About Howell Station
Number of accommodations: 135
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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
Jason S
VerifiedJuly 23, 2020 • Stayed at: 059, Loop: KVIL
Howell station is a well maintained campground with plenty of shade. It is quite peaceful. Great place to get away!
Julie C
VerifiedJuly 20, 2020 • Stayed at: 101, Loop: PPOI
We love camping at Howell Station because the sites are very spacious and so we always feel like we have plenty of room and are the perfect distance from neighbors. The hosts are always polite, bathrooms are clean, and the campground is kept nice as well. We like that Pella is a very short drive away and so we don't have to go too far in case we need something from the store. We were lucky enough to snag site 101 and so we had an absolutely beautiful view of the river. The site is right next to the bike path so you can see quite a bit of traffic, but everyone is usually very friendly. I do wish there was an easier way to get down to the river to fish rather than scaling the rocks with all of your equipment. I also would like to see them bring back some walk-up sites because it seems to be more difficult now to get a site on the weekends. We used to camp here at least 5-6 weekends a year but since they switched all sites to reservable online, we are lucky to get a site 2-3 times a year. Other than those couple of things, there isn't anything I would change about this place. We love it and will continue to camp here as long as we are able to get a spot!
Pam B
VerifiedJuly 20, 2020 • Stayed at: 124, Loop: PPOI
Beautiful site
Melody B
VerifiedJuly 20, 2020 • Stayed at: 006, Loop: PRAI
We love staying at Howell Station. The campsites are very spacious, there are nice playgrounds for the kids and it's nice to have the bike trail right by it. Right now the water drinking fountains are closed, other than that it's all as normal as before.
John M
VerifiedJuly 19, 2020 • Stayed at: 136, Loop: PPOI
Very quiet level and spacious camp sites.
Alisha R
VerifiedJuly 7, 2020 • Stayed at: 093, Loop: PPOI
Howells Station is one of our favorite camping spots. Always clean and a great park for families. Lots to do.
Len M
VerifiedJune 28, 2020 • Stayed at: 037, Loop: PRAI
friendly staff, great facilites, well maintained, covid safe
Ronald B
VerifiedJune 21, 2020 • Stayed at: 051, Loop: PRAI
outstanding
Don P
VerifiedJune 12, 2020 • Stayed at: 076, Loop: KVIL
Love to big trees and the bike path to Pella.
Charles W
VerifiedFebruary 3, 2020 • Stayed at: 033, Loop: PRAI
U S Cellular is our cell phone service provider. Cell service is very limited in this area. Howell Station is in a very low area below the Red Rock Dam. Trees need trimmed more often. Scraping the roof of our 5th wheel can damage it.
We had to replace one roof at $15,000.00.
(NOT caused by the trees in this campground) but we check every campground before parking our unit.
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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| General |
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. |
| General |
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. |
| General |
Kiddie pools, slip-and-slides, and similar water-based play equipment are not permitted. |
| General |
Bounce houses and similar inflatable play equipment are not permitted. |
