	85 ft	Electric	-
A11	VPL	Standard	8	84 ft	Electric	-
A12	VPL	Standard	8	100 ft	Electric	-
A13	VPL	Standard	8	122 ft	Electric	-
A14	VPL	Standard	8	36 ft	Electric	-
A15	VPL	Standard	8	71 ft	Electric	-
A16	VPL	Standard	8	47 ft	Electric	Accessible

About Island View (Rathbun Lake) Campground

Overview

Island View Park is located on beautiful Rathbun Lake, just nine miles northwest of Centerville, Iowa and 8 miles southwest of Moravia.

Recreation

The 11,000-acre lake provides a variety of fishing opportunities for any angler: Crappie, channel catfish, walleye and largemouth bass are most common.

The prevailing winds on Rathbun Lake, also known as Iowa's Ocean, make it one of the best sailing lakes in Iowa.

Facilities

This large campground offers 187 family sites and one group site, all with electric hookups. Three group picnic sites are also available.

Amenities include flush and pit toilets, showers, drinking water and a dump station. A boat ramp, dock, marina, playgrounds, and horseshoe pit are all on-site.

Natural Features

Rathbun Lake is situated in the gently rolling hills of the Chariton River Valley in southeast Iowa. The campground consists of open grassy areas dotted with trees.

Bald eagles, white-tailed deer, Canada geese, wild turkey and other wildlife can be found at Rathbun Lake.

Nearby Attractions

The Rathbun Fish Hatchery is nearby, offering self-guided tours Monday through Friday year-round. Hundreds of thousands of catfish and walleye are produced here each year.

Southern Iowa's only Off Highway Vehicle Park is just 20 minutes from the campground. It is located on the south bank of the South Fork Chariton River and encompasses nearly 125 acres in an abandoned rock quarry.

Contact Info

This location is unstaffed. To speak with our main office for general information, please call: (641) 647-2464.

Rules and notices at Island View (Rathbun Lake) Campground

Recreation.gov does not date these notices. We last read them on September 29, 2026. Check Island View (Rathbun Lake) Campground on Recreation.gov

Notices from Recreation.gov

14 Day Policy on Rathbun Lake: Campers are only allowed to camp at the same camping loop a maximum of 14 nights within a 30 night period. After the 14th night, they will be required to move (physically move the camping unit) to a different camping loop, which can be in the same campground.

Swimming beach is approximately 1 mile from the campground

Please register/ pay for campsite prior to set up. Park Attendant will check you in on your campsite during their morning or evening rounds.

If late, you must contact this park within 24 hours after your original check-in time or you will be considered a 'no show' resulting in the cancelation of your reservation.

For more information, visit the Rathbun Lake website http://www.nwk.usace.army.mil/Locations/District-Lakes/Rathbun-Lake/

Purchase firewood from a local source.

If you must bring your own firewood, don't leave any firewood behind at your campsite.

Don't Move Firewood: Protect your forests from tree-killing pests by buying your firewood locally and burning it on-site. Visit Dontmovefirewood.org for further information.

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Island View (Rathbun Lake) Campground FAQ

How hard is it to get a campsite at Island View (Rathbun Lake) Campground?

Island View (Rathbun Lake) Campground is rated "Moderate to Book" based on historical demand. With 189 sites available, you have good chances of finding availability, especially on weekdays.

How do I find last-minute availability at Island View (Rathbun Lake) Campground?

Cancellations happen frequently at Island View (Rathbun Lake) Campground, especially 1-2 weeks before check-in dates. PermitSnag monitors availability 24/7 and sends instant alerts when sites open up due to cancellations. This is often the best way to snag popular campsites.

How many campsites does Island View (Rathbun Lake) Campground have?

Island View (Rathbun Lake) Campground has 189 campsites.

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