About North Overlook Camp
Available sites
49 total sites
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Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
Most popular amenities
Showers
RV Utilities and Hookups
- Dump station on site
Water and Hygiene
- Potable Water
- Showers
Water Access
- Lake Access
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Reviews (186)
What Guests Are Saying
North Overlook Camp is a well-maintained campground known for its exceptionally clean bathrooms and friendly, helpful hosts. The park features mature trees, providing ample shade, and offers easy access to walking and biking trails, as well as beautiful lake views. While some campers noted slow water filling at the dump station and occasional road noise, the overall experience is highly positive, with many guests expressing a desire to return.
What Guests Are Saying
North Overlook Camp is a well-maintained campground known for its exceptionally clean bathrooms and friendly, helpful hosts. The park features mature trees, providing ample shade, and offers easy access to walking and biking trails, as well as beautiful lake views. While some campers noted slow water filling at the dump station and occasional road noise, the overall experience is highly positive, with many guests expressing a desire to return.
Review Summary
Karen W
VerifiedJune 17, 2026 • Stayed at: 41, Loop: NORTH OVERLOOK CAMP
The campground was clean, friendly quiet, and very helpful. Came to our campground to inform us the bridge into Pella was going to be closed for a few days and how to get around.We did not use the restroom but did check them out, very clean. Pella was a very nice town and the bakeries were excellent, along with the Amsterdam restaurant.
James B
VerifiedJune 18, 2026 • Stayed at: 38, Loop: NORTH OVERLOOK CAMP
Great staff, very friendly. Bathroom/showers very clean and well kept. Excellent staff volunteers at this site.
Jeff P
VerifiedJune 22, 2026 • Stayed at: 22, Loop: NORTH OVERLOOK CAMP
Beautiful campground. Great trails! And accommodations.
Mona & Lindell M
VerifiedJune 26, 2026 • Stayed at: 07, Loop: NORTH OVERLOOK CAMP
We were camped at site 7, excellent for bathroom/shower access, very short walk. The shower/bathrooms were very nice, private, one camper per unit. One negative about the shower facilities, there was no outlet to plug in a hairdryer etc. Another negative, and I understand why, water saver, but the showers are push button, I counted to 7, how long they run until you push it again. And just by chance I used the handicapped side one time. I counted to 20, much better experience. Otherwise they were kept up, always clean, soap to wash your hands. My one negative about that campsite number 7 is the highway noise that ran parallel to the campsite road. It wasn’t as peaceful as it could’ve been with out the road noise.
Boon X
VerifiedJune 26, 2026 • Stayed at: 12, Loop: NORTH OVERLOOK CAMP
Great place. Everything is super clean. Great staffs. Lots of trees so plenty of shade.
Janet H
VerifiedJune 26, 2026 • Stayed at: 10, Loop: NORTH OVERLOOK CAMP
Very clean and well maintained campground. The showers and toilets were always spotless. (No one likes to shower with bugs, mud or other people’s hair in the drains.) Lots of shade and nice picnic tables. The access to paved trails was a plus. We did not use the beach, but it was close enough to walk and was included with our camping fee. This campground offered easy access to major roads and nearby Pella, Knoxville and Oskalooska. The only drawback was the traffic noise which was the payback for the location that we wanted.
Steve C
VerifiedJune 29, 2026 • Stayed at: 45, Loop: NORTH OVERLOOK CAMP
Very clean shower house. Nice and respectful volunteer's.
Ruth R
VerifiedJuly 4, 2026 • Stayed at: 16, Loop: NORTH OVERLOOK CAMP
Nice
Richard B
VerifiedJuly 4, 2026 • Stayed at: 26, Loop: NORTH OVERLOOK CAMP
Our spot had quite the slope, took a little longer than normal to get level. Dense tree coverage made connecting to starlink difficult. Beautiful park, well maintained.
Annica G
VerifiedJuly 8, 2026 • Stayed at: 25, Loop: NORTH OVERLOOK CAMP
Great place for camping. We did tent camping and was pretty comfortable. They have private running bathrooms with showers. But the water was too warm, it was 90 degrees outside so that was not very ideal. But overall we love coming here.
Location & Directions for North Overlook Camp
1007 Highway T15, Pella, IA 50219 United States
Elevation: 249 ft
Highway access
North Overlook Camp is accessible via Highway T15. The nearest major road is US Highway 163, which is approximately 10 miles away.
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
Check in time
3PM
Check out time
2PM
General
- Tent sites are walk-up only. Vehicles must be parked in designated parking area approximately 50 feet from campsite.
- North Overlook does not have a reservation window. You MUST have a reservation prior to occupying a site.
- The fee booth is open 7 days per week: Monday through Thursday: ; Friday through Sunday: &.
- 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.
- 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.
- Parking or driving motor vehicles on the grass is not allowed. Boat trailers may be parked on the grass.
- Golf carts, UTVs, and ATVs are not permitted.
- Kiddie pools, slip-and-slides, and similar water-based play equipment are not permitted.
- Bounce houses and similar inflatable play equipment are not permitted.
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