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316 reviews
Acorn Valley is a well-maintained, peaceful campground with clean facilities, friendly staff, and spacious sites, making it an excellent choice for families and those seeking a quiet getaway. Visitors appreciate the cleanliness of the bathrooms and the beautiful natural surroundings, with plenty of room for activities. While some sites may require leveling and noise from nearby activities can be an issue, overall, guests have had enjoyable experiences and are eager to return.
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October 13, 2025 Stayed at: 025, Loop: ACORN VALLEY
I love COE & Acorn valley! It is always clean & we feel safe there. Being on a budget we enjoy the price. We like Acorn because we like its smaller size, convenient location and quiet! We primarily walk, hike, and sit out side chilling, reading and playing games.
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October 12, 2025 Stayed at: 024, Loop: ACORN VALLEY
Very nice location to hibernate in the Motorhome. Got all setup and found very poor internet service. Wanted to hold up and binge watch some tv programs, but kept losing connection. Neighbors were quiet and did not disturb us at all. Gate keepers were hidden well and only came by to let us know that the water would be off for most of one day, so we couldn’t use the bath house that one day. I’d probably go to a different site if we ever were in the area again.
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October 12, 2025 Stayed at: 057, Loop: ACORN VALLEY
Great place to overnight camp. The park manager at the park entrance was a joy to work with.
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October 12, 2025 Stayed at: 084, Loop: ACORN VALLEY
Great campground. Clean, well-kept. Washrooms at reasonable distance from campsites and clean!
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October 9, 2025 Stayed at: 011, Loop: ACORN VALLEY
Nicely spaced sites
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October 2, 2025 Stayed at: 016, Loop: ACORN VALLEY
Site 16 stated tent and RV camping. It was not appropriate for a tent as the entire site was gravel. There was no privacy either.
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September 23, 2025 Stayed at: 006, Loop: ACORN VALLEY
The camp is good. Unfortunately recreation gov is a joke. Sticking to camps that don’t need them and the fees they never give the parks
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September 16, 2025 Stayed at: 003, Loop: ACORN VALLEY
Very peaceful and beautiful family camping sites.
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September 10, 2025 Stayed at: 008, Loop: ACORN VALLEY
Small campground but quiet. Very nice that it's alcohol free. Site #8 was a little small for our 26 ft. camper but lots of mature trees around. Our great nieces loved the playground. First time camping here and looking forward to camping there again. Very nice little get-away!
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September 9, 2025 Stayed at: 024, Loop: ACORN VALLEY
Great park very well maintained the sites were big and long spaced very well between sites. My site was very level easy to get it setup not all sites are level as we walked the park. The showers were nice no water on the sites but easy to fill with fresh water the dump station was very nice and clean.
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Saylorville Lake Administration Office, Johnston, IA 50131-1941 United States
Elevation: 290 ft
From I-35/80 north of Des Moines, Iowa, take exit 131 toward Johnston/Saylorville Lake. Turn north on Merle Hay Road and continue for 2.8 mi. At the four-way stop, turn left on Northwest Beaver Drive and continue for 3.7 mi. Turn right onto Northw...
From I-35/80 north of Des Moines, Iowa, take exit 131 toward Johnston/Saylorville Lake. Turn north on Merle Hay Road and continue for 2.8 mi. At the four-way stop, turn left on Northwest Beaver Drive and continue for 3.7 mi. Turn right onto Northwest Coryden Drive and follow signs into the campground.
Acorn Valley is accessible from I-35/80 via exit 131, approximately 5 miles away. Merle Hay Road provides direct access north from the interstate.
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2PM
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12PM
Last updated: October 22, 2026
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Population: 24,384
Nearby city: Ankeny, IA
Approx. 6 mi away (straight-line distance)
Elevation: 833 ft
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