Iowa lake trips
Where to stay at 34 of Iowa’s biggest and most popular lakes. Each destination shows the lake’s water-quality grade, nearby state parks, and live lodging prices, so you can book a trip where the water is actually clean.
DLake Macbride
Johnson County · 950 acres
DRathbun Lake
Appanoose County · 11,013 acres
FLake Icaria
Adams County · 700 acres
FRoberts Creek Lake
Marion County · 296 acres
DPleasant Creek Lake
Linn County · 410 acres
FLittle River Lake
Decatur County · 787 acres
FGreen Valley Lake
Union County · 336 acres
FLake Sugema
Van Buren County · 574 acres
FBlack Hawk Lake
Sac County · 920 acres
CArrowhead Lake
Sac County · 110 acres
DThree Mile Lake
Union County · 880 acres
FTwelve Mile Lake
Union County · 633 acres
FLake Darling Max Depth
Washington County · 304 acres
FCenter Lake
Dickinson County · 287 acres
FBig Creek Lake
Polk County · 885 acres
FRock Creek Beach Lake
Jasper County · 640 acres
CLake Wapello
Davis County · 287 acres
FBadger Creek Max Depth Lake
Madison County · 276 acres
FLake Anita
Cass County · 171 acres
DHawthorn Lake
Mahaska County · 160 acres
FDon Williams Lake
Boone County · 160 acres
FViking Lake
Montgomery County · 148 acres
FLake Miami Max Depth
Monroe County · 140 acres
FCedar Lake
Linn County · 115 acres
DEaster Lake
Polk County · 218 acres
FSummit Lake
Union County · 202 acres
FLake Geode
Des Moines County · 195 acres
FMorris Lake
Lucas County · 155 acres
FLake of Three Fires Max Depth
Taylor County · 125 acres
FUpper Pine Lake
Hardin County · 110 acres
DBob White Lake
Wayne County · 104 acres
FPrairie Rose Lake
Shelby County · 200 acres
FSwan Lake Max Depth
Carroll County · 130 acres
FLake Ahquabi
Warren County · 113 acres
Where to stay for a Iowa lake trip
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