So I was looking for a good spot for my Friday night bonfire and this was it!…read more Conveniently located southeast of Des Moines, this has a rugged, wooded terrain with hiking trails, wooded campsites and great picnic areas. The star gazing here is remarkable, unlike the group next to us we did not have a telescope but we could definitely see the stars on a clear night. This is very convenient for a quick jaunt from the city if looking for some sense of rugged wilderness not far from the city lights.

We got in too late to truly enjoy the camping, but we did have a lovely hike in the morning before…read morewe left. The parts of the park we saw were clean and the trails were well maintained. Hopefully we can come back in the future- I feel like there is a lot left to explore!

I would say location is nice, because it puts you in proximity to a lot of things. Campground…read moreamenities for the price, is not reasonable at least when I came a few weeks ago. I understand that the pool would not been filled yet, however, still for the price I was a little letdown. The person in the check-in office was nice, respectful, courteous, and prompt. I also did not like that. They charged five dollars a day for a firing that you have to take to your campsite yourself. Being in the middle of a city, it was still pretty quiet for the most part. However, some other long-term campers put large items near the trash cans, which made it look a little gross. The shower house and restrooms were not clean, barely operational. However, they did have constant hot water, which was nice. I gave it a three stars simply because of the location and the person working at the check-in office. The signage could be better and the upkeep and maintenance definitely needs to be improved.

This place is run down. Not maintained. Many sites are rutted and not level. Lots of weeds…read more The picnic tables are all warped and unusable---they are redoing some but even the redone tables are only 'half' redone, which makes no sense. I will not stay here again.

Quiet place and the owners are very friendly. The pond has fish in it and if your vehicle breaks…read moreyou can work on it here and not get in trouble for working on it.

From the owner: Sunny Acres Campground is located in the heart of Madison County Iowa home of John Wayne and the…read moreBridges of Madison County. Owning a campground has been a dream for many years and with the purchase of a farm in 2013 it became the perfect place to farm and put a campground. Sunny Acres Campground gives the unique experience of being on our family farm where you will find us planting in the spring and harvesting in the fall. We are very excited to provide you and your family a memorable camping experience for many years to come.

As good as it gets. pulled in and parked easily. They ask you to call when you arrive so they can…read moreguide you to your spot. They do this by phone. Set up and we were good to go for a month. Our neighbors had to be the most unfriendly young couple I have ever met. We said hi a handful of times and we were given a snarl and a quick look the other direction. All righty then. Oh well, their loss and at least we don't have to worry about them bothering us! Bonus! Like I said we stayed for a month. It was quiet for the most part barring the one guy who got up in the morning and revved the crap out of his car. He did this so he could get to work. If he didn't do this it would keep dying and would never get anywhere. Ugh. I get it but don't want to hear it. 2 separate shower house. Both have tv's and laundry. Cheap laundry was $1.25 to wash and $.75 to dry. Done deal. Awesome! Showers are nice. They do need to fix the showerhead in the smaller bathhouse. It tends to blow off. But, at least there is pressure and hot water. All in all I will take it. Large dressing room behind locked door so privacy is great. The smaller one has minimal space to get ready post shower so unless you are alone you will have to share the one outlet. I ran in to someone 4 times the entire time I was there. Most people must use their own shower in their RV. I used the larger shower house once. It was set up the same way but nicer. You will notice a theme to the park. The nicer more expensive rigs are out back on top of the hill and also have the larger and nicer of the two shower rooms. More hooks on the door, nice mat on the floor and a stool. Not sure if someone stole the stool in the smaller shower house or if there never was one. Oh well, still am not going to complain. Friendly older gentleman riding around the area making sure things were up to par. Nice and for fishing. Nice little bridge too. She animals situated throughout the park such as a bear and elk. Love the location of this place. I have never seen it advertised but in the summer it is impossible to get a place unless you reserved it prior to arriving. Close to Altoona and Ankeny. Easy to get to interstate. Tons of things to do if you want to leave the campground. They sell LP gas which is cheaper than the gas station so just plan on filling up here. Pop machine and candy machine in the common rooms. Fairly priced but I never purchased from it. Nice workout room with a bow flex. I read some reviews and they were bagging on the customer service not being friendly or helpful. I did not have that experience at all. Sure, the other end of the line may not be smiling profusely at you but they get the job done well and efficiently.

10/7/23 We were…read moreassigned a site in the "G" pinwheel. Very spacious between sites, with tons of grass and trees. Concrete pads. Good hook ups. Very very nice, especially since it rained a couple days. Didn't have to deal with mud. Most of the park is beautifully landscaped. It must take a small army to keep it looking so good. There are three friendly, absolutely gorgeous horses near the park entrance. We asked the owner if they like apples and carrots. He kind of smiled and said he didn't know if they would, but that they like peppermint! We tried to go the apple & carrot route, but had no takers. Didn't try anything peppermint. There's a huge pond with fountains on the property. It's quite nice. One of our neighbors trotted off with his rod and reel one day. Don't know if he had any luck. The larger community building has three toilet stalls and three private showers. Two of the showers are small. The larger (for the mobility challenged??) has no hand rails but the larger toilet stall does. The sink area has an outlet on each side, but there's no place to hang your jacket while you wash your hands. Very inconvenient. There is a shuffleboard table, pool table and two video games, as well as a tv. The laundry room has 4 washers and 4 dryers. There's a nice big room with a sweet kitchen for private parties, as well as a lounge area. Someone used it for a Sweet 16 party during our stay. There are no fire rings or picnic tables at any of the sites, and there was no easy route to the community building from our area. We either had to haul all of our laundry gear using the streets, or take the truck. Cutting across someone's site would have been rude but much faster and easier. There is an overflow parking area for guests with more than one vehicle next to the "G" pinwheel. I wish some of the people who were in our pinwheel would have used it, as they parked their extra vehicles so they were partially in the driving lane. One pickup was parked nose-in to the site, but the back of the truck was so far into the driving lane it was hard to get past it. Bad form. The park is close to all the stores and restaurants in Altoona. It's a good location, and it really is a nice place at a decent price. I would definitely recommend it to anyone coming to this area.

Do not stay if you expect to treated with even an ounce of kindness (or aren't rich, because that…read moreseemed to a problem too). The woman running it was one of the rudest people I have met in my entire life. For an incredibly small misunderstanding (and during a storm), she berated my family to the point that when we left I had actual tears. Genuinely, this was one of the most condescending, rude, judgmental, disrespectful, and to be honest just plain mean, women I have ever met. When we left we went to a hotel 20 minutes away instead, and without us saying anything about our experience with the fairgrounds/that woman, he told us about how he sees people come in all the time who are treated badly by her. We ended up speaking to more people who did actually end up camping, Also, the last time we stayed there (summer 2024), every single bathroom/portapotty was locked after 9. So that was incredibly frustrating considering we we not warned about that AT ALL (and in the morning there was feces all over the inside of a stall, unfortunate I never got a picture because I was so disgusted I immediately walked out).

We came here for a sports event from about 1500 miles away. We didn't make reservations and pretty…read moremuch winged it the whole way here. We were concerned about the location after stopping at some not so great places on the way here. We checked some of the local places but of course they were all booked. When we arrived we had to drive through the fairgrounds to get to the camp site. We didn't know there were two entrances. But as soon as we drove in, we were really surprised. The campground itself is in the middle of several little hills. There's tons of sites. We stayed for 5 days in a full hook up site. $30.00 a night. Where I'm from, this is ridiculously cheap. We found a site with quite a bit of trees. It was great. Fireflies all around our trailer every night. The only drawback was not having a fire ring. Everything else was really great.

My husband & I enjoyed camping at Rock Creek. The only thing you NEED to know is the campsites are…read morenot gravel/concrete and most are not level so be sure to bring lumber or a LOT of those plastic pads. We camped in a grove of trees but still had room for our awning. It's quiet and worth the effort to camp at Rock Creek. Plenty of shade

Great campground just north of I-80. We visited in late October for an overnight stay with our 20…read morefoot travel trailer. We had a electric hook-up, potable (frost free) water was available to fill our water tank and there was a dump station and trash dumpster. A great deal for $11/night (off season rate?). Only slight negative was the amount of pesky flies.

Really nice park. Definitely the cleanest campground bathrooms I've ever been in. the trails they…read morehave are nice but they should add more. What a pretty place

We had a fun time walking through the creek and enjoying the scenery. We had adults and kids…read more Really enjoyed seeing how much fun all the kids were having. They loved when the cars drove by and splashed them. Beautiful area. We considered hiking, but just too hot today. The creek walk was perfect. Definitely wear water shoes if you plan to walk the creek, and bring sunscreen and bug spray.

We stayed here on an RV trip across the country. It was a great site. A load of trails and…read morefriendly people everywhere. Also, as you're in the middle of des moines you can get delivery from the town. The tree coverage is very nice and keeps the place cool during the day and the prices are super reasonable. We really enjoyed our stay here and I would suggest it for anyone looking for an RV campsite in or around Des Moines.

It's a wonderful park that has lots of accessible areas and point of picnic, parking areas…read more They have river access, there's a shelter available for rent, end the camping area that accommodates some r v's. I enjoy the park for the birding opportunities that provides. It has an accessible bird viewing area with easy access for wheelchairs. I've seen red headed woodpeckers there , downey , woodpeckers , flycatchers , wobblers , finches , lots of variety. I also enjoy hiking the trail that's next to the bird area.For a wonderful walk into a burr oak forest with many of the trees looking like they're a several hundred plus years old. It's quiet and cool.Because the trail shaded. The other thing of note is that cut the trail wide enough that you can reasonably avoid ticks. I wish they would create a loop on that trail that would end up , so you would know that you've walked a mile or two. Maybe some volunteers could create it

What a vision these owners had when they decided to build not just for camping, but a full…read moreexperience. The 50amp FHU sites offer beautiful views of the ponds and feature gravel drives. Due to the slope of the site leveling is a bit harder to accomplish but worth the effort. The owners continue to improve the campground. Be sure to look at all features of the site: water slide, fishing, mowed pastoral walking paths, a trailer you can rent, and so much more. The rates also make this a great spot for I-35 traveling.

We only had an evening at this beautiful spot but the owners were so welcoming and the landscape…read morewas so beautiful! Lots to do, as well! We need to come back for the massive water slide, golfing range, paddle boats!! So great.