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
Robert B
VerifiedOctober 8, 2025 • Stayed at: C108, Loop: CONE
Beautiful weather
Ross O
VerifiedOctober 8, 2025 • Stayed at: C90, Loop: CONE
Such a peaceful, beautiful park! We will be back
Tiffany H
VerifiedOctober 7, 2025 • Stayed at: A17, Loop: ASTE
Prairie Flowers is a beautiful campground! I was the only tent camper and I got a whole section to myself, which was lovely. Clean bathrooms too.
Jenny N
VerifiedOctober 6, 2025 • Stayed at: B43, Loop: BLAZ
Our campsite (#44) was nice with it's concrete pad and lots of room. Some spots are on hills but ours was mostly flat. The campground is clean and well taken care of.
Jacilyn W
VerifiedOctober 6, 2025 • Stayed at: C107, Loop: CONE
Work on adding full hookups.
Jermaine B
VerifiedOctober 5, 2025 • Stayed at: C75, Loop: CONE
Praire Flower is our go to at Saylorville. Some of the things we like are spacious sites, bike paths for riding or walking, plenty of dump stations. Each loop feels like it own campground.
Robert M
VerifiedOctober 3, 2025 • Stayed at: C102, Loop: CONE
Usually camp on A26, but went to C100 cement pad was great.
Carl L
VerifiedOctober 2, 2025 • Stayed at: C80, Loop: CONE
Great spot overlooking the water and clean facilities. Family enjoyed the walking paths and biking.
Kevin S
VerifiedOctober 1, 2025 • Stayed at: D132, Loop: DOGB
This campground was very nice. Big sites lots of shade. The restrooms and showers were very clean. The camphosts were the best. They were so helpful and friendly.
JEROME L
VerifiedSeptember 29, 2025 • Stayed at: C94, Loop: CONE
Sites are kept up very nicely. Quiet, peaceful and friendly. We travel a lot to COE and this campground is cared for extremely well. The volunteers at section C did an amazing job in the shower houses. When we arrived the floors were still damp from the cleaning and the following morning they were just leaving the shower house... they cleaned again. A big Thank You to the volunteers!!! We appreciate You!!!
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
