Des Moines, Iowa, United States · public cameras
Live cameras in Des Moines, IA
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807 public cameras within 30 km of Des Moines, IA 390 with live video, 762 traffic cameras. Nearest: DM - I-235 @ MM 9.2 (Penn Ave), under 1 km S.
Traffic cameras, highway cams and public webcams around Des Moines, closest first. Open any camera to watch it live on the map.
- Cameras within 30 km
- 807
- Live video
- 390 48%; the rest refresh as still images
- Traffic & highway
- 762
- Weather & scenic
- 45
- Camera operators
- 4
- Nearest camera
- < 1 km S DM - I-235 @ MM 9.2 (Penn Ave)
Live cams in Des Moines, IA
GodsView indexes 807 public cameras within 30 km of central Des Moines, Iowa, United States: 762 traffic & highway, 43 weather & scenic, 2 river & coast. 390 stream live video; the others are still images that the operator refreshes every few seconds to few minutes.
278 cameras are within 10 km of the centre, 302 between 10 and 20 km and 227 between 20 and 30 km. The closest is DM - I-235 @ MM 9.2 (Penn Ave) in Des Moines, under 1 km S of the centre; the closest live video feed is DM - I-235 @ MM 9.2 (Penn Ave), 1 km S.
The biggest source here is arcgis cams with 499 cameras, followed by windy (157), iowa dot (149), iowa mesonet (2). Across United States there are 107,616 cameras, so Des Moines has 1% of the national total.
| Camera | Kind | Provider | Feed | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM - I-235 @ MM 9.2 (Penn Ave) | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Live video | < 1 km S |
| DM - I-235 @ MM 9.2 (Penn Ave) | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Live video | < 1 km S |
| DM - I-235 @ MM 9.2 (Penn Ave) | Traffic & highway | iowa dot | Still image | < 1 km S |
| Des Moines: DM - I-235 @ MM 9.2 (Penn Ave) | Traffic & highway | windy | Still image | < 1 km S |
| DM - I-235 @ MM 9.6 (E 12th St) | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Live video | < 1 km SE |
| DM - I-235 @ MM 9.6 (E 12th St) | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Live video | < 1 km SE |
| DM - I-235 @ MM 9.6 (E 12th St) | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Live video | < 1 km SE |
| DM - I-235 @ MM 9.6 (E 12th St) | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Live video | < 1 km SE |
| Des Moines: DM - I-235 @ MM 9.6 (E 12th St) | Traffic & highway | windy | Still image | < 1 km SE |
| DM - I-235 @ MM 9.6 (E 12th St) | Traffic & highway | iowa dot | Still image | < 1 km SE |
| WWD - I-235 @ MM 9.8 (E 14th St) | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Live video | < 1 km ESE |
| Des Moines: WWD - I-235 @ MM 9.8 (E 14th St) | Traffic & highway | windy | Still image | < 1 km ESE |
| WWD - I-235 @ MM 9.8 (E 14th St) | Traffic & highway | iowa dot | Still image | < 1 km ESE |
| DM - I-235 @ MM 9.8 (E 14th St) | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Live video | < 1 km ESE |
| DM - I-235 @ MM 9.8 (E 14th St) | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Live video | < 1 km ESE |
| Des Moines: DM - I-235 @ MM 9.8 (E 14th St) | Traffic & highway | windy | Still image | < 1 km ESE |
| DM - I-235 @ MM 9.8 (E 14th St) | Traffic & highway | iowa dot | Still image | < 1 km ESE |
| WWD - I-235 @ MM 8.7 | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Live video | 1 km WSW |
| Des Moines: WWD - I-235 @ MM 8.7 | Traffic & highway | windy | Still image | 1 km WSW |
| WWD - I-235 @ MM 8.7 | Traffic & highway | iowa dot | Still image | 1 km WSW |
| WWD - I-235 @ 2nd Ave (67) | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Still image | 1 km WSW |
| DM - I-235 @ MM 8.7 (2nd Ave) | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Live video | 1 km WSW |
| DM - I-235 @ MM 8.7 (2nd Ave) | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Live video | 1 km WSW |
| DM - I-235 @ MM 8.7 (2nd Ave) | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Live video | 1 km WSW |
| DM - I-235 @ MM 8.7 (2nd Ave) | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Live video | 1 km WSW |
| Des Moines: DM - I-235 @ MM 8.7 (2nd Ave) | Traffic & highway | windy | Still image | 1 km WSW |
| DM - I-235 @ MM 8.7 (2nd Ave) | Traffic & highway | iowa dot | Still image | 1 km WSW |
| DM - I-235 @ MM 8.4 (5th Ave) | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Live video | 1 km WSW |
| DM - I-235 @ MM 8.4 (5th Ave) | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Live video | 1 km WSW |
| Des Moines: DM - I-235 @ MM 8.4 (5th Ave) | Traffic & highway | windy | Still image | 1 km WSW |
| DM - I-235 @ MM 8.4 (5th Ave) | Traffic & highway | iowa dot | Still image | 1 km WSW |
| DM - I-235 @ MM 10.1 (EB Exit to University Ave) | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Live video | 1 km ESE |
| DM - I-235 @ MM 10.1 (EB Exit to University Ave) | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Live video | 1 km ESE |
| Des Moines › North-east: Interstate 235 | Traffic & highway | windy | Still image | 1 km ESE |
| DM - I-235 @ MM 10.1 (EB Exit to University Ave) | Traffic & highway | iowa dot | Still image | 1 km ESE |
| DM - I-235 @ MM 8.3 (7th Ave) | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Live video | 2 km WSW |
| DM - I-235 @ MM 8.3 (7th Ave) | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Live video | 2 km WSW |
| DM - I-235 @ MM 8.3 (7th Ave) | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Live video | 2 km WSW |
| DM - I-235 @ MM 8.3 (7th Ave) | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Live video | 2 km WSW |
| Des Moines: DM - I-235 @ MM 8.3 (7th Ave) | Traffic & highway | windy | Still image | 2 km WSW |
The 40 closest of 807. Open the live map to browse them all.
Traffic cameras in Des Moines, IA
762 traffic and highway cameras cover roads within 30 km, 390 of them with live video. The most-covered roads are I-35 (266), I-80 (226), I-235 (184), US-65 (51), US-69 (10).
Road cameras are run by transport agencies for traffic management; they show congestion, crashes and road conditions such as snow, but agencies may turn a camera away or blank it during incidents.
| Camera | Kind | Provider | Feed | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM - I-235 @ MM 9.2 (Penn Ave) | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Live video | < 1 km S |
| DM - I-235 @ MM 9.2 (Penn Ave) | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Live video | < 1 km S |
| DM - I-235 @ MM 9.2 (Penn Ave) | Traffic & highway | iowa dot | Still image | < 1 km S |
| Des Moines: DM - I-235 @ MM 9.2 (Penn Ave) | Traffic & highway | windy | Still image | < 1 km S |
| DM - I-235 @ MM 9.6 (E 12th St) | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Live video | < 1 km SE |
| DM - I-235 @ MM 9.6 (E 12th St) | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Live video | < 1 km SE |
| DM - I-235 @ MM 9.6 (E 12th St) | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Live video | < 1 km SE |
| DM - I-235 @ MM 9.6 (E 12th St) | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Live video | < 1 km SE |
| Des Moines: DM - I-235 @ MM 9.6 (E 12th St) | Traffic & highway | windy | Still image | < 1 km SE |
| DM - I-235 @ MM 9.6 (E 12th St) | Traffic & highway | iowa dot | Still image | < 1 km SE |
| WWD - I-235 @ MM 9.8 (E 14th St) | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Live video | < 1 km ESE |
| Des Moines: WWD - I-235 @ MM 9.8 (E 14th St) | Traffic & highway | windy | Still image | < 1 km ESE |
| WWD - I-235 @ MM 9.8 (E 14th St) | Traffic & highway | iowa dot | Still image | < 1 km ESE |
| DM - I-235 @ MM 9.8 (E 14th St) | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Live video | < 1 km ESE |
| DM - I-235 @ MM 9.8 (E 14th St) | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Live video | < 1 km ESE |
Webcams around Des Moines: weather, skyline and landmarks
45 webcams that are not road cameras: 43 weather & scenic, 2 river & coast. Weather and skyline webcams are the quickest way to check conditions right now before heading out.
- Pleasant Hill: DM - IA 163 @ MM 4.3 (Hickory Blvd) Weather & scenic, windy, 8 km E
- Pleasant Hill: DM - US 65 @ MM 76.1 (Vandalia Rd) Weather & scenic, windy, 9 km ESE
- Pleasant Hill: DM - US 65 @ MM 78.2 (University Ave) Weather & scenic, windy, 9 km E
- Bowsher: WWD - US 65 @ MM 81.5 (8th St SW) Weather & scenic, windy, 10 km ENE
- Bowsher: DM - US 65 @ MM 81.6 (8th St) Weather & scenic, windy, 10 km ENE
- Hastie: 1FA - US 65 @ MM 75.6 (IWZ 3168) Weather & scenic, windy, 10 km SE
- Des Moines: DM - IA 5 @ MM 96.5 (Fleur Dr) Weather & scenic, windy, 11 km SSW
- Des Moines: DM - IA 5 @ MM 92.6 (US 65/69) Weather & scenic, windy, 11 km SSE
- Carlisle: DM - US 65 @ MM 72.7 (Army Post Rd) Weather & scenic, windy, 11 km SE
- Carlisle: DM - US 65 @ MM 71.6 (IA 5) Weather & scenic, windy, 12 km SSE
- West Des Moines: DM - IA 5 @ MM 100.7 (SW Connector) Weather & scenic, windy, 13 km SW
- Ankeny: 1FH - US 69 @ MM 94.7 (IWZ 5788) Weather & scenic, windy, 14 km N
Live cameras in nearby cities
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About these cameras
Every camera here is published openly by its operator: transport departments, 511 traveller services, tourism boards, weather networks and webcam hosts. GodsView lists them and opens the feed from the operator inside the app; it does not record or store footage.
Feeds go offline for maintenance, at night, or when an operator restricts them during incidents. If a camera is dark, try the next closest one.
Counted within 30 km of the city centre (41.600, -93.609). Camera kinds are inferred from the operator and camera name.
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Data: Public camera operators (state DOTs, 511 services, national road agencies, webcam networks) via the Argus open camera index, GeoNames (cities, CC BY 4.0).