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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 (756)
What Guests Are Saying
Prairie Flower Recreation Area is praised for its beautiful scenery, spacious and clean campsites, and well-maintained facilities, including restrooms and showers. Reviewers highlight the friendly staff, excellent biking trails, and proximity to nearby amenities, making it an ideal spot for families and gatherings. Some minor concerns include uneven parking spots for RVs and occasional maintenance needs, but overall, visitors express a strong desire to return.
What Guests Are Saying
Prairie Flower Recreation Area is praised for its beautiful scenery, spacious and clean campsites, and well-maintained facilities, including restrooms and showers. Reviewers highlight the friendly staff, excellent biking trails, and proximity to nearby amenities, making it an ideal spot for families and gatherings. Some minor concerns include uneven parking spots for RVs and occasional maintenance needs, but overall, visitors express a strong desire to return.
Review Summary
Terry B
VerifiedMay 18, 2025 • Stayed at: D123, Loop: DOGB
We love coming to Prairie Flower, the sites are large and well spaced, the bathroom/showers are well maintained. The concrete pads and fire pit area is wonderful. Being right on the Neil Smith bike trail is an added bonus. We especially love the Dogbane and Coneflower loops.
Larry D
VerifiedMay 15, 2025 • Stayed at: D125, Loop: DOGB
Prairie Flower is always our first choice. Love the quiet and amount of space between each site. Dog Bane is our go to area.
Gary J
VerifiedMay 14, 2025 • Stayed at: D118, Loop: DOGB
New concrete pads at campsites are nice and level. Good fire rings and picnic tables. Bathroom is always spotless. Great job by maintenance.
Mary Rita J
VerifiedMay 11, 2025 • Stayed at: H188, Loop: HONE
Site was level, everything was tidy and clean.
STEVE K
VerifiedNovember 15, 2024 • Stayed at: C78, Loop: CONE
Beautiful campground. Level site with concrete pad and fire pit. We used our Solo Stove, less smoke and more efficient. We were there mid-week and as we were leaving, the park was filling up for the weekend. Easy to navigate our 44' toy hauler through the campground roads and into our site, then out of the campground when we left. Bathrooms/showers nearby and well maintained although we used our own.
Daren L
VerifiedNovember 6, 2024 • Stayed at: C96, Loop: CONE
Great campground, only wish that you could stay longer than noon on your last day
Linda C
VerifiedOctober 29, 2024 • Stayed at: D114 & D115, Loop: DOGB
Bike trail is fantastic. And hiking trail around campground was nice too
Susan K
VerifiedOctober 27, 2024 • Stayed at: C87, Loop: CONE
Be ready to clean your concrete pad when you arrive. Could be cooking grease or kids chalk. There won’t be a water source near by so make sure you have a bucket to carry water to the pad. I think the kids chalk is the worse because that stuff gets tracked all over the place. Maybe a chalk pad by the playground would be better instead the camping pad. I enjoy the Bald eagles playing in the morning. The sounds of wild turkeys that live in the camping area. The beautiful view and sunsets. The sounds of coyotes at night. The sailboat races on Wednesdays. Each year it seams to get more wild and natural. Now if the humans would not make such a mess and leave it for the next camper it would be great.
Susan K
VerifiedOctober 26, 2024 • Stayed at: C92, Loop: CONE
Come early to clean the camping area. Fish hooks , chalk and garbage. I thought they added the time between the check out and check in so they can make sure the place is campable. Nope. Covered in kids chalk. Just what I want in my camper that I spent so much money on. Tracking chalk all week in your camper. Make it so you can hose it down from the grill grease and whatever is all over the concrete.
Paul Z
VerifiedOctober 25, 2024 • Stayed at: C96, Loop: CONE
Easy In Easy Out, nice campsites.
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.
Elevation: 286 feet
8.3 mi drive to downtown Johnston (about 13 min)
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: September 7, 2026
