USACE · Saylorville Lake

Acorn Valley

Acorn Valley — public domainUSACE Staff via Recreation.gov

20 of 85 sites fit 38 ft

Book one of 001, 028, 012, 024, 002, 006 and 14 more

Longest for your rig: 72 ft
Booking: Reservable
Hookups: electric · water
Entry: Back-in only
ADA sites: 2
Elevation: 949 ft
Vehicles: up to 8

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Every bookable site

The 20 sites that take a 38 ft rig, drawn where they sit.

Fits your 38 ft rig — 20 sites

00172 ft limit · back · gravel · 35 ft wide · 2 vehicles 02870 ft limit · back · gravel · 1 vehicle 01267 ft limit · back · gravel · 3 vehicles 02466 ft limit · back · gravel · 2 vehicles 00264 ft limit · back · gravel · 29 ft wide · 2 vehicles 00664 ft limit · back · gravel · 23 ft wide · 2 vehicles 02259 ft limit · back · gravel · 1 vehicle 01157 ft limit · back · gravel · 2 vehicles 02756 ft limit · back · gravel · 2 vehicles 01455 ft limit · back · gravel · 3 vehicles 01955 ft limit · back · gravel · 2 vehicles 02053 ft limit · back · gravel · 3 vehicles 02153 ft limit · back · gravel · 2 vehicles 01051 ft limit · back · gravel · 1 vehicle 02551 ft limit · back · gravel · 2 vehicles 00445 ft limit · back · gravel · 32 ft wide · 2 vehicles 00343 ft limit · back · gravel · 26 ft wide · 2 vehicles 00941 ft limit · back · gravel · 2 vehicles 01741 ft limit · back · gravel · 4 vehicles 01639 ft limit · back · gravel · 4 vehicles

Too short for 38 ft — 9 sites

02637 ft limit · back · gravel · 3 vehicles 01336 ft limit · back · gravel · 3 vehicles 02935 ft limit · back · gravel · 3 vehicles 00830 ft limit · back · gravel · 4 vehicles 01530 ft limit · back · gravel · 4 vehicles 00527 ft limit · back · gravel · 22 ft wide · 3 vehicles 00722 ft limit · back · gravel · 4 vehicles 02320 ft limit · back · gravel · 4 vehicles 01819 ft limit · back · gravel · 2 vehicles

Tents only — no rig permitted here — 55 sites

035no rigs permitted · 1 vehicle 036no rigs permitted · 1 vehicle 037no rigs permitted · 1 vehicle 038no rigs permitted · 1 vehicle 039no rigs permitted · 1 vehicle 040no rigs permitted · 1 vehicle 041no rigs permitted · 1 vehicle 042no rigs permitted · 1 vehicle 043no rigs permitted · 1 vehicle 044no rigs permitted · 1 vehicle 045no rigs permitted · 1 vehicle 046no rigs permitted · 1 vehicle 047no rigs permitted · 1 vehicle 048no rigs permitted · 1 vehicle 049no rigs permitted · 1 vehicle 050no rigs permitted · 1 vehicle 051no rigs permitted · 1 vehicle 052no rigs permitted · 1 vehicle 053no rigs permitted · 1 vehicle 054no rigs permitted · 1 vehicle 055no rigs permitted · 1 vehicle 056no rigs permitted · 1 vehicle 057no rigs permitted · 1 vehicle 058no rigs permitted · 1 vehicle 059no rigs permitted · 1 vehicle 060no rigs permitted · 1 vehicle 061no rigs permitted · 1 vehicle 075no rigs permitted · 1 vehicle 076no rigs permitted · 1 vehicle 077no rigs permitted · 1 vehicle 078no rigs permitted · 1 vehicle 079no rigs permitted · 1 vehicle 080no rigs permitted · 1 vehicle 081no rigs permitted · 1 vehicle 082no rigs permitted · 1 vehicle 083no rigs permitted · 1 vehicle 084no rigs permitted · 1 vehicle 085no rigs permitted · 1 vehicle 086no rigs permitted · 1 vehicle 087no rigs permitted · 1 vehicle 088no rigs permitted · 1 vehicle 089no rigs permitted · 1 vehicle 090no rigs permitted · 1 vehicle 091no rigs permitted · 1 vehicle 092no rigs permitted · 1 vehicle 093no rigs permitted · 1 vehicle 094no rigs permitted · 1 vehicle 095no rigs permitted · 1 vehicle 096no rigs permitted · 1 vehicle 097no rigs permitted · 1 vehicle 098no rigs permitted · 1 vehicle 099no rigs permitted · 1 vehicle 100no rigs permitted · 1 vehicle 101no rigs permitted · 1 vehicle Group/Youthno rigs permitted · 8 vehicles

Length never published — 1 site

Group 030no length given · 1 vehicle

fits 38 ft (20) too short (64) not published (0)Click a site for what it publishes and a way to book it. Positions are the agency’s; roads, water and terrain are not shown, so this says where the sites are and not how you drive between them. 1 site has no published coordinate and is in the lists but not on the map.

Within 60 miles

Map marker#	Campground	Distance	Sites	Longest for your rig	Hookups
1	Prairie Flower Recreation Area IA	2 mi E	252	85 ft	electric · pull-through
2	Cherry Glen Campground IA	2 mi E	125	93 ft	electric
3	Bob Shetler Recreation Area IA	3 mi SE	67	70 ft	electric · pull-through
4	Wallashuck IA	44 mi SE	79	71 ft	electric
5	Whitebreast Camp IA	44 mi SE	126	65 ft	electric
6	North Overlook Camp IA	46 mi SE	49	84 ft	electric

this campground numbered to match the tableClick a marker for what it is and how far. Straight-line distances, not driving distances; the inset shows where this sits in the state. For directions, open this location in OpenStreetMap.

Everything else on record

Bookable sites: 85
Non-site records excluded: 6
Longest driveway: 30 ft
Max occupancy per site: 30
Reservable sites: 83
Coordinates: 41.7378, -93.7236
Nearest place: JOHNSTON
Phone: 515-276-0429
Elevation: 949 ft

Sources

Recreation Information Database (RIDB) · fetched from https://ridb.recreation.gov/api/v1/facilities/233412 · retrieved 2026-08-13 · public-domain
USGS Elevation Point Query Service · fetched from https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json · retrieved 2026-08-13 · public-domain