North Abutment Campground

This campground was surprisingly nice. It is situated on the north side of the Grenada Lake Reservoir. The sites are spaced nicely apart and all have level concrete pads. The camp hosts are very nice people and are constantly tending to the park. The bathrooms aren't in the best condition but are extremely clean. The showers are hot.

When you first enter the park, the old sites are on the right. While a bit closer together, they appear to all be in excellent condition. Past them on the left is a loop around a man made lake with several pull throughs. These are very nice and spacious sites. Going past this loop is another set of sites that we stayed at. Most of these are back-in with just a few pull throughs. All sites offered views of the lake (or lake bottom as the water level is very low at the time of this review) and wild life is plentiful - we saw deer every day.

The loop that we stayed at offered 20, 30, and 50 amp service with water. The park has 2 dump stations that are easily accessible. While here, we noticed a group of gentlemen doing some surveying. It appears that they are in the process of putting sewer connections to, at least, some of the sites. This will be an amazing addition!

AT&T has a strong signal here. In fact, our booster caused us to slow down because the AT&T signal was so good. We routinely got 20 to 30 megs down with just our hotspot (no booster). T-Mobile is a close second.

Escaping the cold of Iowa, this is our second stop heading south. In our loop of 36 sites, we were the only ones there except for the hosts. Our site was on a hilltop and was a pull through. The front was a bit steep, but the cement pad was nice and level. Spacious seating area outside and no sites close to us. The spaciousness of each of the sites is wonderful; extremely large spaces between them. Very quiet and a short drive off I-55. Definitely worth the drive.

Some sites seem a bit unlevel, but the main RV parking area on the cement pads appear fairly level. Ours was quite level as we parked near the rear to avoid the slope in the front. It easily accommodated our 35' ffith wheel and long dually. Probably had room for a couple vehicles in front of us in the site.

Super clean, easy access throughout. Site 18 is a pull through with a large lake front area. It also has its very own security light next to it, not that you would need it as they is plenty of park rangers and sheriff patrols.
You can’t go wrong at this park, this is the newest section of camp sites and was very well laid out. You will not feel cramped at any of these sites.

18 is also located next to the park pavilion that hosts some local entertainment at times and also has a sunrise service once a month hosted by local churches on a Sunday morning. Gather all the wood you want along the lakefront, easy to get at for the nightly fire ring lighting.

Good cell coverage but no internet without using a hotspot or satellite. Some are full hookups, this one is partial and the dump station is easy access as you leave out.

Some sites actually have their own private smaller lake with a fishing pier if you are interested. Ours had just the right amount of sun and shade, well maintained grounds. The only negative is that the restrooms, which are conveniently located throughout, all need updated. The closest one to us has seen better days.

Super quiet, very relaxing and the town has just about anything that you would need. Highly recommend the North Abutment Campgrounds!

We found this park to be among the best. Friendly camp host greeted us right away and offered info on the park. The COE planned this park well. Scenic and functional. If you are a “birdie”you will enjoy the sights and sounds.

Awesome. We were looking for Hugh White State Park and just bumbled into the North Abutment. Nice bumble!

The hosts came out to help, even though it was pretty late. Very friendly and you can’t beat the price. The morning view from our door was of the manmade lake complete with water birds. Lovely place.

Access to the park was easy. Signage was good. The interior roads are paved and in excellent condition. Our site, 75, was a long pull through facing a pond. It was a Concrete slab with a packed gravel patio. Utilities were 50 and 30 amp power and water located at the left side. We had a table, fire pit, raised grill a post to hang your lantern on if needed. The sites were nicely spaced.

There are no restaurants or services within walking distance but a short drive to the City of Grenada has all the amenities needed.

We paid $20 per night and felt we received good value for our dollar. We would certainly stay here again if we were in the area.

sites 2- 15 are full hookups the rest are water and electric. we were site 15 big yard for kids to play. water was down for the winter but walked out about a mile on the lake bed. great for biking tons of birds deer play ground for kids and just down the road is a visitor center which our kids loved.

Our third time here. Large, level concrete pad. Full hookups. Plenty of shade. About 10 channels of over-the-air TV. Under 15 minute drive to WalMart etc. Outstanding cell coverage. Nice breeze off the lake, haven’t seen a mosquito yet. Very quiet. Reservation posted at site, no check in required.

North Abutment is just beautiful. We stayed in site #18 which is a pull-through. The lake was down for the winter but you would have a beautiful view of the lake in the summer. There is a picnic table, firepit and grill and a big street light right at this site. The camp hosts are extremely friendly. We heard an owl hooting in the pine trees right next to us.The bathroom was clean and the shower was hot.Excellent T-Mobile cell coverage with 5 bars - 5G. We will definitely be back!

I hope that we have a chance to come here again in the fall or spring when the lake is up. The sites are really spacious with great privacy. As you can see from the pictures, we were all alone on our loop, but the privacy would still be good with a full house.

We were in site #27 and loved how it was tucked back into the pines. I had plenty of room with a 34' trailer and my F250. We did not use the bath house, so I can't comment on that. The dump station was plenty adequate and allowed us to rinse our black tank and winterize before heading back home.

Sprint 5G at 4-5 bars!