About Howell Station
Number of accommodations: 135
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Dump Station
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2026 Season availability
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Reviews (627)
What Guests Are Saying
Howell Station is a highly praised campground known for its spacious, clean sites and beautiful natural surroundings, making it a favorite for families. Campers enjoy the quiet atmosphere, friendly staff, and numerous recreational opportunities, including biking and wildlife watching. Some minor improvements are suggested, like better Wi-Fi and complete hookups, but overall, visitors have had great experiences and plan to return.
What Guests Are Saying
Howell Station is a highly praised campground known for its spacious, clean sites and beautiful natural surroundings, making it a favorite for families. Campers enjoy the quiet atmosphere, friendly staff, and numerous recreational opportunities, including biking and wildlife watching. Some minor improvements are suggested, like better Wi-Fi and complete hookups, but overall, visitors have had great experiences and plan to return.
Review Summary
Glenda M
VerifiedJune 10, 2024 • Stayed at: 070, Loop: KVIL
Spacious sites with room between on level spots. Great campground!
Robert or Kathy K
VerifiedJune 4, 2024 • Stayed at: 106, Loop: PPOI
Beautiful site, #106. The custodian volunteers were extremely nice and the bathrooms were kept nice and clean. They drive around and walked around regularly checking sites that might need cleaned up after people left and even offered to clean out fire pit. The Host was also nice but caused a little confusion when we asked for the bathroom hand soap to be refilled, he first said, they no longer fill them because people kept taking it. But the custodian volunteer did refill them and said that it may have just been a misunderstanding. We just took our own hand soap for three days so it wasn’t a big deal. Again, very nice people representing the park and sites.
Vicki P
VerifiedMay 31, 2024 • Stayed at: 117, Loop: PPOI
Howell Station has been our favorite campground for years. Clean & well maintained.
Peter D
VerifiedMay 28, 2024 • Stayed at: 057, Loop: KVIL
Very clean
Daniel V
VerifiedMay 27, 2024 • Stayed at: 024, Loop: PRAI
Nice campground but terrible cell service. I think it’s a scary if there would be an emergency.
Ron D
VerifiedMay 26, 2024 • Stayed at: 130, Loop: PPOI
Forgot my golden access card was told I needed to go home and get it or get up charged to full rate. I had my ID drivers license was told that wasn’t good enough. Had to go get my wife’s and they changed the reservation to her name. Also check out time at 12:00 makes the dump station Waite way to long because everyone is trying to leave at the same time. RIDICULOUS
Crystal J
VerifiedMay 26, 2024 • Stayed at: 067, Loop: KVIL
Well kept grounds and clean bathrooms!
Brenda S
VerifiedMay 26, 2024 • Stayed at: 041, Loop: PRAI
Great space between campsites, very nice camp host that actually came around to check things out.
Beverly R
VerifiedMay 24, 2024 • Stayed at: 072, Loop: KVIL
We were camping with friends last weekend and I had reserved spot 17 instead of 117. The guy helped us change to a spot closer to our friends. We so appreciated their help and letting us do that.
Bev & Fred Rietveld
Janice B
VerifiedMay 19, 2024 • Stayed at: 062, Loop: KVIL
We love Howell Station but are disappointed with the new noon checkout time. There are 143 camping sites and the majority were checking out on Sunday. The lines to the dump station were extremely long. We wish the Corp would reconsider the early checkout. One hour later would probably help significantly.
Location Howell Station
Address:
1081 198th Place
Pella, IA, 50219
United States
1081 198th Place
Pella, Iowa 50219
From Pella, Iowa, take Highway T-15 southwest for 5 miles, then turn east on Idaho Drive to 198th Place. Travel south and follow signs to campground.
Latitude & Longitude: 41.365 / -92.9736
Elevation: 214 feet
Policies & Rules
| Category | About |
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Howell Station does not have a reservation window. You MUST have a reservation prior to occupying a site. |
| General |
Check-in time is 3:00 p.m. and check-out time is 2:00 p.m. |
| General |
The fee booth is open 7 days per week: Monday through Thursday: 3:00 - 7:00 pm. Friday through Sunday: 9:00 - 11:00 am & 3:00 - 7:00 pm. Fee Booth phone number: (641) 620-1802. |
| General |
We offer a limited supply of firewood at the campground. If you want to ensure you have firewood for your stay, please plan on bringing your own supply. Travelers entering Iowa are strongly encouraged to leave out-of-state firewood behind. |
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Camping units are restricted to one wheeled unit and two tents, or three tents per site. A maximum of eight persons per campsite is allowed. |
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Parking or driving motor vehicles on the grass is not allowed. Boat trailers may be parked on the grass. |
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Golf carts, UTVs, and ATVs are not permitted. |
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Kiddie pools, slip-and-slides, and similar water-based play equipment are not permitted. |
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Bounce houses and similar inflatable play equipment are not permitted. |
