City, County & Regional Parks · Iowa
Pulpit Rock Campground
City, County & Regional Parks · Iowa, United States
- Sites
- 112
- Hookups
- 88 electric, 24 no hookups
- Season
- April 1 to November 1
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Elevation
- 886 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Nearest town
- Decorah
- Address
- 505 Pulpit Rock Road, Decorah, IA 52101
- Phone
- 563-382-9551
Site map
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About
City of Decorah campground on the Upper Iowa River below the Pulpit Rock bluff, on two sides joined by a walking bridge - Pulpit Rock (sites 1-170) and Twin Springs (sites 200-242). 75 electric-only trailer sites (56 back-in, 19 pull-through) and 37 tent sites, 13 of them with electric; restrooms, showers and water hydrants. Open April 1 to November 1. 37 of the trailer sites and all tent sites can be reserved online from March 2; the other 38 trailer sites are day-of by phone. Three-night minimum on holiday weekends.
Fees
Tent sites $21 per night without electric, $24 with; trailer sites vary by amperage and length of stay; extra adults $8 each.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26° | 6° | -17° | 46° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 33° | 13° | -21° | 60° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 45° | 29° | 1° | 74° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 56° | 38° | 19° | 79° | 6 of 11 |
| May | 71° | 52° | 34° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 80° | 62° | 50° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 82° | 66° | 59° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 79° | 64° | 56° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 77° | 61° | 45° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 60° | 44° | 28° | 79° | 3 of 10 |
| November | 44° | 31° | 3° | 68° | 6 of 10 |
| December | 33° | 20° | -12° | 67° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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