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Lake Wapello
Lake Wapello State Park is located in Drakesville, Iowa. It is a popular destination for camping, fishing, swimming, and boating. The lake is stocked with a variety of fish, including largemouth bass, bluegill, crappie, and catfish. The park also offers a variety of recreational activities, including hiking, biking, and picnicking. The park also has a campground with electric hookups, a beach, and a boat ramp. The park is open year-round and is a great place to enjoy the outdoors.
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User Reviews
Jennifer
I did not stay there, I just took a walk 1/2 around the lake. It was cool and very early, so in the beginning it was only me out there. It was mid April and the lake was very calm. The path wasn’t well maintained, (again it’s April). It was great to be out in nature after being in a car for 9 hours the day before
Stan Meinders
Our first time there was for the July 4th weekend. We absolutely loved it there. Great view of the lake from the campground. Great place to kayak with 2 launching docks for kayaks. We didn't fish, but others there said it was good. Nice family beach to play in the water. Lots of remote picnic areas.
Kali Ruffcorn
Highly recommend! As a lifelong camper, I’ve seen my fair share of campgrounds. The grounds are so well-kept, the shower houses were spotless, and you can’t pass up the lakeside sites. We were in spot #55 and have zero complaints. If you plan on fishing, bring top water lures as there is a decent amount of moss, but 5+ docks and fishing spots are within
brittany bennett
Lake Wapello you use to not be able to swim in and they've done A LOT of clean up since then! Honestly it is a cool little spot with fishing, shade, swimming access. I believe there's also a trail somewhere, there's a little cabin that is like the "boss." Along the road there's a few select spots that have picnic tables where you can sit and just enjoy nature/eat with family alone/look out at anything. I will get more pictures. I also believe there's a little outlet you can use to blow up tubes, water slides, loungers ect. A few vending machines, on site restrooms. Definitely worth going. We will be back tomorrow aka Sunday.
Kevin
First, if you are here for fishing I can't say anything about that. I went here for hiking. I gave it a 4 stars because it only has 1 loop to walk/hike on. So the posted 6.6 mile hike around the lake turned to about 7 miles if you include the road areas. If you want to take the hike around I would highly suggest pants and waterproof shoes or ones you are okay with getting wet...i did go in spring so there's more water than other times of the year. The pants come in handy when you walk past random plants that have small spikes on them. There were a handful of times when I had to climb over fallen trees. It had a nice ascent to flat ratio. 10/10 would do again.