State park
Pine Lake State Park
The park entrance is 1.4 miles from Eldora. Day use is free. Pine Lake State Park is a state park in Hardin County, Iowa.
Pine Lake State Park map
Pine Lake State Park boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
Fire restrictions
Fire restriction orders for this unit are not tracked here yet. Restrictions change with the season, so check the current orders before any campfire, stove or target shooting.
Common questions
- Sites can be reserved in advance.
- Pine Lake State Park is free to visit.
- Pine Lake State Park is 1.4 miles from Eldora.
- Yes, Pine Lake State Park has electric hookups.
- Electric hookups available. RV dump station on site. Showers available. Flush restrooms.
- Yes, Pine Lake is open to swimming at Pine Lake State Park.
- Yes, Pine Lake State Park has cabins available.
Before you go
Pine Lake State Park is 1.4 miles from Eldora.
- Electric hookups available
- RV dump station on site
- Showers available
- Flush restrooms
Camping at Pine Lake State Park
Sites can be reserved in advance.
Trails
- Hoover National Monuments Effigy Mounds National Trail Named on agency or Wikipedia page
What to see
- Historic site Park lodge Mentioned in Wikipedia park article
Swimming
- Pine Lake
- iowadnr.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- en.wikipedia.org (accessed 2026-09-30)
- en.wikipedia.org (accessed 2026-09-30)
- www2.census.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- iowadnr.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- iowastateparks.reserveamerica.com (accessed 2026-09-30)