Prairie Ridge (Rathbun Lake) Near Centerville, IA

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About Prairie Ridge (Rathbun Lake)

Prairie Ridge Park is located 6 mi, SW of the Jct of Iowa Highway 5 and J18 at Moravia. Awesome Sunsets- No Extra Charge! Rathbun's off-the-beaten path park offers unique opportunities for lover's of the outdoors. Nestled between Buck Creek and Honey Creek, the high ridge offers wonderful vistas of the lake while surrounded by Iowa's Natural and enhanced prairie life community, with woodland draws and timbered hillsides.

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Birding

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Fishing

Year-round

Hiking

Year-round

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2026 (Current year)

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Dump station on site

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Reviews (203)

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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

Review Summary

4.0

203 reviews

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4.9%

Scott V

Verified

September 14, 2026 • Stayed at: A02, Loop: PRIP

Thr lake is great, however this campground is not being maintained well at all. The roads are rock in, the campground is barely mowed, the shower houses have stopped being maintained, and they have left the beach that used to be nice to grow over with trees. They even quite maintaining access to the beach so you have to climb down washouts to get there.

Pam and Kevin H

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September 14, 2026 • Stayed at: B21, Loop: PUMP

The bathrooms for loop B were not very clean. Also too many flying gnats or whatever they are . There were drifts of these in shower rooms. The water temperature was a bit too warm in those showers. Hard to bathe a child with such warm water. Overall, we love Prairie Ridge. Best campground around Lake Rathbun, in my opinion!

April Z

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September 14, 2026 • Stayed at: A11, Loop: PRIP

We were there to camp and boat for Labor Day weekend. The bugs were out of control at night. I know this isn’t at anyone’s fault but it shocked me how bad it was. The facilities were pretty gross. Covered in spiders and cobwebs, it just needed to be power washed. The thing that bothered me most is that we were in A camping and the facilities were over a mile drive away. I was a little weirded out to shower once it got dark as it felt super creepy. Overall the view was stunning but the other things mentioned just made it a deal breaker for me.

Location & Directions for Prairie Ridge (Rathbun Lake)

20112 Hwy J5 T, Centerville, IA 52544-8308 United States

Elevation: 286 ft

Map of Prairie Ridge (Rathbun Lake) location at Centerville, IA, United States

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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.

Nearest town

Centerville, IA - 16 mi

About 23 min to downtown

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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