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CAMPGROUND RESERVATIONS
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Water will be turned off Oct 31 unless weather issues cause earlier shut off.  
Campground will remain open throughout the winter with electric.
​Drives will not be maintained for snow removal.


  Lake Sugema Campgrounds
  Physical address: 19640 Jersey, Keosauqua, Iowa 52565
Mailing address: 19640 250th St, Cantril, IA 52542

Camp hosts: Pam & Roy Svenby
​319-293-3
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​Facebook page: 
https://www.facebook.com/Lake-Sugema-Campgrounds-167159400109158/​

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Lake Sugema looking at South ramp
Please note that the campground hosts for Sugema Campgrounds are for the campgrounds only.  Those interested in more information for the Red Fox cabins next to the campgrounds will need to contact the owner of the cabins.  Information on various lodging, campgrounds, and events can be found at the Villages of Van Buren 319.293.7111
Located between Keosauqua and Cantril along Highway 2, the Conservation owns and operates Lake Sugema campgrounds.
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  • handicapped-accessible shower house 
  • playground
  • Offered for the campground visitors: sewer dump station
  • boat dock off campground area
  • 23 hard surfaced 50 ft. camp pads overlooking the lake. 
  • 7 graveled sites with 110, 30, 50 amp electric
  • Sugema Shelter house (can be reserved by calling 319-293-3532)   ​

The 579-acre Lake Sugema is stocked with largemouth bass, bluegill, black crappie, channel catfish, walleye, red ear, and tigermusky  .  Extensive planning was done by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to establish underwater structure that helps fish survive and reproduce.  A boat dock and trailer parking area with electric hook ups, brings people from miles around to fish and enjoy the comforts of the Villages of Van Buren.  A great hiking trail, leading all the way to popular Lacey-Keosauqua State Park, begins at the campground's east end.    

Lake Sugema General Information County: Van Buren
Location: 7 miles southwest of Keosauqua
Acres: 579.00
Maximum Depth: 33.6 ft. (2010)
Motoring Restrictions: No Size Limit,  No Wake
Nearby Parks Lacey Keosauqua State Park
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Amenities at Lake Sugema include:
  • Boat Access
  • Fishing Jetty
  • Accessible Pier
  • Picnic Area
  • Accessible Facilities
  • Restrooms
  • Camping
  • Hard Surface Boat Ramp
  • Fish Cleaning Station

​​Full Hookup Sites:
110, 30 & 50 amp electric hook ups, water and sewer hookup at each site
sites 1-12
$22/night drive in
$27/night reservation
​Modern Hookup Sites:
​110, 30 & 50 amp electric hook ups & water at each site
sites 13-22
$17/night drive in
$22/night reservation
Tent Area/Overflow Sites
110, 30 & 50 amp electric hook ups at each site, scattered water hydrants
sites 23-29
$15/night drive in only
  • ​Reservations can be made at: mycountyparks.com. 
  • You will need to register with mycountyparks.com  then go to the county and sites to reserve.   
  • Full payment will be required to reserve online. 
  • Holiday weekends, (Memorial Day, Labor Day and Fourth of July if it falls on a Friday or Monday)  requires 3 nights to reserve.  Friday and Saturday night can't be split.   Does not apply to the tent area.
  • If you can't sign up because email is taken, then you are already in the system so try to log in.  Most of the time it is the spelling of the name If you have trouble getting signed up or on, contact the office 319-293-3589 and we will try to help.
  •   Drive Ins are welcome.  Envelopes will be at the kiosk.  It is a good idea to check with the Sugema hosts if any available.
  •   11 Sites with FULL hookups 
  •   10 Sites with water and electric 
  •   10 gravel sites with electric
  •   Ice are for sale next to camp hosts
  •  Wood is for sale- see camp host

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 Map of camp pads and layout of campgrounds.  May show map clearer if open download file link
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Hiking Trail

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Fishing and Wildlife

  Lake Sugema has earned a reputation as a great place to fish.  One important factor for this has been the steps taken to prevent siltation. Besides the hundreds of farm ponds, crop rotations, crop residue management and other soil saving practices farmers have established in the lake's drainage area, the lake is protected by a series of smaller sediment-control dams.
     The area immediately surrounding the lake, nearly 3,000 acres, has been purchased by the DNR and Van Buren County to be managed as a wildlife area. That management is helping to build on the populations of wild turkey, deer, squirrel, geese, quail, rabbits, songbirds, and other wild animals. Habitat is also being developed for raccoon, fox, mink, muskrats, and bald eagles, among other wildlife.
Van Buren County Conservation Board
816 Franklin St.
Keosauqua, Iowa 52565
319-293-3589
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Van Buren County Conservation  does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or gender identity in relation to any of the parks  events or activities offered to the public.
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