itOpened Guides · Lake Red Rock
How to actually get a site at Whitebreast Camp — the verified facts, the release reality, and the cancellation route in.
Watch it with itOpened
Proof, from our own scanners: 673 confirmed openings across 34 campgrounds since Oct 29, 2026 — each one re-verified before logging. See the live cancellation index.
Watch Whitebreast CampFree to start. We never book, hold, or resell — you book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. Fees pay for monitoring; openings are first-come and cannot be guaranteed.
Overview Whitebreast Camp is located on Lake Red Rock, Iowa's largest lake. It is just 10 minutes from Pella, known for its Dutch heritage, and 15 minutes from Knoxville, the Sprint car capital of the world. Visitors enjoy boating, fishing, hiking, biking and viewing wildlife. For more information regarding the Army Corps of Engineers and the Lake Red Rock Project, click here: Lake Red Rock Website Recreation Lake Red Rock offers excellent boating, water skiing and swimming opportunities. Miles of water trails for kayakers and canoeists are designated along the shoreline. Anglers will find crappie, walleye, largemouth and striped bass, channel and flathead catfish, northern pike and bluegill.
| Total sites | 132 |
|---|---|
| Site types | Standard, Group |
| Site mix (directory count) | Standard 124 · Group 2 |
| Area | Lake Red Rock |
| Managed by | US Army Corps of Engineers |
| Nearest community | Knoxville, IA |
| Activities | Biking, Boating, Camping, Day Use Area, Fishing, Hiking, Swimming Site, Visitor Center, Wildlife Viewing |
| Directory phone | 641-828-7522 |
| Official listing | Recreation.gov campground page |
| Book through | Recreation.gov |
Whitebreast Camp is reserved through Recreation.gov, on the release pattern stated in its official listing. In demand, reservable sites are claimed within minutes of each release — which is why the campground reads as sold out for most of the year, and why the realistic route in is rarely the release itself.
Sites booked months ahead get cancelled as trips fall through, and each cancellation returns its nights to the official calendar instantly — first-come, no waitlist, no announcement. itOpened scans the Recreation.gov calendar for Whitebreast Camp around the clock; when a site matching your dates and vehicle opens, you get a text with a direct link, and you book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. We never book, hold, or resell. The mechanics are the same ones documented in how campsite cancellations actually work.
Watch more than one calendar. These nearby or same-area campgrounds take the same trip — and their cancellations are independent chances:
| Howell Station | 143 sites · same area |
|---|---|
| Wallashuck | 83 sites · same area |
| North Overlook Camp | 52 sites · same area |
| Ivans | 21 sites · same area |
| Fifield (Ia) | 4 sites · same area |
Full directory facts and sibling campgrounds: Whitebreast Camp campground page · Lake Red Rock park page.
Watch it with itOpened
Proof, from our own scanners: 673 confirmed openings across 34 campgrounds since Oct 29, 2026 — each one re-verified before logging. See the live cancellation index.
Watch Whitebreast CampFree to start. We never book, hold, or resell — you book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. Fees pay for monitoring; openings are first-come and cannot be guaranteed.
Every figure in this article traces to one of the sources above. If a number isn't sourced, we don't print it.
Last updated 2026-10-30.