Lake Wapello Campground

Soap Creek Wildlife Area is located only about ten minutes drive north when you are RV camping at Lake Wapello Campground. This beautiful natural park is a bird-watching paradise. Here you can see many migratory species and songbirds, especially in the fall and spring. Another activity in this park is hunting. The park is habitat to white-tailed deer, turkey, squirrels, and other game animals. Rathbun Lake is about 30 miles west of Lake Wapello State Park and features several parks along its shores. One of them is Prairie Ridge State Park. The park is located between Buck Creek and Honey Creek, covered in woodland and hillsides. Here you can see some of the most beautiful views of the area and enjoy the scenery while exploring the park on foot or by boat. Visitors can go on hiking trails, enjoy swimming, kayaking, and canoeing. Fishing is another popular activity here, with many different fish species, like black crappie, channel catfish, flathead catfish, largemouth bass, and many more. Motorized boats are also allowed on the lake, as well as catamarans and sailboats. Honey Creek State Park is another scenic natural area on the shore of Rathbun Lake, about 40 minutes' drive west of the RV campground. This beautiful park has around five miles of multi-use trails where you can enjoy jogging, hiking, or biking. The park covers over 800 acres of land and has many outdoor recreational opportunities and water sport opportunities. Here you can go camping, picnicking, play sports, or enjoy the beach. The lake is popular for fishing, sailboats, powerboats, water skiing, and more.