Sugar Bottom Day Use Area in IA -- Campground & RV Camping

Located on the eastern shore of Coralville Lake in a mixed hardwood forest, Sugar Bottom Day Use Area centers around water recreation and trail access. The facility features a large group picnic area supplied with drinking water and electricity, as well as flush toilets, a playground, a swimming beach, an 18-hole disc golf course, and the Sugar Bottom Mountain Bike Trail network. Local footpaths include the Cedar Valley Nature Trail and a paved barrier-free trail.

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 Road 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 Day Use Area will be on the left. From Highway 1 (Solon, Iowa), turn west onto 180th St. NE/E 5th St. Travel west on180th 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 Day Use Area will be on the left.

• Moderately separated here.
• The Coralville Lake shoreline is 0.2 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.