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2026 Season availability
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- Dump station on site
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- Potable Water
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- Lake Access
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Reviews (203)
What Guests Are Saying
Prairie Ridge at Rathbun Lake is praised for its great fishing, peaceful atmosphere, and family-friendly environment, making it ideal for reunions. Campers appreciate the friendly staff, clean facilities, and beautiful lake views, although some express concerns about the rough access roads and inadequate shower facilities. Overall, visitors enjoy the campground's tranquility and plan to return despite some minor drawbacks.
What Guests Are Saying
Prairie Ridge at Rathbun Lake is praised for its great fishing, peaceful atmosphere, and family-friendly environment, making it ideal for reunions. Campers appreciate the friendly staff, clean facilities, and beautiful lake views, although some express concerns about the rough access roads and inadequate shower facilities. Overall, visitors enjoy the campground's tranquility and plan to return despite some minor drawbacks.
Review Summary
JOE B
VerifiedJune 22, 2026 • Stayed at: PR Group Camp, Loop: PRID
We stayed at the group site. The site was clean an garbage cans empty when we arrived. The host was friendly and offered his help if we needed anything. Overall the site was great! My only suggestion would be racoon proof garbage cans.
Thai V
VerifiedJune 28, 2026 • Stayed at: B21, Loop: PUMP
Love the campsite and everything it had to offer but we were swarmed with mayflies and made everything uncomfortable, even the bathrooms were swamped with them. Other than that, loved the fact that mosquitoes and other flies were not present.
Robert R
VerifiedJune 30, 2026 • Stayed at: B05, Loop: PPL.
Nice park very well kept
Andrea V
VerifiedJuly 12, 2026 • Stayed at: B27, Loop: PUMP
The campsite had a giant metal hook in the middle of the pad we kept tripping over, spot super unlevel, the shower house was filthy no soap only a broke hand sanitizer , it was shut down mid stay for sewage backup. Will not return.
Amber S
VerifiedJuly 12, 2026 • Stayed at: B10, Loop: PPL.
It was a good spot there was not shade like it said but all in all we loved it. Showers and bathrooms could use a spray down for all the spiders and cobwebs that were in there.
Mike K
VerifiedJuly 31, 2026 • Stayed at: B18, Loop: PPL.
Decent campground. The 2-3 mi of gravel road is rough and very dusty, so not ideal getting to the campground. The shower house/restrooms were not as clean as they should be.
Great fishing lake!
Jason D
VerifiedAugust 4, 2026 • Stayed at: B04, Loop: PPL.
It was good but the one thing I don’t understand is the 14 day rule. I was told I had to move campgrounds after my 14th day when in the whole campground I was the only one!? I can see when the campground is busy but for someone to have to move when the place is empty? You guys can surely do better on making policies that make sense don’t you thing? So I took my camper and $25 a night and went to the river. Way to lose money
Stan S
VerifiedAugust 7, 2026 • Stayed at: A08, Loop: PRIP
Very nice campground, large campsites. Beautiful view of lake
Debbie K
VerifiedAugust 20, 2026 • Stayed at: B04, Loop: PPL.
Road to park terrible wash board shook camper even at very slow speed.
Scott J
VerifiedSeptember 14, 2026 • Stayed at: A25, Loop: PRIP
Unfortunately the bugs are SOOOO bad this year. We couldn't even sit outside our camper without eating bugs. We packed up and left early. Check in people are always so nice so thank you to them.
Location & Directions for Prairie Ridge (Rathbun Lake)
20112 Hwy J5 T, Centerville, IA 52544-8308 United States
Elevation: 286 ft
Getting There
From Moravia, IA, travel 4 mi west on Highway J18, then south 2.5 mi on 200th Avenue (gravel). Follow signs into campground.
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
- Contact the park within 24 hours if you are going to be late to avoid cancellation.
- Register for campsites during booth hours.
Site capacity
- Campers can stay a maximum of 14 nights in the same loop within 30 nights, after which they must move to a different loop.
General
- For more information, visit the Rathbun Lake website http://www.nwk.usace.army.mil/Locations/District-Lakes/Rathbun-Lake/
Fires & fuel
- Buy firewood from local suppliers.
- If you bring your own firewood, do not leave any behind.
- Do not move firewood to protect against pests; buy locally and burn on-site.
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Last updated: October 7, 2026
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