Campground Returning to Osborne Park Near Elkader

A campground is returning to Osborne Park near Elkader. 

Osborne used to have a campground along the flood plain, but it was removed about two decades ago. Clayton County Conservation Board Director Jenna Pollock says they’re excited to bring a campground back to the site – and she knows the public will be too.

Work on the new Osborne Park campground is expected to begin this summer.

And Pollock says the Clayton County Conservation Board was thrilled that the State recently awarded them a Destination Iowa grant to help make this project happen. The $345,000 grant will cover 40-percent of the project’s total cost. 

The opening of the new Osborne Park campground is tentatively set for the 2025 camping season, but that could get moved up to next year depending on how work progresses.

rendering courtesy of Clayton County Conservation