Maxwell, Iowa, hooks RV campers with Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt's 2,500 acres of riverside trails and eagle sightings along the Skunk River. Pick Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt or Maxwell City Park for stays from $15 nightly. These spots launch your bike loops, bird hunts, and Des Moines day trips without the big-city bustle.
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Maxwell thrives as a Story County farm town, 25 miles north of Des Moines via I-35. Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt unfurls 12 miles of paved paths through floodplain woods, where bald eagles soar and deer roam year-round. Maxwell Days packs Main Street each July with parades, tractor pulls, and homemade pie battles.
Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt draws nature chasers who crave showers, 50-amp power, group sites, and a dump station at $25 per night. Maxwell City Park pulls in budget families and quick-stay folks for $15 evenings, steps from the ball fields and local cafe on Walnut Street. Both bases let you pedal greenbelt loops by morning, hit Saylorville Lake by afternoon.
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Maxwell stands out for Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt, a 2,500-acre wild pocket along the Skunk River. Birders tally bald eagles here; bikers crush 12-mile loops. The town's Maxwell Days festival spices up July with parades on Main Street and tractor shows that draw farm crowds from across Story County.
Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt and Maxwell City Park anchor RV options in Maxwell. Chichaqua sits 5 miles east on the Skunk River with showers, 50-amp, group sites, and dump station from $25 nightly. Maxwell City Park nestles downtown off Walnut Street at $15 per night for easy town access.
Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt provides 50-amp service for big rigs. Maxwell City Park skips full hookups but suits dry camping or generators. Both handle standard RVs; call ahead for Greenbelt's group sites if towing extras.