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About Island View (Rathbun Lake)
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Reviews (363)
What Guests Are Saying
Island View at Rathbun Lake offers a relaxing camping experience with spacious, shaded sites, clean facilities, and friendly staff. Many visitors appreciate the beautiful views and convenient amenities, such as nearby restrooms and playgrounds for children. However, some campers reported issues with bugs and noise from nearby group sites, which affected their enjoyment of the outdoors.
What Guests Are Saying
Island View at Rathbun Lake offers a relaxing camping experience with spacious, shaded sites, clean facilities, and friendly staff. Many visitors appreciate the beautiful views and convenient amenities, such as nearby restrooms and playgrounds for children. However, some campers reported issues with bugs and noise from nearby group sites, which affected their enjoyment of the outdoors.
Review Summary
lorrie m
VerifiedJuly 23, 2020 • Stayed at: M35, Loop: ICIR
I do not think all areas should be reservable.
Michele M
VerifiedJuly 31, 2020 • Stayed at: F10, Loop: ICIR
We are people that go too Rathbun Island view all the time and this year was the worst yet!! We had tried to cancel half of are camping because they had scheduled a surgery and there was no one I could talk too at the sign in shed and tried to contact Recreation.gov and all you get is recordings and tried too email and they just kept sending me emails saying the same thing to log on account and do it that way so I tried that and it didn’t work so go got angry I gave up! All you excuses was because of covid and that is just BS just and excuse too get double the money! Very upset and a lot of other people are too just not right!!
Curtis D
VerifiedAugust 1, 2020 • Stayed at: M23, Loop: ICIR
Better marked road's in the campgrounds
Pat C
VerifiedAugust 4, 2020 • Stayed at: M41, Loop: ICIR
The staff is always friendly, the lots are roomy and the showers are always kept clean (Lola plays a huge part with that).
Dennis T
VerifiedAugust 5, 2020 • Stayed at: B06, Loop: ICIR
Nice campsites. Not crowded together.
Edith M
VerifiedAugust 14, 2020 • Stayed at: A15, Loop: VPL
Beautiful view! Bathrooms where very clean.
Jesse C
VerifiedAugust 15, 2020 • Stayed at: B32/B33, Loop: ICIR
Get weekend! Cleanest shower house and bathrooms I’ve ever seen at a campground!
Jerid G
VerifiedAugust 17, 2020 • Stayed at: F10, Loop: ICIR
For being the largest camp ground at Lake Rathbun it is very spacious, lots of room for kids to run around and very pet friendly. There are a lot of spots close to the water front and and the shore line is very clean so its was a nice spot to take the kids so they could play in the waves coming off of the lake. Nice play grounds near by along with a beach not to far down the road, shower and bathroom houses are clean and well located on the grounds. We have camped at other locations around Rathbun and Island View is by far our favorite.
Linda F
VerifiedAugust 17, 2020 • Stayed at: M18, Loop: ICIR
Excellent park with great customer service if needed. Our volunteer and the ranger on duty performed beyond expectations during our checking. Will definitely stay again.
SHERYL G
VerifiedAugust 27, 2020 • Stayed at: M25, Loop: ICIR
Beautiful view, and clean
Location Island View (Rathbun Lake)
Address:
19409 Island View Place
Mystic Iowa, IA, 52544-8303
United States
The campground is accessible via Iowa State Highway 2, which is approximately 5 miles to the north. US Highway 63 is also nearby, providing access to larger road networks.
Elevation: 285 feet
6.1 mi drive to downtown Mystic Iowa (about 10 min)
Policies & Rules
General
- 14 Day Policy on Rathbun Lake: Campers are only allowed to camp at the same camping loop a maximum of 14 nights within a 30 night period. After the 14th night, they will be required to move (physically move the camping unit) to a different camping loop, which can be in the same campground.
- Swimming beach is approximately 1 mile from the campground
- Please register/ pay for campsite prior to set up. Park Attendant will check you in on your campsite during their morning or evening rounds.
- If late, you must contact this park within 24 hours after your original check-in time or you will be considered a 'no show' resulting in the cancelation of your reservation.
- For more information, visit the Rathbun Lake website http://www.nwk.usace.army.mil/Locations/District-Lakes/Rathbun-Lake/
- Purchase firewood from a local source.
- If you must bring your own firewood, don't leave any firewood behind at your campsite.
- Don't Move Firewood: Protect your forests from tree-killing pests by buying your firewood locally and burning it on-site. Visit Dontmovefirewood.org for further information.
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Last updated: September 7, 2026