West Overlook Campground, Iowa City, IA

West Overlook Campground in Johnson county is located just 15 min north of Iowa City, IA with an elevation of 764 feet. There are a total of 89 campsites. The campground is normally open from the beginning of May to mid October. Sites can accommodate RVs and trailers between 32 and 73 feet. All sites are currently reservable. All sites have electric hookups. There is a fee of $20.00 per night.

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Campsites Available Tonight, Sep 19, 2024 39

Site	Status	Driveway	Length	Price
#W02	Available	Back-in	50 ft	$20
#W03	Available	Back-in	49 ft	$20
#W04	Available	Back-in	55 ft	$20
#W06	Available	Back-in	32 ft	$20
#W09	Available	Back-in	56 ft	$20
#W11	Available	Back-in	50 ft	$20
#W13	Available	Back-in	49 ft	$20
#W14	Available	Back-in	57 ft	$20
#W17	Available	Back-in	43 ft	$20
#W18	Available	Back-in	55 ft	$20
#W20	Available	Back-in	53 ft	$20
#W21	Available	Back-in	61 ft	$20
#W22	Available	Back-in	53 ft	$20
#W23	Available	Back-in	55 ft	$20
#W30	Available	Back-in	50 ft	$20
#W31	Available	Back-in	58 ft	$20
#W33	Available	Back-in	52 ft	$20
#W34	Available	Parallel	35 ft	$20
#W35	Available	Back-in	53 ft	$20
#W36	Available	Back-in	32 ft	$20
#W37	Available	Back-in	47 ft	$20
#W38	Available	Back-in	50 ft	$20
#W43	Available	Back-in	52 ft	$20
#W49	Available	Back-in	61 ft	$20
#W52	Available	Back-in	54 ft	$20
#W55	Available	Back-in	54 ft	$20
#W56	Available	Back-in	51 ft	$20
#W58	Available	Back-in	60 ft	$20
#W59	Available	Back-in	48 ft	$20
#W64	Available	Back-in	54 ft	$20
#W68	Available	Back-in	51 ft	$20
#W70	Available	Back-in	53 ft	$20
#W75	Available	Back-in	58 ft	$20
#W82	Available	Back-in	54 ft	$20
#W83	Available	Back-in	53 ft	$20
#W84	Available	Back-in	58 ft	$20
#W86	Available	Back-in	56 ft	$20
#W87	Available	Back-in	56 ft	$20
#W88	Available	Back-in	60 ft	$20

Campsites Available This Weekend, Sep 20, 2024 or Sep 21, 2024 10

Site	Status	Driveway	Length	Price
#W02	Available	Back-in	50 ft	$20
#W03	Available	Back-in	49 ft	$20
#W04	Available	Back-in	55 ft	$20
#W05	Available	Back-In	53 ft	$20
#W18	Available	Back-in	55 ft	$20
#W20	Available	Back-in	53 ft	$20
#W24	Available	Back-in	61 ft	$20
#W25	Available	Back-in	54 ft	$20
#W36	Available	Back-in	32 ft	$20
#W42	Available	Back-in	58 ft	$20

Campground Capacity (Next 30 Days)

Campsite Reviews (208)

4.5 out of 5

5 star		61%
4 star		22%
3 star		9%
2 star		3%
1 star		0%

@CarolynH139628 · Camped on Sep 12, 2024 at Campsite #W69

only there one night sute 69, quiet .

@JeanneC083F977 · Camped on Sep 3, 2024 at Campsite #W33

Beautiful, clean campground with great views of lake. Spaces are roomy and each has its own electric and gas connections. Lots of trees. Shower and toilet facilities are throughout campground. Will definitely go back!

@DelmarM25C3702 · Camped on Sep 3, 2024 at Campsite #W54

This is a beautiful campground right on the lake. The staff is very friendly. The bathrooms with showers have been redone and are individual and very clean. Highly recommended campground

@DanM7848405 · Camped on Sep 1, 2024 at Campsite #W76

great place stayed last 4 years

@GregL2241545 · Camped on Aug 27, 2024 at Campsite #W08

Great camp hosts. very clean and beautiful.

@SandraT2712696 · Camped on Aug 27, 2024 at Campsite #W62

Nice, clean, cement level pads on the Mississippi River. Only stayed one night, passing thru. There is a train track that runs along the campground and the horn is pretty intense. Did not affect our sleep. Overall a nice place. Water spigot close by. Not allowed to hook up only fill.

@ChrisS8694045 · Camped on Aug 24, 2024 at Campsite #W26

Quiet peaceful and everting was clean. Everyone was very nice

@Sandrar3093215 · Camped on Aug 16, 2024 at Campsite #W61

Very nice spot close to the water

@KathyNEEA97763 · Camped on Aug 9, 2024 at Campsite #W62

Clean and beautiful park

@LARRYF9439898 · Camped on Jul 25, 2024 at Campsite #W40

Clean individual bathroom facilities. Great spot to launch boat with dock. Nice campground.

@JimO4036574 · Camped on Jul 22, 2024 at Campsite #W51

Overall great experience. Its a great place to get away from it all without driving a long distance from home. We love the new bathroom/shower house. Our only suggestion is the bathrooms could use a couple more hooks on the wall.

@DavidH4978786 · Camped on Jul 18, 2024 at Campsite #W62

Great place to relax and everything was very clean.

@PatriciaT51824 · Camped on Jul 14, 2024 at Campsite #W67

We had a great site with a view of the warer.

@JohnCDFDD519B4 · Camped on Jul 11, 2024 at Campsite #W61

Great campsite with large concrete pad and great view of the lake. Also happy that they added water at these sites. Great place to camp.

@Elizabeth86784 · Camped on Jul 7, 2024 at Campsite #W76

We reserved W76 because it had shade and photo showed a tree. There was no shade and no tree. Site photo needs to be updated. The fire ring was FULL of cigarette butts. Am glad my grandchildren were not there. The butts should have been cleaned out. The new bathhouse is nice because of private shower/toilet, but poorly designed. It is primed to have water everywhere from the shower making the room very wet. The first morning, the shower was ice cold. The second morning tepid. The mirror is worthless, like a wavy carnival mirror. We have stayed at this campground before and always enjoyed it. It was just not up to par this time.

@RuthC12914E560 · Camped on Jul 2, 2024 at Campsite #W76

We always enjoy camping here, except our May 1-7, as had no electricity on Site W66 for 5 days, so we brought the camper home, but did not get our refund even though the park ranger advised us we WOULD get a refund!

@StevenC2003509 · Camped on Jun 29, 2024 at Campsite #W07

Nice place. Great bathrooms.

@nicolesA845DC3 · Camped on Jun 28, 2024 at Campsite #W46

We love the location of this campground and will continue to camp here. But the "improvements" that were made last year are not great... there is so much mud, every campsite we camp on is a muddy mess. The lower bathrooms have no parking ever available. The campsites that were not improved could really use a new layer of rock to fill in all the mud puddles. Maybe some grass seed where the trees were taken out would help. Maybe some grass seed where the new water and electrical were put in would help? Its frustrating camping in mud every weekend.

@KevinW7927630 · Camped on Jun 19, 2024 at Campsite #W58

Very loud camper set up next to us and Park Rangers did something about them and made some changes to new showers on request.

@DaveM7344120 · Camped on Jun 17, 2024 at Campsite #W37

the restroom/shower houses are the best I've ever seen!!!! Very well kept park (a little overgrown in some areas) boat launches and beach area very nice, premises patrolled very frequently be park personel.

@RandyC3066848 · Camped on Jun 16, 2024 at Campsite #W08

Good amount of room between the sites.

@DanG7626330 · Camped on Jun 12, 2024 at Campsite #W78

Great campground but not impressed with the volunteer hostess! Rude and obnoxious!

@RichardM509620 · Camped on Jun 5, 2024 at Campsite #W60

I love federal campgrounds especially those that are located near dams. West Overlook Campground is no exception. It was clean, lawn well groomed, tarred roads, and the NEW bathroom/shower facility was stellar. I didn't give the facilities a top rating because the loop near the new bathroom/showers is near the edge of the embankment and on very windy days it takes the brunt of the wind unlike the rest of the campground which is closer to the dam, lower in elevation, and protected by trees. One annoying aspect of the bathrooms is the lack of a locking system that indicated someone is inside--like a little red indicator that says, "occupied." To find out if anyone is inside, you have to try turning the door knob. That type of door lock can't be that expensive. Another annoying issue is with the new bathroom showers. You cannot adjust the direction of the shower nozzle. That means as soon as you turn on the water, you get hit with cold water until the warm water eventually begins spraying you. Despite these small inconveniences, I would still highly recommend the campground.

@JAMESS8693241 · Camped on Jun 4, 2024 at Campsite #W57

Easy reservation, good access, clean restrooms, not crowded together - weather cooperated!

@TimS7118881 · Camped on May 30, 2024 at Campsite #W02

Our first stay at a COE campground. We are pleased with the facility, spacious sites, clean campground, dump station and trash receptacles were well kept, clean showers!

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