City, County & Regional Parks · Iowa
Quercus Wilderness Area
City, County & Regional Parks · Iowa, United States
- Sites
- 2
- Hookups
- 2 no hookups
- Cost
- $15/night, 14 consecutive night limit.
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 856 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 5
- Nearest town
- Oskaloosa
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About
Mahaska County Conservation 111-acre wilderness area 7 miles south of Oskaloosa, on glacial sandy silt loam soil, with a paved wheelchair-accessible trail and a wooded valley observation platform. 2 primitive campsites, each with a fire ring and picnic table; a single pit toilet. Cross-country skiing in winter.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 11° | -22° | 57° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 36° | 20° | -19° | 67° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 51° | 31° | 8° | 77° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 63° | 41° | 22° | 82° | 5 of 11 |
| May | 73° | 55° | 39° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 85° | 64° | 50° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 86° | 68° | 59° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 83° | 66° | 57° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 80° | 62° | 49° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 64° | 45° | 27° | 83° | 2 of 10 |
| November | 50° | 33° | 6° | 73° | 6 of 10 |
| December | 37° | 24° | -12° | 71° | 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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