Ted's RV Park

Campground in Decatur, IA • 26 RV Sites

At 308 Vine Street in Decatur City, Iowa—half a mile from Interstate 35 at Exit 12 in Decatur County in the rolling prairie countryside of southern Iowa where the open grass and row-crop agricultural landscape of the state's southern tier, the Wayne County line's deer and turkey hunting country, and the quiet rural community character of Decatur City create the specific southern Iowa rural setting that I-35 corridor travelers pass through without stopping when they haven't discovered Ted's RV Park—Ted's RV Park provides 26 full hookup sites with 20, 30, and 50-amp service, a playground, covered picnic area, renovated bathrooms, laundry, and free WiFi in the clean, reliable, year-round operation that a family-built campground opened in 2020 maintains with the owner-attention that chain-managed interstate campgrounds rarely replicate. Built from new infrastructure, the park's electrical, water, and sewer systems have none of the maintenance history that causes the power surges and pressure problems that older campground infrastructure generates. Twenty-six full hookup sites—9 back-in and 17 pull-through positions—with 20, 30, and 50-amp electric, water, and sewer connections serve the full range of RV configurations from modest travel trailers to large diesel pushers on sites designed from initial construction for easy pull-in access and adequate turning radius. Each site includes a fire ring and picnic table, with firewood available for purchase. A covered picnic area provides the outdoor communal gathering space that Iowa's summer afternoon thunderstorms make valuable when the weather interrupts open-air campfire time. A playground serves the youngest guests with the age-appropriate equipment that a family campground maintains as baseline infrastructure. Renovated bathrooms and an on-site laundry room with coin-operated equipment handle the shared hygiene and extended-stay practical requirements. Free high-speed WiFi covers the property for streaming, work, and navigation. Decatur County's southern Iowa landscape reflects the glacially modified prairie topography that the Wisconsin glaciation's ice sheet shaped into the gently rolling hills, wetland pockets, and intermittent stream drainages that the state's southern tier preserves in its agricultural character. The Des Moines River's upstream tributary network in the surrounding county provides the fishing access—channel catfish, largemouth bass, and bluegill in the slower backwaters—that rural Iowa's farm pond and stream fishing culture is built around. The Colyn Wildlife Area and nearby public hunting ground in Decatur County provide the deer and turkey hunting access that makes southern Iowa one of the most actively hunted whitetail landscapes in the Midwest during the November rut. The campground's half-mile distance from I-35 Exit 12 serves both the one-night transit traveler on the Des Moines–to–Kansas City corridor and the extended guest who discovers Decatur City's quiet value as a base for southern Iowa's outdoor recreation. The Missouri border lies 10 miles south, and the Lake Rathbun reservoir area in neighboring Appanoose County provides the most significant recreational water body in southern Iowa within easy driving distance—bass fishing, waterfowl hunting, and the Honey Creek Resort State Park's full-service lodge and recreation complex make Rathbun a practical day trip from the Decatur City base. Ted's RV Park is open year-round, one of the relatively few Iowa campgrounds that maintains winter operations for the small but consistent population of traveling workers, snowbird transitional stops, and hunting camp guests who need south-central Iowa accommodation from October through March. Summer camping, fall hunting season, and the spring turkey season create the three demand peaks. Reserve your pull-through site, check the firewood supply at arrival, and let Decatur County's prairie quiet earn the rest that I-35's 75-miles-per-hour constant motion specifically doesn't provide.

Campground rules and policies

Check-in and Check-out Procedure
- Check in: 1:00 pm.
- Check out: 11:00 am.
- While each park attempts to accommodate your exact spot request, the on-site manager has the ultimate decision for spot placement.Late Arrivals
- Please arrive prior to 9:00 pm for the consideration of the other guests.Quiet Hours
- 10:00 pm to 8:00 am.Speed Limit
– 5 MPH throughout the campground.Occupancy Policy
- Maximum of 4 people per site or with manager approval.Pet Policy
- Must be kept on leash at all times.
- Only two dogs are allowed per site.
- Please pick up after your pet.
- Excessive barking dogs are not allowed.
- No pets other than service animals are allowed within the indoor facility.
- Management reserves the right to not allow certain pets on the property.Campfires
- Only have fires within the established fire pit.
- Do not burn garbage.
- Fires must be attended to at all times and extinguished before leaving or going to bed for the night.Prohibited Items
- Fireworks
- Firearms must remain secured in the RV and never be seen outside.
- Firearms include all guns, airsoft, BB, and pellet guns.
- Mini-bikes, dirt bikes, and ATVs must remain on trailers.
- No smoking in the buildings.
- No generators.RV Washing
- Monthly rentals can wash the RV once per month.
- All others may use a bucket to spot clean, but no hose washing as it can cause water runoff and disturb neighboring RVs.Parking Policy
- Please do not park vehicles or trailers on grass; there is overflow parking available if needed.Campsite Etiquette
- Please be respectful of your neighbors and walk around not through campsite.