Rock Creek Campground

In nearby Grinnell, there is plenty to keep you busy, including a couple of superb golf courses, the Jacob Krumm Nature Preserve, and the Louis Sullivan Jewel-Box Bank, one of only eight designed by legendary architect Louis Sullivan. The bank was built in 1916 for the grand sum of $60,000 (a lot of money in those days) and continued to operate as a bank until 1999. These banks were called jewel-boxes because they looked rather imposing on the outside, hiding the lavish décor on the inside. It's a fun place to visit while RV camping near Kellogg. To the west of the campground in Colfax is Trainland USA, a fully functional model railroad museum. Here you can enjoy displays of working Lionel trains in exhibits that represent the growth of the railroad in America. The displays cover everything from the frontier to steam and then to diesel in display areas covering the space of two average ranch-style houses. In nearby Marshalltown is the Glick-Sower Heritage House, built in 1859 as an upper-middle-class Victorian-style house. It has many of the original furnishing and parquet oak floors. Today the house is home to a museum and is maintained by the Historical Society of Marshall County. It’s an interesting place to visit while RV camping near Marshalltown. If you don't mind the drive in your rental RV to Des Moines in the west, you and your family can spend the day at the Blank Park Zoo. Here you can view dozens of animals such as African lions, seals, Amur tigers, and rhinoceros while feeding the giraffes. There are train, carousel, and camel rides to enjoy. Come for the quiet of Rock Creek State Park but be sure take time out after parking your rental RV to explore the area. When you have an RV rental near Des Moines, IA, you never know what you might find.