“Named for Iowa's State Rock!”
There are 168 campsites with enough variety to suit anyone's tastes (87 sites have electricity). There are two modern shower buildings and a sewage dump station in the campground. Advance campsite reservations can be booked through the park reservation system. Half of the campsites are still available for self-registration on a first-come, first-serve basis. Two camp pads and rest rooms are accessible to the mobility-impaired. Several hiking trails challenge the outdoor lover at Geode. The main trail starts at the north end of the lake and follows it all the way to the dam. This trail is accessible from several picnic areas along the lake. Another trail begins at the dam on the west side of the lake and ends at picnic shelter number one. A trip around the lake is possible on these trails. The prime attraction of the 1,640-acre park is Lake Geode, a 187-acre lake built in 1950. Over the years, the lake has become well known for excellent fishing for largemouth bass, bluegill, crappie, channel catfish, bullhead, red-eared sunfish. "Hey! Come on, we're going out to Geode!" This is repeated time after time in southeast Iowa as families and friends pack picnic baskets and swimsuits and head for a fun day in the sun at one of southeast Iowa's most popular state parks. The geode stone for which this park is named brings "rock hounds" to the area in search of this elusive prize. A display of geodes, with mysterious crystal formations in their hollow cavities, can be seen at the park office. Please remember that it is illegal to remove geodes and other natural materials from state parks, except for mushrooms, nuts, fruits and berries.
Reviews of Geode State Park
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Ratings Summary
We stayed several times last fall after staying the first night on a whim. Sites are large and numerous. Connector trail down to a longer lake trail made access easy. There weren’t many other campers so we the lots of room to roam. Bathrooms were very nice, they are redoing some of the accessible sites. You can really tell the campground is well maintained and they want to keep it updated and nice. We live about 45 minutes away and ill definitely be back. Cell signal was minimal on Verizon.
Nightly Rate: $16.00
Days Stayed: 2
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Geode State Park
Hours
- Sun - Sat: 4:00 am - 10:30 pm
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Parking
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Pets Allowed
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Restrooms
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Wifi
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Wheelchair Accessible
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Credit Cards Accepted
- Affiliation
- State park or forest
- Back In RV Sites Count
- 30
- Last Nightly Rate
- 16.0
- Longest Vehicle Length Reported
- 17.0
- Lowest Nightly Rate
- 12.0
- Max Length
- 60ft
- Max Stay
- 14
- Pull Through RV Sites Count
- 16
- Sites Count
- 138
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Paved Sites
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Fifty Amp
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Full Hookup
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Pull Through
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Tent Sites
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Dump Station
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Big Rigs
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Open Seasonally
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Age Restricted
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Back In RV Sites
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Boondock
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Cabin Sites
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Dispersed Sites
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Firewood
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Fulltime Residents
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Group Tent Sites
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Laundry
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Mobile Homes
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Permit Required
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Potable Water
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Propane
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Public Water
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Pull Through RV Sites
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Reservations
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Sewer Hookup
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Showers
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Sites
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Standard Tent Sites
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Vehicle Wash Permitted
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Water Hookup
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