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Overview of Onawa Rest Area Southbound

Overnight parking permitted. No camping or sleeping outside of vehicle. Please follow posted signs regarding the stay limit.
Iowa rest areas no longer offer RV dump stations.

Elevation 1,017 ft / 309 m

Max Stay 1

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Reviews of Onawa Rest Area Southbound 2 people have reviewed this location.

Ratings Summary

Overall Rating
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Location
Cleanliness
Site Quality
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Cell Phone Coverage

Verizon 4G
Confirmed by 1 User
Last reported 7/27/2021
T-Mobile 5G
Confirmed by 1 User
Last reported 11/23/2022
3 reviews
“Clean For It’s Old Age”

Reviewed 11/23/2022

Nightly rate: FREE!
Days stayed: 1
Overall Rating

Great site for RV parking. Keep to the right with the autos and there is a lane for pump-out that isn’t used anymore as of 11/17/22 when we stayed. There was plenty of room for the slide outs. They have signs posted “no camping” and “10 hour limit” but we never get any grief. Stay as long as you need to feel safe on the snowy roads. There are signs for a pet area but it is not fenced in so be careful of the entrance being right next to it. Bathrooms are warm with a holding lobby and a large wall map of IA.

Access
Location
Cleanliness
Site Quality
Noise
T-Mobile 5G

HappyCamper would stay here again

This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com

TheRVterrorists.com
TheRVterrorists.com
Rock Hill, SC
51 reviews
“Confusing because you'll see signs that read "no camping" and signs that say no stays over a 24 hour period. ”

Reviewed 7/27/2021

Nightly rate: FREE!
Days stayed: 1
Site Number: 0
RV Length: 35' (Fifth Wheel)
Overall Rating

We stayed the night with no issues other than loud trucks. Definitely no water to be had from a dispenser that could fill a water jug but there was an operational dump with flush water. The internet was slamming.

Access
Location
Cleanliness
Verizon 4G

This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com

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Amenities

Recreation
  • picnic area
Facilities
  • restrooms: flush
  • trash
Pets
  • pets

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