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Island View (Rathbun Lake)
Island View Park is located on beautiful Rathbun Lake, just nine miles northwest of Centerville, Iowa and 8 miles southwest of Moravia.
This large campground offers 187 family sites and one group site, all with electric hookups. Three group picnic sites are also available.
Amenities include flush and pit toilets, showers, drinking water and a dump station. A boat ramp, dock, marina, playgrounds, and horseshoe pit are all on-site.
Need to Know
- 14 Day Policy on Rathbun Lake: Campers are only allowed to camp at the same camping loop a maximum of 14 nights within a 30 night period. After the 14th night, they will be required to move (physically move the camping unit) to a different camping loop, which can be in the same campground.
- Swimming beach is approximately 1 mile from the campground
Please register/ pay for campsite prior to set up. Park Attendant will check you in on your campsite during their morning or evening rounds.
- If late, you must contact this park within 24 hours after your original check-in time or you will be considered a 'no show' resulting in the cancelation of your reservation.
- For more information, visit the Rathbun Lake website http://www.nwk.usace.army.mil/Locations/District-Lakes/Rathbun-Lake/
- Purchase firewood from a local source.
- If you must bring your own firewood, don't leave any firewood behind at your campsite.
- Don't Move Firewood: Protect your forests from tree-killing pests by buying your firewood locally and burning it on-site. Visit Dontmovefirewood.org for further information.
Natural Features
Rathbun Lake is situated in the gently rolling hills of the Chariton River Valley in southeast Iowa. The campground consists of open grassy areas dotted with trees.
Bald eagles, white-tailed deer, Canada geese, wild turkey and other wildlife can be found at Rathbun Lake.
Nearby Attractions
The Rathbun Fish Hatchery is nearby, offering self-guided tours Monday through Friday year-round. Hundreds of thousands of catfish and walleye are produced here each year.
Southern Iowa's only Off Highway Vehicle Park is just 20 minutes from the campground. It is located on the south bank of the South Fork Chariton River and encompasses nearly 125 acres in an abandoned rock quarry.
Recreation
The 11,000-acre lake provides a variety of fishing opportunities for any angler: Crappie, channel catfish, walleye and largemouth bass are most common.
The prevailing winds on Rathbun Lake, also known as Iowa's Ocean, make it one of the best sailing lakes in Iowa.
Contact Information
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19409 ISLAND VIEW PLACE Mystic Iowa IA 52544-8303
Phone Number
For campground inquiries, please call: FOR CAMPGROUND INQUIRIES DURING MAY-SEPTEMBER PLEASE CALL 641-647-2079. DURING CLOSED SEASON OCTOBER-APRIL PLEASE CALL 641-647-2464
Rental Options
Learn more about gear rental options for your trip
Driving Directions
From Centerville, IA, travel 2.5 miles north on HWY 5, then go 4 miles northwest on J-29, then 0.1 mile north on J5T to the park entrance.
Available Campsites
- Site Y04, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site F07, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site Q15, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site H02, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site B18, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site R02, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site B11, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site R17, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site B03, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site B28, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site H12, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site M22, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site H19, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site Y07, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site A12, Loop VPL, Type Standard Electric
- Site R15, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site R13, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site B32/B33, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site M19, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site BD, Loop BALL, Type Group Picnic Area
- Site H05, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site M12, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site F10, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site Q09, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site M32, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site M29, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site M40, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site H16, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site H23, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site M25, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site R06, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site H22, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site M27, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site Q14, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site B07, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site F13, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site M17, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site F09, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site Y11, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site H08, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site B22, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site R12, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site Q11, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site M35, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site Q13, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site Y20, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site F03, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site B40, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site Q12, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site R04, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site A15, Loop VPL, Type Standard Electric
- Site F14, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site M26, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site Y18, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site M37, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site R18, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site Y08, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site R11, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site M04, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site H10, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site Y13, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site M33, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site B05, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site F02, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site H18, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site M30, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site Y06, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site M24, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site A04, Loop VPL, Type Standard Electric
- Site A05, Loop VPL, Type Standard Electric
- Site F11, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site R16, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site F08, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site A06, Loop VPL, Type Standard Electric
- Site B29, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site M14, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site H01, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site M08, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site F12, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site B23, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site Y01, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site B09, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site M18, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site M16, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site A14, Loop VPL, Type Standard Electric
- Site F15, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site M28, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site A10, Loop VPL, Type Standard Electric
- Site A01, Loop VPL, Type Standard Electric
- Site Y02, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site Dedication Shelter, Loop DEDI, Type Group Picnic Area
- Site IV Group Camp, Loop NWPI, Type Group Standard Electric
- Site Y17, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site B04, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site M09, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site M03, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site Y16, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site B35/36, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site H24, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site IV 5 Shelter, Loop SHEL, Type Group Picnic Area
- Site M39, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site A02, Loop VPL, Type Standard Electric
- Site Q02/Q03, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site M11, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site B25, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site B06, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site Y09, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site H09, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site H13, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site Q16, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site B21, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site B13, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site Y10, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site B41, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site Q10, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site M02, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site B02, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site B12, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site R08, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site B31, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site A16, Loop VPL, Type Standard Electric
- Site B38/B39, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site B30, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site B37, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site M38, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site H07, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site IVPENN, Loop INT, Type Group Picnic Area
- Site H17, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site M20, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site H21, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site B01, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site R10, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site F05, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site B20, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site M13, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site Q01, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site B26, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site R07, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site Q08, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site M07, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site H03, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site F06, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site H25, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site H11, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site B14, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site B24, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site Y15, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site M01, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site R09, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site M15, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site B34, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site R03, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site B19, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site A09, Loop VPL, Type Standard Electric
- Site Y03, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site Q07, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site M06, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site Y19, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site B15, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site Q17, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site M34, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site H04, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site M05, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site B10, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site A07, Loop VPL, Type Standard Electric
- Site H20, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site Y14, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site R01, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site R05, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site H14, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site A08, Loop VPL, Type Standard Electric
- Site F01, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site Q04, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site B16, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site Y12, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site M10, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site A13, Loop VPL, Type Standard Electric
- Site Q05/Q06, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site M21, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site M41, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site B17, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site F04, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site B08, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site M23, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site A11, Loop VPL, Type Standard Electric
- Site M31, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site A03, Loop VPL, Type Standard Electric
- Site R14, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site Y05, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site H06, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site M36, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site B27, Loop ICIR, Type Standard Electric
