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
Rusty B
VerifiedOctober 21, 2020 • Stayed at: A06, Loop: ASTE
Very nice and quiet, beautiful area. I would not hesitate to refer friends or family to stay there.
Ingrid H
VerifiedOctober 20, 2020 • Stayed at: C71, Loop: CONE
This is a beautiful campground with nice spacing in between sites. We would stay here again!
Bob L
VerifiedOctober 17, 2020 • Stayed at: B51, Loop: BLAZ
This campground is always well maintained. The restrooms, shower facilities are always very clean. With Covid 19 they are cleaned extra times a day. Anyone camping at this park will enjoy their stay. Close to town if need to go to grocery store or dinning.
Norman C
VerifiedOctober 17, 2020 • Stayed at: B69, Loop: BLAZ
People that work at camp site are very friendly, helpful and do a great job.
Fall foliage was beautiful in the area this year.
Pamela L
VerifiedOctober 16, 2020 • Stayed at: B48, Loop: BLAZ
Beautiful, large spaces. Clean camping and shower/restrooms. The only challenge is having only one dump station for literally hundreds of RVs.
Jimmie C
VerifiedOctober 15, 2020 • Stayed at: A12, Loop: ASTE
I had a quiet restful few days at Prairie Flower, There were no loud parties in the campground. It was a well maintained camp with plenty of space between sites. There was a little road noise but my site was one of the closest to the road so that should not be a problem for most. There was a little erosion through site 12 but it was on the electric side and did not interfere with my passenger side activities. I was traveling south so I didn't venture into town or visit the surrounding areas, just resting from my trip.
Sandy K
VerifiedOctober 14, 2020 • Stayed at: C110, Loop: CONE
Great camp site!! Would book this site again!! Great bathrooms!!
Andy B
VerifiedOctober 12, 2020 • Stayed at: B61, Loop: BLAZ
This is one of our favorite campgrounds to visit. My last experience wasn't the best we arrived site 61 on sunday and 50 amp breaker didn't work so I called front office they said they would get it fixed Monday well that never happened so called Monday evening and was told electrician doesn't work on Monday so said be fixed Tuesday well that didn't happen either didn't get fixed till Wednesday and we checked out Thursday. We will be back but hopefully this doesn't happen again!!
Traci R
VerifiedOctober 12, 2020 • Stayed at: A17, Loop: ASTE
Huge, level sites.
Jeremy B
VerifiedOctober 10, 2020 • Stayed at: C76, Loop: CONE
Great campground, could use another dump/fill station to shorten the lines.
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
