You can book this facility up to 12 months in advance
Consumption of Alcohol: Drinking of these beverages is not permitted on roads or in parking lots.
Special Events: If you are planning to have a ceremony in the Overlook area adjacent to the Overlook Shelter, you must apply for a Special Events Permit. Special Events are club/organization/public events that take place on state-managed lands or affect the natural resources of the state. For questions you can call the park office at 712-382-2786.
If you are planning to host a special event, please complete and submit a special event permit application through the following link:
Iowa DNR Special Events website.
The administrative rules that govern special events can be found at this link:
IAC 571 Chapter 44“Special Events
There are a number of rules and restrictions pertaining to the use of this facility including decorations and clean up. All renters should read the rules/restrictions PDF for this facility located on the Iowa DNR website.
Renters are expected to abide by all facility use rules and cleaning procedures for the facility. Failure to review these items could result in cancellation of your reservation and forfeiture of reservation transaction fees.
If you are having an event that requires a special event permit in addition to a shelter reservation, please contact the park office to discuss the details of the event. You will also need to go online to the Department’s website to complete a special event application form. Failure to do so may result in cancellation of the shelter reservation and forfeiture of reservation transaction fees.
The shelter must be cleaned prior to vacating for the evening. Please plan to have your function over by 10:00 p.m. or earlier if necessary in order to clean and leave before the park closes.
Most parks have a carry-in, carry-out trash policy. Please place all trash in containers, if provided. If no containers are available, please haul trash away with you when you leave.
Cancellation Policy: Cancellation fee of $6 for online cancellations or $7 for call center cancellations applies for all cancellations. Cancellations which occur 15-29 days prior to arrival will result in a forfeiture of one night's/day's rental fee and tax plus the cancellation fee. Cancellations less than 15 days prior to the arrival date will result in a forfeiture of two night's/day's rental fee and tax plus the cancellation fee. If the cancel fee plus the forfeiture amount exceeds the total amount of fees originally paid, DNR will not collect any additional money.
Note: The arrival date cannot be changed to a later date without losing the entire reservation when the departure date remains the same. However, the arrival date can be changed to an earlier date If the arrival and departure dates of the entire reservation change, that is allowed.
Change Policy: A fee of $5 for each reservation changed online and $6.50 for each reservation changed through the call center. The last day to change a reservation is 15 days prior to arrival if paying by credit/debit card and 21 days prior to arrival if paying by check.
Reservation Fee Policy: A nonrefundable reservation fee is charged for each reservation. The reservation fee is $4.50 for online or $6 for call center reservations.
Rates subject to change; if reservation changes are made, new rates will apply.
Reservation Website: iowastateparks.reserveamerica.com
Reservation Call Center: 1-877-427-2757