Cherry Glen Campground, Johnston, IA

Cherry Glen Campground in Polk county is located just 10 min west of Ankeny, IA with an elevation of 934 feet. There are a total of 125 campsites including 1 boat site. The campground is normally open from mid April to mid October. Sites can accommodate RVs and trailers between 28 and 93 feet. All sites are currently reservable. Each site includes a picnic table and fire ring with grill. All sites have electric hookups. Fees range from $24.00 to $26.00. Some amenities include shower, dump station, playground, boat ramp, swim beach, restroom, flush toilets. Activities include biking, boating, fishing, hiking trails, water skiing, floating sports, disc golf.
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@karryk064B4F3D · Camped on Sep 6, 2024 at Campsite #78
Clean, quiet and well kept. Bathrooms/showers are excellent.
@LauraB4922005 · Camped on Sep 5, 2024 at Campsite #113
Great campground!
@DeanG2BA72E5D7 · Camped on Sep 4, 2024 at Campsite #24
really nice having water and dump station when you drive through gates
@DennisB9968665 · Camped on Sep 2, 2024 at Campsite #104
Easy to access with well-groomed sites. The restrooms were always very clean. Easy access to the extensive bicycle trail system.
@LeslieT3445622 · Camped on Aug 28, 2024 at Campsite #35
Cherry Glen is a beauty. We had a peekaboo view of the river and trees. As I walked around I noticed a lot of sites were not level but nothing that can't be worked with. Bathrooms were very clean and well maintained. It was great walking the loops. We would stay again for sure.
@KristiJ5035657 · Camped on Aug 28, 2024 at Campsite #8
No campground help, staff rude
@MaryH1910665 · Camped on Aug 27, 2024 at Campsite #28
Beautiful time of year to go not very busy mid week. Stayed in Tatanka hoop. Electric and water. Beautiful sunset and stars. Gravel sites fairly level.
@BeckyC3067319 · Camped on Aug 20, 2024 at Campsite #87
Loved the new dump stations!!
@ErikA3C794F1B1 · Camped on Aug 18, 2024 at Campsite #69
Clean bathrooms and showers. Quiet, mature trees, variety of birds and trees
@HarrietSB0BFF1 · Camped on Aug 14, 2024 at Campsite #120
Great place to stay. The bike trail is right next to the campground. There are three dump stations as well as three water fill up places at the entrance/exit.
@MikeB2167342 · Camped on Aug 13, 2024 at Campsite #82
Great campground. Clean restroom and shower facilities. Camping spots are nicely spaced. The playground was perfect for our kids.
@ScottG2628513 · Camped on Aug 12, 2024 at Campsite #79
Out site was incredibly hard to get into and my husband is an expert at backing trailers.
@CarolAnn766AE2 · Camped on Aug 12, 2024 at Campsite #6
Very nice park, COE campgrounds are my favorite because they offer large spaces and the grounds and restrooms/ showers are always clean. Staff is friendly and helpful. Extremely affordable even without the Senior Lifetime Pass. Cherry Glen did not disappoint in any of these areas. Keep up the great work!
@DavidG5648223 · Camped on Aug 6, 2024 at Campsite #37
always clean, shady sites (so much so that I could not use Starlink), and close enough to civilization to get needed supplies.
@ScottG2628513 · Camped on Aug 2, 2024 at Campsite #28
Nice place, camped there a lot. Cell service sucks.
@GailD825987023 · Camped on Jul 31, 2024 at Campsite #88
Our site was a level shady site. Some sites were not level. Sites were spaced apart so you werent on top of your neighbors. The bike trails were paved and enjoyable. The bath houses were clean and updated but the water valves for showers were agrivating.We highly recommend the park.
@DuaneS9686430 · Camped on Jul 31, 2024 at Campsite #85
We camped for 2 nights at Cherry Glen, had our 2 grandsons with us. It was during the week, so the campground was pretty quiet. Except for the 2 nights of thunderstorms! And, the first night the campground lost its electricity. But, despite eventful nights trying to sleep, we enjoyed the experience. Our site was close to the playground and bath house, which was our plan. Definitely will consider camping at Cherry Glen in the future, if we want to be in the Des Moines metro area!
@RobertG6814422 · Camped on Jul 30, 2024 at Campsite #59
Very well kept & large spots to camp at. Employees very friendly.
@KarenM8822647 · Camped on Jul 14, 2024 at Campsite #42
Beautiful, nice people, no issues. Would visit again. Thank you~
@GaryL6692356 · Camped on Jul 14, 2024 at Campsite #39
One of the nicest parks we have been to.
@CliftonAA51110 · Camped on Jul 11, 2024 at Campsite #93
Nice campground and good clean facilities. Wood stay again if in the area.
@TheresaB676023 · Camped on Jun 27, 2024 at Campsite #21
We couldnt find our site easily (21) but a camper helped us. It was a nice clean park
@SusanC3925585 · Camped on Jun 22, 2024 at Campsite #41
Beautiful campground. My site, #41, backed up to the lake, so I had a very pleasant view. I only stayed one night because I was on my way home to NYS, but I would stay here again when visiting Nebraska. I love all USCOE campgrounds, so always look for them when traveling.
@TimothyB926333 · Camped on Jun 16, 2024 at Campsite #26
The particular site was less than desirable just due to not being very level but the patrol itself was very clean and well maintained. We will be staying at Prairie flower in August, looking forward to a little better view of the lake, concrete pad and sunshine!
@EdnaG852511096 · Camped on Jun 13, 2024 at Campsite #8
The campground is always great. Had unnecessary comments from lady working at the Registration both. We arrived 20 minutes before checkin & was told as we were setting up for future reference our checkin is at 2:00. We didnt feel that was necessary. On the rude side.

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