Sugar Bottom Campground in IA -- Campground & RV Camping

Sugar Bottom Campground sits in a mixed hardwood forest on the east shore of Coralville Lake along the Iowa River Valley. The park offers 232 sites ranging from non-electric walk-to tent pads to full hookups, supported by modern restrooms, hot showers, drinking water, vault toilets, a dump station, a swim beach, and a boat ramp. Outdoor options right on site include an 18-hole disc golf course and paved, multi-use, and mountain bike trails. Anglers fish for bass, crappie, walleye, and catfish, while the Devonian Fossil Gorge and Amana Colonies are notable nearby regional stops.

Getting there: From Interstate 380 (North Liberty, Iowa), take Exit 4 towards North Liberty. Travel east on W. Penn St. for 2.2 miles. At the four way stop sign, turn left onto N. Front St./Mehaffey Bridge Rd. NE. Continue traveling on Mehaffey Bridge Rd. NE for 2.9 miles. Right after crossing the Mehaffey Bridge, take a right hand turn onto the Sugar Bottom Campground Access Rd. Continue on the Sugar Bottom Campground Access Rd. for 1.1 miles. The entrance to the Sugar Bottom Campground is straight ahead. From Highway 1 (Solon, IA), turn west onto 180th St. NE/E 5th St. Travel west on 180th St. NE for 2.3 miles, the road will then become Mehaffey Bridge Rd. NE. Continue traveling on Mehaffey Bridge Rd. NE for 2.4 miles. Right before the Mehaffey Bridge, take a left hand turn onto the Sugar Bottom Campground Access Rd. Continue on the Sugar Bottom Campground Access Rd. for 1.1 miles. The entrance to the Sugar Bottom Campground is straight ahead.

• Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, a 244-site campground with the nearest through road 0.9 miles off.
• Sits on broad, near-level ground.
• The Coralville Lake shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
• Estimated night sky: Bortle 5, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
• Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
• Most sites here have an electric hookup, with most of them shaded.

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