Adventureland Campground features full-service hookups, modern showers and restrooms, recreational areas, outdoor swimming and tent camping all in the best location. Our campground is seasonal, open April through October. Adventureland takes reservations for the season year-round. Conveniently located off Interstate 80 at Exit 142A.

The Iowa State Fair Campgrounds offer 160 acres of wooded sites just minutes from downtown. The campgrounds offer 1,800 sites with water/electrical hook-ups, nearly 600 sites with sewer and 24-hour security. Open mid-April to mid-July and September 1 to mid-October for non-Fair camping.

Four Polk County Conservation campgrounds within a half-hour of Downtown Des Moines offer plenty of overnight camping choices. Campground shower houses are open mid-April through mid-October at Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt, Jester Park, Thomas Mitchell Park and Yellow Banks Park.