MASON CITY – Readers of RVTravel.com magazine have named Margaret MacNider Campground in Mason City as one of two top municipal campgrounds in Iowa.
The editors asked readers, “What is the best city or county campground you have ever stayed in and why?” The other Iowa location selected by readers is Pulpit Rock Campground in Decorah.
The magazine which caters to outdoor enthusiasts was founded in 1999. It grew out of Out West: The Newspaper That Roams, a folksy travel newspaper editor Chuck Woodbury published in the ’90s from his motorhome as he explored the American West. Today the Seattle based magazine has 85,000 readers.
Margaret MacNider Campground, located on Birch Drive, features 23 acres of parkland. It was established in 1958. Campers can choose from 20 full hookup trailer camping pads with water, sewer and electrical hookups, 55 sites with hookups for water and electrical, and 20 tent camping sites with water only, totaling 95 camping sites. Each campsite includes a fire ring and picnic table and the tent camping area includes fire rings, picnic tables and large barbeque grills.
A bath house includes restrooms, shower facilities, and coin-operated washers and dryers for laundry and is built as a storm shelter designed to withstand tornado-force winds. Other features include paved roads, a dump station and a tent camping area. The picnic shelter area offers accessible picnic tables and barbeque grills.
The MacNider Campground is just a few steps from the City’s Aquatic Center, located across the Winnebago River to the north of East Park connected by a footbridge.
