This is one of the greatest areas right at the tip of Saylorville Lake, offering a visitor's…read morecenter, playgrounds, walking and hiking trails, and easy access to the Neal Smith trail. Usually, we park the car over at the visitor center, and walk to wherever we're planning to visit throughout the lake and park area. Our dogs are small and get tired fast, so it's nice to have a centralized area with a lot to do, when they need a break. The visitor center provides access to beverage machines, maps, guides, and rules for the park areas. Off the back of the visitor center is a balcony that overlooks the lake, providing a pretty awesome view through the trees out into the water. Just a short walk northeast from the center is a butterfly garden, which actually lives up to its purpose, and just behind the garden is a heavily wooded area that leads to the beach. There are a ton of benches to sit on along the Neal Smith trail, which leads to more campgrounds, boating, and recreational sites. To the opposite direction is the actual dam, which despite its sometimes foul smell, is a sight to see. You're likely to see a few people fishing off of the dam, or just walking around the many secluded trails to view all parts of the park. Definitely recommend starting your next trip to Saylorville off on this side of the lake.

This is a beautiful camping, fishing, and hiking spot off of Saylorville lake…read more There are plenty of benches and picnic areas to enjoy the scenery and take in the great outdoors!!! There is also great fishing right off of the Dam spillway! With lookout areas if you don't feel like fishing. Beautiful grown trees and winding paths all right outside of Des Moines!!

High prices, average marina experience. Nice people there. Will be nicer once the construction is…read morecomplete.

Rented a boat and tube here and had such a great time. All staff were extremely helpful and very…read morecourteous to us "first timers." The weather ended up not so great so we'll be back for the 2nd half of our day. Such a great place!

5 isn't enough stars. Seriously. Niegel is honest and works hard. Super good with communication and…read morehis prices are super fair. Will not take my boat anywhere else.

From the owner: Boat Service Customization…read moreMotors Boat Storage Winter Storage Boat Detailing Over 7 Years of Experience Products: Amsoil Accessories Services: Power Boat and Motor Repair and Service Personal Watercraft Repair Jet Ski Repair Repair Boat Winterization and Summarization Boat Oil Changes Engine Rebuilds Tune-Ups Repairs Brands: All Makes and Models Location Facts: Down the River from the Bridge Where the River Meets the Bend Located South of Muscatine

This is a great park, situated around a small lake. There is a playground on the premises and a…read moreshelter. There are also modern toilet facilities. Clean. Well kept. Family friendly. Plenty of parking. Great walk around the lake. Good for dog walking. Marcydiner tantrum scale of 5/5-no screaming kids. We have also seen people fishing here, although we haven't tried it yet. We used to come here frequently, not so much now that the kids are older.

This is a fun park to take my 3 kiddos to, they have several swings and although it looks like a…read moresmaller playground, there's lots to do on it! We also walk/ bike around the lake. Shady areas and picnic tables are around as well.

We visited the beach area. The enormous play area was pretty impressive. The entire area…read moreaccommodates large groups and has multiple areas of shelter for gatherings. Restrooms were clean and stocked. Plenty of parking spaces available. It would really awesome if there was some type of concession stand.

A perfect picnic place. Shelters, beach, play castle, docks,…read moreboat rentals, volleyball and more. Checking this place out on a early Sunday. The people started to come in and check out the beach. I wandered inside the marina and they have snacks, sunscreen, bait and more goodies. A little of everything you could want or need for a day at the beach/park. The ladies inside working were very kind and sweet. We were close by and had rented the shelter for the day. The ladies said it was a quieter day due to the rains from yesterday chased most away. But it turned out to be a perfect day.

Worst customer experience ever. Had a lower unit replaced. When I asked about the itemized bill,…read morethe owner called me a "cheap bastard" and used some fairly colorful language. When I told him my future business would be elsewhere because of his rudeness and unprofessionalism, he told me I was banned from his store (think of the "You can't fire me...I quit!" mentality). When the new lower unit he installed broke down, he wouldn't honor the warranty. Wouldn't even provide the serial numbers so that manufacturers warranty could be initiated with another shop. When I said I was going to give a poor review, he said "Good! Then I will have fewer pricks like you to deal with!" Sheesh! The owner of Malone Motorsports needs Jesus. I don't know why he treats people so poorly, but he must be a very unhappy man. Seriously, read the other reviews on this business online and save yourself A LOT of heartache and grief by taking your business elsewhere.

Bad experience. Don't waste your time with Gerald and Malone Motorsports…read more He's a jerk, yells at his customers and treated me terrible. Bought a motor and he put the wrong prop on it. Promised to exchange it for the right prop and wouldn't live up to the deal he sold me. Also had a problem when he originally installed the motor. One of my two boat batteries disappeared while in his shop. They charged me for a new replacement battery. Not sure who stole it... just sayin' that's dishonest and bad for business. The older guy at Malone Motorsports who I previously bought a motor from was great to deal with. I understand he retired. Too bad. New management will run this business into the ground before long.

Dave's is always helpful in answering my questions and getting me the right parts and service in a…read moretimely manner.

Horrible experience. My small outboard was taken by them with the promise it would be looked at…read morewithin 3-4 weeks. Called at the end of that time frame and was told they were just about to look at it. Another week + went by and called again. This time it was explained that "these small motors don't bring much profit. We've had bigger jobs come in. Maybe we will get to your motor in a couple more weeks". I picked it up the next day. Same condition now as it was 6 weeks ago. Lot's of boating time wasted.

Awesome Campground in a beautiful area of Des Moines. This looked like a relatively wealthy suburb…read morewith nice houses all around. Walkable access to the lake. About 15-20 minutes away from the City Center of Des Moines but the Farmers Market on Saturday's is an absolutely MUST stop. We really enjoyed our stay, just wish it was longer. Pro's: 1) Beautiful location right on the lake. 2) Long concrete pads that had no problem fitting our 43' TH. 3) Small jungle gym for our kids to play on. 4) Walking distance to the lake beach. 5) Easy to navigate roads 6) Awesome and easily accessible fishing areas around. Con's: 1) Electric only, although they had water throughout the park and a dump station up and the front. 2) Trash dumpsters were VERY far away. Had to truck our trash out to the dumpster. 3) Ants ... Ants, and more ants. Keep anything food related away from the outside of the rig and keep your fingers crossed they don't find the a path to the inside. 4) Power went out in the middle of the night when it was ranging near 100 degree's on the high for the day. It turned back on within minutes, but just a heads up on the power grid of the campground. 5) Pad is concrete (Awesome) but is far from level. Not sure I saw a level site in the entire CG. Even with the con's, its hard to beat $22/night. We'd stay here again in a heart beat. 3-4 days seems to be ideal.

This campground was packed on weekends and dead during the week (which we love!). Our family of 7…read morestayed for 2 weeks. Our site was electric only. There's a dump station and some places to fill water tanks. The playground looks pretty new and our kids enjoyed it. It was a basic, no frills campground that felt like a state park stripped down. The extremely frustrating thing is getting reservations. Every weekend is booked, but the weeks are wide open....yet we were not able to extend our stay to midweek because there is a 14 day limit.