About Prairie Flower Recreation Area
Number of accommodations: 153
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
Most popular amenities
Playground
RV Utilities and Hookups
- Dump station on site
Water and Hygiene
- Potable Water
On Site Services
- Playground
Water Access
- Beach Access
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Reviews (618)
What Guests Are Saying
Prairie Flower Recreation Area is a well-maintained campground featuring spacious, clean sites with large concrete pads and excellent facilities, including spotless restrooms and friendly staff. Many visitors appreciate the quiet atmosphere and proximity to recreational activities in nearby Ames, Ankeny, and Des Moines. Some suggestions for improvement include adding more paved sites and addressing overgrown grass and weeds, but overall, guests express a strong desire to return for future visits.
What Guests Are Saying
Prairie Flower Recreation Area is a well-maintained campground featuring spacious, clean sites with large concrete pads and excellent facilities, including spotless restrooms and friendly staff. Many visitors appreciate the quiet atmosphere and proximity to recreational activities in nearby Ames, Ankeny, and Des Moines. Some suggestions for improvement include adding more paved sites and addressing overgrown grass and weeds, but overall, guests express a strong desire to return for future visits.
Review Summary
STEPHANIE T
VerifiedJune 3, 2024 • Stayed at: A02, Loop: ASTE
Love the space out at Prairie Flower. Quite, plenty of room for the kids to play. This particular site was a bit unlevel for our 33 ft trailer. We could barely get it level with our Andersen levers and that took a bit of backing in and out to find the most level part of the site.
Karl E
VerifiedJune 3, 2024 • Stayed at: C82, Loop: CONE
Very nice level site. No shade. Nice view of the lake.
Wilbert W
VerifiedJune 1, 2024 • Stayed at: A02, Loop: ASTE
Praire Flower Camping area was very comfortable and relaxing. Very clean and extremely well maintained. We will be back. This was our first visit to Praire Flower.
Michael B
VerifiedDecember 6, 2022 • Stayed at: H179, Loop: HONE
Staff was very helpful!
James F
VerifiedNovember 2, 2022 • Stayed at: B50, Loop: BLAZ
What a beautiful campground. We loved our 3 day stay. Definitely will come back.
Here is my YouTube Review
https://youtu.be/kxkyhMBW0Ss
Susie M
VerifiedOctober 24, 2022 • Stayed at: A26, Loop: ASTE
Prairie Flower is my favorite camping area at Saylorville. The sites are spread out and the campground is super clean and well maintained. I really like B and C sites since they are concrete pads, but they are so hard to get.
Pat P
VerifiedOctober 23, 2022 • Stayed at: D126, Loop: DOGB
Excellent campground and facilities. Very clean and spacious. Disappointing that it will be closed for the entire 2023 camping season.
Paul N
VerifiedOctober 18, 2022 • Stayed at: C94, Loop: CONE
Prairie flower is a premiere camper location. Nice concrete pads and clean shower houses.
Daniel M
VerifiedOctober 17, 2022 • Stayed at: C112, Loop: CONE
Location was lovely and the staff was very helpful. When I had an issue with my AC the lady at the check in cabin was able to recommend a local service tech to help fix it. Campground is well maintained and easy to navigate. There's a newly installed 3rd dump station too, 2 facing north and one facing south, for easy access from either direction. For the sites with concrete pads they seem to be very level and the gravel pads are pretty good too, didn't have any issues leveling without needing blocks.
Mike L
VerifiedOctober 16, 2022 • Stayed at: D132, Loop: DOGB
We always enjoy our time at Prairie Flower campground
Everyone is helpful and the showers are clean
Location Prairie Flower Recreation Area
Address:
Saylorville Lake Administration Office, 5600 Nw 78 Th Avenue
Johnston, IA, 50131-1941
United States
From I-35, take exit 90 to Ankeny/Oralabor Road and go west for 4.8 miles. The road turns into Highway 415, continue and follow signs to the campground.
Prairie Flower Recreation Area is accessible via Iowa State Highway 415, which is approximately 5 miles to the east. Interstate 80 is about 20 miles to the north.
Latitude & Longitude: 41.7483 / -93.6875
Elevation: 286 feet
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
Check in time
2PM
Check out time
12PM
General
- Click here for more information
- Click here for a virtual tour of the Saylorville Lake area.
- Quiet Hours: From 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Campgrounds are restricted to registered campers during these hours. Visitors must leave by 10:00 p.m. Gates remain open 24/7.
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Last updated: June 3, 2026
