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Little Bear Campground

1961 Garfield Ave, West Liberty, Iowa 52776-9034 USA

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Banquet facility, Cabin rentals, RV & Tent Camping. Shower and laundry facilities, swimming pool, WiFi, beautiful grounds.

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Reviews of Little Bear Campground

14 people have reviewed this location

Ratings Summary

4.6 Access
4.5 Location
4.5 Cleanliness
4.1 Site Quality
3.6 Noise

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Verizon 4G/5G

Confirmed by 10 users | Last reported on April 15, 2023

AT&T 4G/5G

Confirmed by 5 users | Last reported on April 13, 2023

T-Mobile 4G/5G

Confirmed by 3 users | Last reported on September 04, 2023
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Reviewed by
roadtripper42544

  • 2 Reviews
  • 1 Helpful
September 08, 2021
Rated 5.0

Pool game room lots of trees and a nice playground. Get some noise from freeway but we slept ok would stay again

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Reviewed by
Campendium

July 16, 2017
Rated

Once off interstate, the directional signs are confusing. You can actually get there either through the abandoned gas station or via a mobile home park. We called earlier on the day of our arrival and got voice mail. The message said to contact the host in site 6 for assistance. We left a message but no one returned the call. When we arrived, the office was closed and no one was home at site 6. There was no map indicating available sites. There was, however, a notice on the door regarding water quality – apparently some issues with copper/iron. We didn't use the water. There were only a couple sites we could fit in so we just picked one. About an hour and a half later there was a knock on the door, and we were told we had to move as this site was assigned to someone else. What??? We were only there one night, and yes they made us move. Bad bad customer service. The least they could have done was to offer a discount or free night due to their negligence. Ugh. This is not an attractive campground. The sites used to be gravel but are mostly overrun by grass now. They are lumpy and unlevel. The sites are very close together with some at very weird angles. It appears to be mostly long term or seasonal. The WII FI worked well but would drop you after a short period. Not sure about satellite as we didn't try but there is maybe a 50/50 chance due to trees. The campground is near the highway behind a motel but you can hear traffic. Verizon was 4g 3 bars. Electric worked fine even though the connections looked questionable. We would not stay here again.

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Nightly Rate: $30.00

Days Stayed: 1

Site Number: 2

2 Access
2 Location
2 Cleanliness
2 Site Quality
2 Noise

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Verizon 4G

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Reviewed by
Campendium

July 18, 2020
Rated

My wife and I called the night prior and were taken great care of by Mike the manager. He let us know to check in at the office when we arrived. All sites are pull through with full hook up. Bathrooms are very clean! Small pool and playground for the kids. Highly recommend if passing through. Gravel sites, fire pits, and nice grass (surrounded by fields of corn). Mike met us when we arrived and guided us to our site. He couldn’t have been nicer!

We would absolutely stay here if passing through.

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Nightly Rate: $33.00

Days Stayed: 1

Site Number: 17

5 Access
5 Location
5 Cleanliness
4 Site Quality
5 Noise

Cell Coverage Rating

Verizon 4G

Reviewed by
marcuswickes1

  • 186 Reviews
  • 0 Helpful
September 21, 2020
Rated

We paid $33 (built in Good Sam discount price) for a single night stay in site 30.

Full hookups. 50 amp, water decent pressure at 50psi, and good sewer connection.

The manager was super nice and drove us around on a golf cart to look at a few available sites. They had just had a week straight of rain so the sites were all a little wet but drainage was fine. We backed in so we wouldn't have to drive through the wet grass but sites are all pull-through.

It's a little bit of a drive to anything but we chose this location as a mid-point in a longer drive. You can hear highway noise but not too bad. The campground was half empty when we stayed but many of the sites are angled weird or buddy positioning (door facing your neighbor's door). So if the campground was full it would have felt a lot tighter. The manager was nice and let us park in the site next to us.

It's a strange entrance driving through a beat up gas station parking lot or driving through the mobile home section of the park to get to the office, but the campground itself isn't run down. Grass was mowed and green. Sites were clean.

We wanted to explore the area and the manager let us checkout a couple hours late since the site was unoccupied the next day.

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marcuswickes1 would stay here again

Nightly Rate: $33.00

Days Stayed: 1

Site Number: 30

4 Access
3 Location
4 Cleanliness
4 Site Quality
4 Noise

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Verizon 4G

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Reviewed by
Campendium

October 06, 2020
Rated

We used this as a quick sleeping stop on our way out west. The park is very convenient on/off from I80. There is nothing directly around the park, but anything & everything you need is 15 min away.

This park has great pull through sites with full hookups. We loved it because we didn’t have to disconnect our vehicle - this saves on time!

The bathrooms are very clean & heated - a nice perk on a chilly morning.

The park is very quiet too - great stop over & easy to get going the next morning.

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This reviewer would stay here again

Nightly Rate: $33.00

Days Stayed: 2

Site Number: -

5 Access
5 Location
5 Cleanliness
5 Site Quality
5 Noise

Cell Coverage Rating

Verizon 4G

AT&T 4G

Reviewed by
mekleeman

  • 95 Reviews
  • 0 Helpful
February 25, 2021
Rated

We were here September 2020. Nice little lake, grassy sites, fully stocked store (in season) with ice cream! We enjoyed our short stay.

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mekleeman would stay here again

Nightly Rate: $30.00

Days Stayed: 1

Site Number: -

4 Access
3 Location
4 Cleanliness
3 Site Quality
3 Noise

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Verizon 4G

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Reviewed by
Campendium

September 09, 2021
Rated

We planned this stop right off 80. We love this place! It’s quiet, level spaces, full hookups. The Internet wasn’t working but that was mainly I think to the wind storm we had the night we arrived. It didn’t bother us as we have our own internet. TV stations over the air come in clear. The owner is really nice and he keeps this place nice. We will definitely visit again!

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Nightly Rate: $33.00

Days Stayed: 2

Site Number: 27

5 Access
5 Location
5 Cleanliness
5 Site Quality
4 Noise

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AT&T 4G

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Reviewed by
Campendium

October 01, 2021
Rated

Nice campground right off I-80 with very little highway noise. Enter through the KOA gravel road on the left and not through the gas station entrance as that road is awful. Pull-through sites, full hookups, friendly manager who showed us to our site. Where we parked, RVs are back-to-back and front-to-front so you do end up facing your passenger-side neighbors. Not sure if they’re all like that though. $33 nightly included our Good Sam discount. Both Verizon and T-Mobile worked well here.

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Nightly Rate: $33.00

Days Stayed: 2

Site Number: -

5 Access
5 Location
5 Cleanliness
4 Site Quality
5 Noise

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Verizon 4G

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Reviewed by
Campendium

October 06, 2021
Rated

Great basic overnight stop. Bathroom/shower area clean but starting to show signs of aging. Mike the owner could not of been friendlier and more helpful. Highway noise since it is close to I-80. Otherwise a quiet campground.

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Nightly Rate: $33.00

Days Stayed: 2

Site Number: 19

5 Access
5 Location
5 Cleanliness
5 Site Quality
2 Noise

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Verizon 4G

  • 117 Reviews
  • 0 Helpful
November 01, 2021
Rated

The site closed today and the owner was very nice to accommodate us the evening before. Clean site. Easy access from 80 and great for overnight needs. Very loud since it’s just next to one of the busiest highways.

Based on this place being an overnighted vs a stay/vacation I’m rating it based on what it’s meant for!

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roadtripper7204534 would stay here again

Nightly Rate: $33.00

Days Stayed: 1

Site Number: -

5 Access
5 Location
5 Cleanliness
3 Site Quality
2 Noise

Cell Coverage Rating

Verizon 4G

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Little Bear Campground

1961 Garfield Ave
West Liberty, Iowa
52776-9034 USA
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