Dean Lake, Polk County, Iowa     User input for Dean Lake, Polk County, Iowa: Be the first to submit input for Dean Lake. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines        Dean Lake is a good place to visit for more than one day, Griff's Valley View RV Park is a good place to camp nearby, and if you come at the right time of year, Raccoon River offers some nice whitewater. If you need a location to stay Des Moines On The River is a pleasant choice; lots of people from Des Moines come here. Iowa State Fair Campgrounds is a tremendous local campground, unsurprisingly you could also explore Lake Easter if you're here; it's not       far at all. Throughout the summertime months, highs generally are in the 80's at Dean Lake. Throughout the moonlight hours it's generally in the 60's. Daytime highs all through the winter are in the 20's while the cold winter nights at Dean Lake are in the 0's. You just should fancy Dean Lake. A lake close by is Case Lake. This lake is so wonderful. Dry warm beds await you at Econo Lodge Inn & Suites Fairgrounds; for you golfers we recommend nearby Toad                  Valley Golf Course. The amount of rainfall that falls at Dean Lake is close to the national average; June is the wettest month with most rain while January is the month with the least amount of precipitation.   Econo Lodge Inn & Suites Fairgrounds, Des Moines Hotel has a 100% smoke free environment. Experience the Econo Lodge Inn and Suites, Des Moines newest hotel located adjacent to the Iowa State Fairgrounds and only minutes from downtown Des Moines and... Des Moines On The River, Des Moines 3 miles away Embassy Suites Des Moines - On the River is the premiere all-suite hotel in the downtown Des Moines area and the closest hotel to the Iowa State Capitol the trendy East Village and the Court Avenue En... Current weather conditions at Dean Lake, Polk County, Iowa Local climate location: ANKENY 17 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 41.5875 Longitude: -93.57528 Iowa Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Iowa Polk County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Polk County Books about Dean Lake List of books available on Amazon.com about Dean Lake, Polk County, Iowa. Outdoors Recreation Near Des Moines, Iowa Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Des Moines, Iowa, the metro area neareast to Dean Lake. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more. Iowa Outdoors Index This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of Iowa.     These outdoors activities are available near Dean Lake.   Hotels Near Dean Lake: Econo Lodge Inn & Suites Fairgrounds, Des Moines, 1 miles away Des Moines On The River, Des Moines, 3 miles away Quality Inn & Suites Event Center, Des Moines, 3 miles away Renaissance Savery Hotel, Des Moines, 3 miles away Travelodge Des Moines IA, Des Moines, 3 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Dean Lake: Iowa State Fair Campgrounds, Polk County, 2 miles away Griff's Valley View RV Park, Altoona, 6 miles away Adventurland Campground, Altoona, 6 miles away Lake Ahquahi Campground, Warren County, 15 miles away   Whitewater Near Dean Lake: Raccoon River, Polk CountyCounty, 13 miles away       Class I-II - 0.1 miles long (Walnut Woods SP Ledges)   Golf Courses Near Dean Lake: Toad Valley Golf Course, Des Moines, 3 miles away Urbandale Golf & Country Club, Des Moines, 3 miles away   Lakes Near Dean Lake: Case Lake, Polk CountyCounty, 1 miles away Lake Easter, Polk CountyCounty, 3 miles away