A gravel road curving into a high mountain valley at first light, the peaks catching the sun.

Camping near

Melrose, Iowa

9 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Melrose in Monroe County: 9 Army Corps.

9
federal places to camp
9 Army Corps
7.1 mi
to the nearest one
Bridgeview (Rathbun Lake)
971 ft
at the highest of them
Bridgeview (Rathbun Lake). The lowest, Howell Station, sits at 705 ft
777
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 80 feet

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Federal land, by managing agency

  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • US Forest Service (USFS)
  • National Park Service (NPS)
  • US Fish and Wildlife (USFW)
  • Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
  • Department Of Defense (DOD)
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  • Other Federal
  • State
  • Local
  • Alaska Native Lands (Patented or Interim Conveyed)
  • Alaska Native Allotment

Federal campgrounds, by agency

  • Forest Service
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • National Park Service
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife and others

State and local land (USGS PAD-US)

  • State land
  • County and city land
  • Regional agency or district
  • Land trust or conservancy

Gaps with no tint inside public land are private parcels, often old mining claims and homesteads. They are not open to the public.

Dashed clay lines on the base map are unpaved tracks from OpenStreetMap. They show what exists on the ground, not what is legal to drive.

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Boundaries are approximate and land status changes. This map is a planning aid, not a survey or a statement of access. Confirm routes, closures and camping rules with the managing office.

Within 30 miles of Melrose, nearest first

9 places

  1. Bridgeview (Rathbun Lake) Army Corps · Rathbun Lake · Appanoose County 7.1 miaway 971 ftelevation 103sites 58 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Prairie Ridge (Rathbun Lake) Army Corps · Rathbun Lake · Appanoose County 11.1 miaway 936 ftelevation 55sites 75 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Island View (Rathbun Lake) Army Corps · Rathbun Lake · Appanoose County 12.3 miaway 938 ftelevation 188sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Buck Creek (Rathbun Lake) Army Corps · Rathbun Lake · Appanoose County 12.5 miaway 925 ftelevation 42sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Whitebreast Camp Army Corps · Lake Red Rock · Marion County 26.6 miaway 816 ftelevation 126sites 65 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Howell Station Army Corps · Lake Red Rock · Marion County 27 miaway 705 ftelevation 135sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. North Overlook Camp Army Corps · Lake Red Rock · Marion County 28 miaway 818 ftelevation 49sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Elk Rock Campground and Boat Ramp Army Corps · Lake Red Rock · Marion County 29 miaway 825 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  9. Wallashuck Army Corps · Lake Red Rock · Marion County 29.2 miaway 824 ftelevation 79sites 71 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov