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Cherry Glen
Total sites: 125
Available Tonight: 67
Available this Weekend: 16
Booking Window: 6 months
Available Tonight: 67
Available this Weekend: 16
Booking Window: 6 months
934 ft
78°F
64°F
64°F
fair
Cherry Glen Campground, IA - Latest Reviews, Photos & Campground Map
Cherry Glen Campground in Polk County is located just 10 min west of Ankeny, IA with an elevation of 934 feet. There are a total of 125 campsites including 1 boat site. The campground is normally open from mid April to mid October. Sites can accommodate RVs and trailers between 28 and 93 feet. All sites are currently reservable. Reservations can be booked up to 6 months in advance. Each site includes a picnic table and fire ring with grill. All sites have electric hookups. Fees range from $24.00 to $26.00. Some amenities include shower, dump station, playground, boat ramp, swimming, restroom, flush toilets. Activities include biking, boating, fishing, hiking trails, water skiing, floating sports, disc golf.
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Campsite Reviews (290)
4.5 out of 5
| 5 star | 64% | |
| 4 star | 21% | |
| 3 star | 7% | |
| 2 star | 2% | |
| 1 star | 2% |
@JudithS6056660 · Camped on Jul 16, 2025 at Campsite #72
Quiet campground with beautiful views of Saylorville Lake!
@RobinR8800618 · Camped on Jul 16, 2025 at Campsite #58
Very nice place for young kids
@StevenJ8501981 · Camped on Jul 13, 2025 at Campsite #70
Excellent campgrounds very well kept and clean. The only problem is a few individuals have locked up all the weekends so it gets to the point where there's only a few week days that are open through out the summer. It would be nice to be able to have a full week without having to book it back in January. Very unfair for travelers that comes through and want to spend a full week in your beautiful campgrounds. But we all no you're in it for the money and we are the ones that have to suffer for it. Other than the politics you have a beautiful Campground. Have a great day!!
@JohnD1553494 · Camped on Jul 13, 2025 at Campsite #125
Very nice, great hosts !
@BrendaL3050291 · Camped on Jul 9, 2025 at Campsite #126
Very quiet calm and clean campground. Raccoons did show up.and open a container and I had to scold them off. They are common in the area. I kept bear spray handy, just in case. Do not.leave any for.or non food containers out for them to explore. They weren't aggressive though and left as soon. As I shooed them. I was in a tent and they did not bother me there. Nice view of the lake and pretty wildflowers and thank you Jesus, quite a few American flags flying from older vets and others. People were friendly.
@ScottW0275C788 · Camped on Jul 6, 2025 at Campsite #4
Wish site #4 didnt have such a slope but overall it worked out
@GlennC5420826 · Camped on Jul 2, 2025 at Campsite #37
campsites, restrooms, and roads are clean and well maintained. Views are great.
@TomV5563509 · Camped on Jun 27, 2025 at Campsite #52
Campsite was clean and well maintained. Camp hosts were very friendly and made the rounds of campground every day.Nearby is a beach that you can swim or launch a boat. The Des Moines bike trail connects at the campground entrance. Restrooms and showers were kept clean.
@RonB1001477 · Camped on Jun 27, 2025 at Campsite #15
Very nice campground! Bathrooms are very well maintained. Nice big spots, close to town and very nice dump stations
@MILESH3F1DD167 · Camped on Jun 23, 2025 at Campsite #20
Love this campground have been coming here since I was a kid. Very clean park. Bathrooms/shower house were super clean. Excellent experience.
@StevenJ8501981 · Camped on Jun 21, 2025 at Campsite #69
Extremely windy day. Tent was flapping in the strong wind. We did enjoy a good barbecue lunch but decided not to stay overnight due to the high heat & high winds.
@CarlaKD12865FE · Camped on Jun 20, 2025 at Campsite #49
There is poison ivy and poison oak along the roadways. Bathrooms were really clean but could use a cheap box fan to dry the floors after mopping.
@NastassiaD204D · Camped on Jun 19, 2025 at Campsite #67
Lots of shade, the camp spots had plenty of room. Bathrooms were cleans. People were friendly.
@LanceC5798599 · Camped on Jun 18, 2025 at Campsite #36
We arrived on a Wednesday afternoon without reservations and found one of, if not the best, sites in the campground with a clear view of the lake (site 36). There were several available spots in the rest of the campground as well. We got settled in and then took a walk around to the road and down to the lake. There was rain moving in, so we couldn't stay very long and headed back to the campsite to weather out the thundershowers. The total round trip was about 1.6 miles. The sites were spacious with a picnic table and fire ring. The campground hosts drove by to welcome us and were very friendly. We would definitely stay here again.
@ThomasM8282631 · Camped on Jun 16, 2025 at Campsite #19
Clean restrooms, clean park, great for walking.
@KristinJD419BB · Camped on Jun 16, 2025 at Campsite #70
Love Cherry Glen campground. We have been there several times and it never disappoints. Very clean bathroom facilities. Overall great place to camp.
@BrianY9056241 · Camped on Jun 15, 2025 at Campsite #98
very nice park and facilities.
@KenTF54E55B88A · Camped on Jun 15, 2025 at Campsite #24
I like the accessibility to the Neal Smith Trail and the swimming beach. The hosts do a great job of keeping the bathhouses and campground clean.
@BarbaraT607139 · Camped on Jun 15, 2025 at Campsite #32
Great space with lots of shade !
@PatrickH813255 · Camped on Jun 12, 2025 at Campsite #53
Quiet and peaceful at the camp ground would stay again!
@DellaO5901A6D2 · Camped on Jun 11, 2025 at Campsite #30
This was our first camping trip to Cherry Glenn. We found the grounds, restrooms and showers very clean an easy to get to!! Would highly recommend for any and all campers!
@GaryB5198117 · Camped on Jun 10, 2025 at Campsite #106
Extremely clean campground. Great restrooms, dump site, amenities. Wonderful and helpful hosts. Certainly one of the nicest campground I've visited.
@DavidB5075483 · Camped on Jun 9, 2025 at Campsite #109
Beautiful campground with access to great bike trails.
@RobertM1452522 · Camped on Jun 6, 2025 at Campsite #29
Campground had spacious sites.
@TomM3609852 · Camped on Jun 5, 2025 at Campsite #52
Very nice quite camp ground with wonder hosts. Many of the sites are shaded well.
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