ACORN VALLEY

Address	SAYLORVILLE LAKE ADMINISTRATION OFFICE, 5600 NW 78TH AVENUE, JOHNSTON, IA, 50131-1941 📍 View exact location on map
State	IA
Reservable	Yes — reservable on recreation.gov
Phone	515-276-0429

Amenities

🔥 Campfire Allowed

🐾 Pets Allowed

🕒 Checkin Time: 2:00 PM, 4:00 PM

📌 Hike In Distance to Site: 26–295

👥 Max Num of People: 6–30

📌 Fire Pit: Y

🧺 Picnic Table: Y

🕒 Checkout Time: 12:00 PM, 3:00 PM

🌳 Shade: Full, Yes

👥 Min Num of People: 1

🚙 Max Vehicle Length: 0–82

🚙 Max Num of Vehicles: 1–8

📌 Electricity Hookup: 20–50

🚗 Driveway Entry: Back-In, Back-in

📌 Site Width: 22–35

🚗 Driveway Surface: Gravel

📌 Proximity to Water: Lakefront

🚗 Driveway Length: 30

📌 GRILLS: Y

📌 Quiet Area: Y

📌 Accessibility: Y

🚶 Site Access: Hike-In

♿ Accessible Occupant Message: Y

🚰 Water Hookup: No, Yes

📌 Site Length: 62

♿ Accessible Sites: 2 of 91

📅 Reservable Sites: 83 of 91

Acorn Valley Campground is located on the 26,000-acre Saylorville Lake Project, which stretches over 50 miles up the Des Moines River Valley.

The lake provides a wide variety of recreational activities, including camping, bicycling, boating, swimming, fishing, hiking and hunting.

Anglers enjoy the lake for its abundance of walleye, wiper, largemouth bass, catfish, crappie and northern pike.

The paved Neal Smith Trail winds 24 mile

Data updated: 2026-08-23 09:33 (UTC) · Source: RIDB (recreation.gov)