Iowa Admin. Code r. 571-61.1
"Bank" or "shoreline" means the zone of contact of a body of water with the land and an area within 25 feet of the water's edge.
"Basic unit" or "basic camping unit" means the portable shelter used by one to six persons.
"Beach" means the same as defined in rule 571-64.1 (461A).
"Beach house open shelter" means a building located on the beach that is open on two or more sides and that may or may not have a fireplace.
"Cabin" means a dwelling available for rental on a nightly or weekly basis. Cabins may or may not contain restroom and kitchen facilities.
"Camping" means erecting a tent, hammock, or shelter of natural or synthetic material; placing a sleeping bag or other bedding material on the ground; or parking a motor vehicle, motor home, or trailer for the apparent purpose of overnight occupancy.
"Centralized reservation system" means a system that processes reservations using more than one method to accept reservations. Each method simultaneously communicates to a centralized database at a reservation contractor location to ensure that no campsite or rental facility is booked more than once.
"Chaperoned, organized youth group" means a group of persons 17 years of age and under, which is sponsored by and accompanied by adult representatives of a formal organization including, but not limited to, the Boy Scouts of America or Girl Scouts of America, a church, or Young Men's or Young Women's Christian Association. "Chaperoned, organized youth group" does not include family members of a formal organization.
"Fishing" means the same as described in Iowa Code sections 481A.72, 461A.42 and 481A.76.
"Free climbing" means climbing with the use of hands and feet only and without the use of ropes, pins and other devices normally associated with rappelling and rock climbing.
"Group camp" means the camping area at Lake Keomah State Park where organized groups (e.g., family groups or youth groups) may camp. Dining hall facilities are available.
"Immediate family" means spouses, parents or legal guardians, domestic partners, dependent children and grandparents.
"Lodge" means a day-use building that is enclosed on all four sides and may have kitchen facilities such as a stove or refrigerator and that is available for rent on a daily basis. "Lodge" does not include buildings that are open on two or more sides and that contain fireplaces only.
"Modern area" means a camping area that has showers and flush toilets.
"Nonmodern area" means a camping area in which no showers are provided and that contains only pit-type latrines or flush-type toilets. Potable water may or may not be available to campers.
"Open shelter" means a building that is open on two or more sides and that may or may not include a fireplace.
"Open shelter with kitchenette" means a building that is open on two or more sides and contains a lockable, enclosed kitchen area.
"Organized youth group campsite" means a designated camping area within or next to the main campground where chaperoned, organized youth groups may camp.
"Person with a physical disability" means any of the following: an individual, commonly termed a paraplegic or quadriplegic, with paralysis or a physical condition of the lower half of the body with the involvement of both legs, usually due to disease or injury to the spinal cord; a person who is a single or double amputee of the legs; or a person with any other physical affliction that makes it impossible to ambulate successfully in park or recreation area natural surroundings without the use of a wheeled conveyance.
"Possession" means the same as defined in Iowa Code section 481A.1(27).
"Prohibited activity" means any activity other than fishing as defined in this chapter including, but not limited to, picnicking and camping.
"Property" means personal property such as goods, money, or domestic animals.
"Recreation areas" means the following areas that have been designated by action of the commission:
Area | County |
Badger Creek Recreation Area | Madison |
Brushy Creek Recreation Area | Webster |
Clair Wilson Park | Dickinson |
Emerson Bay and Lighthouse | Dickinson |
Fairport Recreation Area | Muscatine |
Lower Gar Access | Dickinson |
Marble Beach | Dickinson |
Mines of Spain Recreation Area | Dubuque |
Pilot Knob State Recreation Area | Winnebago |
Pleasant Creek Recreation Area | Linn |
Templar Park | Dickinson |
Volga River Recreation Area | Fayette |
Wilson Island Recreation Area | Pottawattamie |
"Refuse" means trash, garbage, rubbish, waste papers, bottles or cans, debris, litter, oil, solvents, liquid or solid waste or other discarded material.
"Rental facilities" means facilities that may be rented on a daily or nightly basis and includes open shelters, open shelters with kitchenettes, beach house open shelters, warming lodges, lodges, cabins, yurts and group camps.
"Reservation window" means a rolling period of time in which a person may reserve a campsite or rental facility.
"Scuba diving" means swimming with the aid of self-contained underwater breathing apparatus.
"State park" means areas managed by the state and designated by action of the commission and listed on the department's website at www.iowadnr.gov.
"State park managed by another governmental entity" means areas designated by action of the commission and listed on the department's website at www.iowadnr.gov.
"State preserve" means the areas or portions of the areas dedicated by actions pursuant to Iowa Code section 465C.10 and listed on the department's website at www.iowadnr.gov.
"Swim" or "swimming" means to propel oneself in water by natural means, such as movement of limbs, and includes but is not limited to wading and the use of inner tubes or beach toy-type swimming aids.
"Walk-in camper" means a person arriving at a campground without a reservation and wishing to occupy a first-come, first-served campsite or unrented, reservable campsite.
"Yurt" means a one-room circular fabric structure built on a platform that is available for rental on a nightly or weekly basis.
Iowa Admin. Code r. 571-61.1