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  3. Shady Creek

Camping at Shady Creek near Muscatine

Public campground · Muscatine · 53 campsites

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

About this campground

Fishing and bird life shape most visitors' days here: anglers chase channel catfish most often, with bluegill, walleye and northern pike also present in the river, and boaters put in at the campground ramp to work downstream or fish the pools. Winter brings concentrated eagle-watching along the river, and the larger Mississippi River project offers interpretive programs and other recreation opportunities such as hiking and wildlife viewing.

5.0 on Recreation.gov · 255 reviewsBook on Recreation.gov
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At a glance

  • RV sites up to 74 ft

    Length limits vary by campsite.

  • Electric on many sites

    Some sites have no hookups.

  • Pets welcome
  • Flush toilets

    Showers on site. Dump station on site.

OverviewCampsitesAmenities & locationReviewsPlan your stay

0 available sites

0 open of 53 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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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 Parking
  • Accessible Showers
  • Amphitheater
  • Boat Ramp
  • Boat Trailer Parking
  • Day Use Area
  • Drinking Water
  • Dump Station
  • Electric Hookups
  • Entrance Station
  • Firewood
  • Flush Toilets Seasonal
Check-in
02:00 PM
Checkout
12:00 PM
Pets
Allowed (per listing)
Maximum stay
14 nights

Hookups (individual campsites): 51 electric, 2 no-hookup individual sites.

Location

1315 River's Edge Drive
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Shady Creek: questions answered

What is the maximum RV length at Shady Creek?
Longest RV site listed: 75 ft (48 of 53 RV sites list a length) (per the listing)
Does Shady Creek have RV hookups?
51 electric, 2 no-hookup individual sites (per the listing)
How do I reserve a site at Shady Creek?
Reservable on Recreation.gov (per the listing)
Are pets allowed at Shady Creek?
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 (48 of 53 RV sites list a length)
Hookups & power
Listing 51 electric, 2 no-hookup individual sites
Pull-through / back-in
Listing 0 pull-through, 55 back-in
Road & site access
Listing 53 paved, 2 gravel site driveways; 2 hike-in sites
Pets
Listing Allowed
Cell signal
Listing Visitor-reported signal on Recreation.gov (higher is better): Verizon 3 (113 reports), AT&T 3 (28 reports), T-Mobile 3 (25 reports)
Water
Listing Water at 54 sites
Shade
Listing 54 of 56 sites that report shade are listed as shaded
Booking
Listing Reservable on Recreation.gov
Price
Listing Lowest listed rate $14/night (live price once you pick dates)
Stay limits
Listing 14 nights max
Getting there
Listing 1315 River's Edge Drive (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.

Friendly hosts and staff · 2 reviews

“The camp host were great, and the park was beautiful”

Kathy S · Oct 2025

Selected reviews

Verbatim from guest reviews on Recreation.gov ↗ (255 reviews, ★ 5.0). Not written or edited by us.

“Sites are level and concrete. The host was very helpful and friendly ”

Russell G 5 · Oct 2025 · Recreation.gov

“The camp host were great, and the park was beautiful”

Kathy S 5 · Oct 2025 · Recreation.gov
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Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights24 sites open for every night

Camelot Campground Quad Cities

14.4 mi from Shady Creek (straight-line)
Sites from $22/night
$44 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 nights9 sites open for every night

Haven Hills Campground & Resort

20.9 mi from Shady Creek (straight-line)
Sites from $50/night
$100 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Campspot · you book on their site
View Campsites
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights2 sites open for every night

1951 Dream

26.7 mi from Shady Creek (straight-line)
Sites from $35/night
$70 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Hipcamp · you book on their site
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✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released

Ways to stay

Bring a tent or have an RV waiting

  • Tent camping here: 53 sites take tents. See open sites ↑
  • Electric sites: 51 sites have power.

Need an RV for your stay?

Rentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 74 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.

“Beauty” 2015 Four Winds 22E
“Beauty” 2015 Four Winds 22E

Class C motorhome · 23 ft · sleeps 5 · 21 mi from campground

$200/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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2021 Jayco Flight QBS294
2021 Jayco Flight QBS294

Travel trailer · 37 ft · sleeps 7 · 101 mi from campground

$149/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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2019 Forster 734 VB
2019 Forster 734 VB

Class C motorhome · 32 ft · sleeps 8 · 171 mi from campground

$235/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 23: Tent $14–$25, RV & Tent $26 per night
  • Peak season May 1–Oct 21: Tent $14–$25, RV & Tent $26 per night

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

Plan your stay

How far ahead to book Shady Creek

For July weekends, book about 125 days ahead. Three in four July Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 36 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
May45 days ahead124 days ahead42 days ahead131 days ahead
June26 days ahead103 days ahead26 days ahead137 days ahead
July36 days ahead125 days ahead28 days ahead140 days ahead
August19 days ahead104 days ahead25 days ahead154 days ahead
September25 days ahead89 days ahead19 days ahead95 days ahead
October22 days ahead72 days ahead15 days ahead104 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 (14,628 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

53 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 7. Rates are the listed nightly rates.

Standard sites with electric

Tent or RV, with power

51 sites · $26/night

Loops: SHADY CREEK loop (51)

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Tent-only sites

Tents only, no power

2 sites · $14/night

Loops: Downriver Loop (2)

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15