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  3. Prairie Flower Recreation Area

Camping at Prairie Flower Recreation Area near Johnston

Public campground · Johnston · 147 campsites · 10 group

A forested campground near fishing, hiking, and mountain biking. RV fit varies by site.

5.0 on Recreation.gov · 695 reviewsBook on Recreation.gov
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At a glance

  • RV sites up to 75 ft

    Length limits vary by campsite.

  • Electric hookups
  • Pets welcome
  • Flush toilets

    Showers on site. Dump station on site.

OverviewCampsitesAmenities & locationReviewsPlan your stay

0 available sites

0 open of 147 sites
No sites offered for these dates.

We checked every night of your stay on Recreation.gov: no site is open for all 2 nights. Some sites are open on some nights.

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Check dates on Recreation.gov. Showing 40 of 157 sites.

SiteFr
13
Sa
14
Price
H189
standard electric
––$22
H188
standard electric
––$22
H185
standard electric
––$22
H177
standard electric
––$22
H187
standard electric
––$22
H186
standard electric
––$22
H183
standard electric
––$22
H173
standard electric
––$22
H180
standard electric
––$22
H179
standard electric
No site is open for every night of your stay

You book directly on Recreation.gov. Rates and availability can change until reserved. Campground page on Recreation.gov ↗

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Amenities & location

  • Accessible Showers
  • Accessible Sites
  • Beach Access
  • Drinking Water
  • Dump Station
  • Electric Hookups
  • Flush Toilets
  • Picnic Tables
  • Playground
  • Swimming
Check-in
2:00 PM
Checkout
12:00 PM
Pets
Allowed (per listing)
Maximum stay
14 nights

Hookups (individual campsites): 147 electric individual sites · group sites listed separately (10 electric).

Location

SAYLORVILLE LAKE ADMINISTRATION OFFICE
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Prairie Flower Recreation Area: questions answered

What is the maximum RV length at Prairie Flower Recreation Area?
Longest RV site listed: 75 ft (144 of 153 RV sites list a length) (per the listing)
Does Prairie Flower Recreation Area have RV hookups?
147 electric individual sites · group sites listed separately (10 electric) (per the listing)
How do I reserve a site at Prairie Flower Recreation Area?
Reservable on Recreation.gov (per the listing)
Are pets allowed at Prairie Flower Recreation Area?
Allowed (per the listing)
Sources and details

At a glance

Official facts link to their source; “Listing” facts come from the Recreation.gov listing. Anything we can't source says so.

Max rig length
Listing Longest RV site listed: 75 ft (144 of 153 RV sites list a length)
Hookups & power
Listing 147 electric individual sites · group sites listed separately (10 electric)
Pull-through / back-in
Listing 1 pull-through, 151 back-in
Road & site access
Listing 111 paved, 52 gravel site driveways
Pets
Listing Allowed
Cell signal
Listing Visitor-reported signal on Recreation.gov (higher is better): Verizon 3 (352 reports), T-Mobile 3 (88 reports), AT&T 3 (68 reports)
Water
Listing Water at 2 sites
Shade
Listing 92 of 93 sites that report shade are listed as shaded
Booking
Listing Reservable on Recreation.gov
Price
Listing Lowest listed rate $20/night (live price once you pick dates)
Stay limits
Listing 14 nights max
Getting there
Listing SAYLORVILLE LAKE ADMINISTRATION OFFICE (map in Location below)
Generators · Quiet hours · Starlink / satellite
Not listed — check with campground

Reviews

Themes from recent written reviews on Recreation.gov. Quotes are verbatim.

Clean bathrooms and showers · 2 reviews

“Large cement pads, spotless/clean bathrooms and great volunteers!!”

Larry A · Oct 2025

Selected reviews

Verbatim from guest reviews on Recreation.gov ↗ (695 reviews, ★ 5.0). Not written or edited by us.

“Large cement pads, spotless/clean bathrooms and great volunteers!!”

Larry A 5 · Oct 2025 · Recreation.gov

“Costodians and staff did an outstanding job, would be 5+ stars if the shower water was a little warmer. ”

Diana J 4 · Oct 2025 · Recreation.gov

“Prairie flower is a beautiful campground. My husband and I enjoyed the quietness and how clean and nice the bathrooms were. I would definitely recommend this place to anybody.”

Suzanna T 5 · Oct 2025 · Recreation.gov
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  • Camping with dogs
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$22
H174
standard electric
––$22
H190
standard electric
––$22
H175
standard electric
––$22
H178
standard electric
––$22
H184
standard electric
––$22
H182
standard electric
––$22
H176
standard electric
––$22
H181
standard electric
––$22
A28
standard electric
––$24
A30
standard electric
––$24
A25
standard electric
––$24
A27
standard electric
––$24
A06
standard electric
––$24
A10
standard electric
––$24
A13
standard electric
––$24
A23
standard electric
––$24
A17
standard electric
––$24
A22
standard electric
––$24
A18
standard electric
––$24
A07
standard electric
––$24
A19
standard electric
––$24
A26
standard electric
––$24
A14
standard electric
––$24
A01
standard electric
––$24
A11
standard electric
––$24
A16
standard electric
––$24
A02
standard electric
––$24
A09
standard electric
––$24
A12
standard electric
––$24
A21
standard electric
––$24

✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released

Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights7 sites open for every night

Timberline RV Campground

15.1 mi from Prairie Flower Recreation Area (straight-line)
Sites from $35/night
$70 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Campspot · you book on their site
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Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights7 sites open for every night

Timberline West RV Campground, Cabins

15.1 mi from Prairie Flower Recreation Area (straight-line)
Sites from $92/night
$184 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Hipcamp · you book on their site
View Campsites
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights11 sites open for every night

Burkhart Farm

17.7 mi from Prairie Flower Recreation Area (straight-line)
Sites from $15/night
$30 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Hipcamp · you book on their site
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Ways to stay

Bring a tent or have an RV waiting

  • Tent camping here: 147 sites take tents. See open sites ↑
  • Electric sites: 147 sites have power.

Need an RV for your stay?

Rentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 75 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.

2022 Jayco Jay Flight SLX
2022 Jayco Jay Flight SLX

Travel trailer · 20 ft · sleeps 5 · 10 mi from campground

$109/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available

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2022 Forest River IBEX 19MBH
2022 Forest River IBEX 19MBH

Travel trailer · 25 ft · sleeps 5 · 13 mi from campground

$110/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available

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2023 Forest River Forester-Your Airbnb on Wheels!
2023 Forest River Forester-Your Airbnb on Wheels!

Class C motorhome · 24.4 ft · sleeps 6 · 14 mi from campground

$250/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available

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Best time to go

Seasons, rates and how booked it gets

  • Peak season May 1–Oct 24: RV & Tent $20–$48 per night
  • Peak season May 1–Oct 24: RV & Tent $20–$48 per night

stays up to 14 nights (Recreation.gov rules).

Plan your stay

How far ahead to book Prairie Flower Recreation Area

For June weekends, book about 170 days ahead. Three in four June Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 118 days or less before arrival. Past timing is guidance, not a guarantee of what is open now.

See booking patterns
Arrival monthFri/Sat arrivals: half booked at leastA quarter at leastOther days: half booked at leastA quarter at least
April66 days ahead118 days ahead——
May103 days ahead165 days ahead113 days ahead180 days ahead
June118 days ahead170 days ahead88 days ahead174 days ahead
July84 days ahead164 days ahead56 days ahead170 days ahead
August84 days ahead169 days ahead69 days ahead179 days ahead
September58 days ahead157 days ahead37 days ahead154 days ahead
October32 days ahead82 days ahead19 days ahead83 days ahead

Months with fewer than 30 reservations of that kind are left blank. Sites where nearly every booking was made the day of arrival (pay on arrival) are left out. Closed seasons, windows not yet released for booking, and currently unavailable nights are separate from this history.

Based on Recreation.gov reservations, FY2015–2025 (51,608 reservations in the years scored). Counts reservations made, not nights actually camped: cancellations aren't in the data, and nights a site was closed count as not booked. FY2020–21 (COVID) are left out of the scores.

Compare site types

147 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 8 · 10 group sites listed separately. Rates are the listed nightly rates.

Standard sites with electric

Tent or RV, with power

147 sites · $26, $24/night

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Group standard area electric (group)

10 sites · $96, $336/night

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15