The Sugar Bottom Campground is the largest campground at Coralville Lake. It is located in the middle of the Coralville Lake Project. There are 224 campsite with 30 Amp or 50 Amp electricity, 13 full hook-up campsites, and 17 walk-in tent sites. The full hook-up sites include water, sewer, and 50 Amp electric at each individual campsite. There are horseshoe pits, playgrounds, a swimming beach and boat ramp for register campers, an 18-hole Disc golf course, 10 miles of mountain bike trials, modern shower facilities with hot and cold water and flush rest rooms and an amphitheater are all available at the Sugar Bottom Campground.
Some campsites are available for advanced reservations. See the information below on reservations. There are also sites available on a first come first service basis also in all of our campgrounds.
Call our office at (319) 338-3543 ext. 6300 or email Kathy Atkinson with questions.
Click www.recreation.gov to go directly to the Sugar Bottom Campground part of the web page and to make reservations anytime.
The 2011 Coralville Lake/Lake MacBride Recreation Area Visitor Guide is available online at
http://www.mvr.usace.army.mil/coralville/documents/CV-LM_2011.pdf
This guide contains maps of all the campgrounds and of the surrounding area.
For groups looking to camp together, the Sugar Bottom Campground offers a group camping area. There are four loops of sites for a total of 29 sites. All four loops can be reserved by one group if needed.
Loop A has 10 camp sites; Loop B1 has 4 camp sites; Loop B2 has 5 camp sites; and Loop C has 10 camp sites. The prices are listed below.
Group reservations can be made12 months in advance of your arrival date. The per night fee per loop must be paid in advance when making a group reservation. Reservations can be made either by using the website www.Recreation.gov or by calling the toll-free reservation desk at 1-877-444-6777.
Loop A $180.00 per
night Sites 215 - 224 Reserve site 215
Loop B1 $72.00 per night Sites 225
- 228 Reserve site 225
Loop B2 $90.00 per night Sites 229 - 233
Reserve site 229
Loop C $180.00 per night Sites 234 - 243
Reserve site 234
Reserving your campsite is available through the National Recreation Reservation Service (NRRS). Reservations are accepted by calling the toll-free number at 1-877-444-6777 any day of the week. Reservations can also be made online at www.Recreation.gov seven days a week, 24 hours a day!
A portion of the campsites at Sugar
Bottom are available for advance reservations. Reservations for
single camp sites can be made six (6) months in advance of your arrival
date. Reservations must be made at least 2 days prior
to the arrival date.
Reservations for the group camping sites can be made 12 months in advance of the arrival
date. Reservations must be made at least 2 days prior to the arrival date.
Please have the
following information ready to make
a reservation:
Season: May 1, 2012 to September 30, 2012
Monday through Saturday: 9:00 AM -11:00 AM and 2:00 PM -10:00 PM
Sunday: Noon - 8:00 PM
Take I-80 to I-380 North. Follow I-380 North to Exit 4. Turn East onto Penn Street. Follow Penn St to North Front Street. Turn left onto North Front Street. North Front Street turns into Mehaffey Bridge Road (aka County Rd F28). After crossing the Mehaffey Bridge over Coralville Lake, turn right at the sign to the campground. Follow the entrance road to the Sugar Bottom Campground Entrance Station.
GPS Coordinates - Sugar Bottom Campground
41.75639, -91.55917
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Coralville Lake, 2850 Prairie Du Chien Rd NE
Iowa City, IA 52240-7820
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Updated 21 December 2011
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