Camping
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Bear Creek Inn
- Jeannie Daughton
- 132 Quandahl Road
- Decorah, Iowa 52101
- Phone: 563-546-7668
- Bear Creek Website
- jeannied@rconnect.com
- Enjoy private trout fishing on Bear Creek and private hunting, all within a few minutes walk from the inn. Two rooms are available, continental Breakfast included. Open year round and gift certificates are available.
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Chase the Adventure Licensed Hunt & Gun Club
- Dale & Julie Hogenson
- 1838 Middle Calmar Rd.
- Decorah, IA 52101
- Phone: 563-532-9821
- www.chasetheadventure.com
- info@chasetheadventure.com
- Northeast Iowa’s only and most unique hunt and gun club! Licensed hunting preserve offering fishing, hunting, paintball, and clay range. 800 acres of woods and fields, they have six ponds for fishing and duck hunting. Overnight accommodations in a beautifully renovated barn that serves as a lodge. Advance reservations accepted. Lodge can also be rented for any type of celebration. Book fishing or hunting tours to Alaska if you wish.
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Chimney Rock Canoe Rental & Campground
- Deb Keefe
- 3312 Chimney Rock Road
- Cresco, IA 52136
- Phone: 563-735-5786
- Toll Free: 877-787-CAMP (2267)
- www.chimneyrocks.com
- chimneyrock@mabeltel.coop
- Full service campground and canoe livery service along the scenic Upper Iowa River which features 100-200 ft. limestone bluffs. Located only a short distance from Cold Water Creek Trout Stream, anglers will catch trout and small mouth bass, while nature lovers can discover caves, hike or bike. For the hunter there is an abundance of white tail deer, wild turkeys and pheasants. Facilities include: shelter house, picnic tables, fire rings, shower house, rec room, dump station, swimming area, volleyball court, and playground equipment. Ice, Firewood, and bait are also sold on the premises. Rentals include canoes, kayaks, tubes, cabins, tents and electrical sites.
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Highland General Store and Campground and Bear Creek Cabins
- Bev & Gary Stortz
- 3497 Highlandville Road
- Highlandville, IA 52149
- Phone: 563-546-7722
- www.highlandgeneralstore.com
- mastortz@oneota.net
- Bear Creek Cabins is a new addition to the Bear Creek area. Nestled in the hillside of beautiful Highlandville, you're bound to relax and have a good time. The first of the cabins is an 800 sq. ft. log cabin. It features a loft, Amish-made log bed, full kitchen, bath/shower, fireplace & a deck overlooking the trout stream below. The cabin sleeps 6 comfortably. The second cabin will be available for rental in the summer of 2005! This log cabin is a "studio" styled, one-room cabin. It is also fully furnished and has fireplace. this cabin has hillside view of the South Bear valley. The General Store & Campground have lots to offer for everyone! The campground features 10 campsites with electricity and approximately 10 primitive sites. They are located right along South Bear Creek, the #1 trout fishing stream in Iowa. Highland General Store is equipped with a post office, large variety of groceries, gifts, movies, and a full fishing/tackle area. The trout streams do not freeze over in the winter months and are stocked weekly April through October. The store, campground, and cabins are open year round. They also lower their cabin rates January through March!
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Hruska's Canoe & Kayak Livery & Bluffton Campground
- Duane Hruska
- 3233 347th Street
- Kendallville, IA 52101
- Phone: Kendallville 563-547-4566 or Bluffton 563-735-5633
- Hruska''s Canoe Livery, Kendallville and Bluffton, was established in 1970 and remains under its original ownership. They maintain the Bluffton Campgrounds which features electrical hookups, access to fresh water, fire rings, ice, playground equipment, and solar showers.
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Hutchinson Family Farm Campground and B & B
- Dixie Hutchinson
- 2299 Scenic River Road
- Decorah, IA 52101
- Phone: 563-382-3054
- www.hutchff.com
- Located just 10 minutes from Decorah and Luther College, Hutchinson Family Farm offers a unique outdoor experience. They are a working beef and quarter horse farm with a campground, B&B, canoe and cabin rental that caters to families, outdoorsmen and horse enthusiasts. If you have any questions about our farm or horse breeding program feel free to ask, they love to talk about the farm and agriculture in general. They offer free farm tours, time permitting (both yours and theirs). Attention horse owners! the campground offers rugged trails through the scenic Upper Iowa River Valley and spectacular views from the river bluffs. A portion of the campground is designed for horse camping, with hitching posts and electrical hookups. The Amish built cabin sleeps 8 and is completely furnished. A large patio with fire ring offers a scenic view of the river bluffs. Refrigerator, microwave and television make "roughing it" a pleasure. The B&B is located in their farmhouse and features two bedrooms and continental breakfast.
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Ion Inn
- Donna Bright
- 1878 Old Mission Drive
- Harpers Ferry, IA 52146
- Fax: 563-535-7362
- Toll Free: 877-776-2208
- www.naturalgaitresort.com
- ntrlgait@acegroup.cc
- The Ion Inn provides a scenic peaceful haven for a wonderful safe getaway experience. Whether you are looking for a family vacation, a honeymoon spot, or just a rest from the fast pace of daily living you will be thrilled with your experience at the Ion Inn located in NE Iowa. Bird watching, hiking, trail riding, fishing, canoeing, leisurely strolls alongside wildflower fields, star gazing, observing wildlife, and just plain enjoying life in a natural setting are among the many possibilities available to you.
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Jewels Skate Country & Jewel Bus, RV Park and Campground
- Don Jewell
- 2220 Town Line Road
- Decorah, IA 52101
- Phone: 563-382-8070
- Toll Free: 1-888-417-2689
- www.jewelsforfun.com
- Recently added 14 space RV Park and campground with 30 AMP plug-ins, showers, water, restrooms, access to snack bar, video arcade with pool tables, and indoor roller-skating.
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Paint Creek Riding Stables & Campground
- Frank Lonning
- 1048 Sandhill Road
- Waukon, IA 52172
- Phone: 563-568-7253
- Fax: 563-535-8253
- Paint Creek Riding Stables & Campground is located 7 miles SE of Waukon, IA, off Hwy. 76 South or 20 minutes from Decorah. Supervised (approx. 1-hr) horseback trail rides are offered by appointment. Camping is available from primitive tent camping to RV electrical hook-ups. Picnic grounds with shelter house is available. Playground, sand volleyball, horseshoe court, pedal boats on ¾ acre pond & hiking trails available. Country living guesthouse to rent by day, weekend or longer will accommodate from 1-8 people, fully furnished.
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Pine Creek Cabins and Campground/House in the Woods
- Vern and Sandy Gavle
- Old Spruce Dr.
- Decorah, IA 52101
- Phone: 563-546-7912
- www.visitiowa.org/pinecreekcabins.htm
- Located approximately 15 miles NE of Decorah, 15 miles NW of Waukon and 13 miles SE of Spring Grove, MN. Pine Creek Cabins and Campground is located one mile south of the intersection of A-26 (Big Canoe Rd.) and W-60 (Balsam Rd.) on Old Spruce Dr. A few short minutes from the Upper Iowa River and several trout streams. The nearest being Pine, Patterson, Waterloo, North and South Bear Creeks. There are many acres of public land for hunting in the area, about 1,000 acres, that joins the property. They have four modern cabins and a guesthouse that sleep 4-16. They are fully furnished, all but one have bathrooms with showers. The cabins have decks where you can sit and enjoy the wildlife and the spectacular scenery. The campground offers sites with water/electricity, tent sites, a dump station, restrooms with showers, laundry room and picnic shelter with electricity. They welcome hunters, fisherman, families and can accommodate family reunions.
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Pulpit Rock Campground
- Craig Hunt
- 505 Pulpit Rock Road
- Decorah, IA 52101
- Phone: 563-382-9551
- www.decorahia.org/pr/pr.asp?id=prpulpit_rock&level=10
- prcamping@dishmail.net
- Pulpit Rock Campground is nestled in the scenic hills of Decorah, has 75 gravel sites, 79 grass sites, 15 pull-throughs, electrical hook-ups, restrooms, showers, playground, canoe landing and more! Pulpit Rock is located on one of the area’s best trout streams at Twin Springs. The campground is open from April 1 through November 1.
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Randy's Bluffton Store
- RANDY LOGSDON
- 2619 Ravine Road
- Decorah, IA 52101
- Phone: 563-735-5738
- www.bluffcountry.com/randy.htm
- Randy's Bluffton Store is the home of the award winning "Light up the Bluff" concert series, an annual event happening in July. The campground offers 28 electrical hookups, 140 primitive river front sites, modern showers, canoe landing, new playground, tavern and restaurant on site.
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Sampson Springs Campground
- Reg & Laurie Sampson
- 2271 133rd Avenue
- Decorah, IA 52101
- Phone: 563-382-4849
- Located 8 miles east of Decorah on 133rd Avenue next to Trout River and public land. Includes primitive sites and as well as sites with water and electric hookups. Restrooms, picnic tables, firewood and recreation areas. Fully furnished farmhouse available for rent year round. Reservations accepted.
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The Natural Gait Cabins and Campground
- Donna Bright
- 274 Burger Road
- Monona, IA 52159
- Phone: 563-535-7314
- Fax: 563-535-7362
- Toll Free: 877-776-2208
- www.thenaturalgait.com
- ntrlgait@acegroup.cc
- The Natural Gait is located between Marquette and Monona Iowa on a dead-end road. If you are looking for seclusion, you have come to the right place. They have 3 fully furnished log cabins that sit on the bluff overlooking the Yellow River. Each cabin will sleep 6-10 people. The Lofty Haven is a fully furnished apartment that sits on the third floor of our shower house. With bunkhouse bedrooms for the weary traveler and campsites for the outdoorsman, they have something for everyone. The modern shower house is complete with clean restrooms, showers and laundry facilities. The lodge is a great place for family reunions, company parties, corporate meetings and class reunions. Wood stoves, porches, fire rings, horse stalls are a few of our many amenities. We have many miles of trails for horseback riding and hiking, a pond for fishing, horse drawn wagon rides, swings and sandbox, volleyball and horseshoes, canoeing and tubing down the Yellow River and massages by appointment. Another aspect of The Natural Gait is the retreats and clinics with instructors from all over the United States.
Information Provided by Decorah Area Chamber of Commerce.