Tailwater West Campground in IA -- Campground & RV Camping

Tailwater West Campground sits among a hardwood forest on the west bank of the Iowa River, just below the Coralville Lake Dam. The site features 22 campsites including full hookup, standard electric, and non-electric walk-to tent options. Facilities include a modern restroom with showers, a fish cleaning station, a playground, hiking paths like the Tailwater Riverwalk, and ADA-accessible fishing piers. The adjacent Devonian Fossil Gorge displays a 375-million-year-old sea floor, and the nearby Dam Complex holds the nine-hole Turkey Creek Disc Golf Course.

Getting there: From Interstate 80 (Iowa City, Iowa), take Exit 244 towards Dubuque St./North Liberty. Travel north on Dubuque St. for 3 miles and turn right onto West Overlook Rd. NE. Travel on West Overlook Rd. NE for 1.1 miles. At the second stop sign, turn right onto Prairie Du Chien Rd. NE. Travel east on Prairie Du Chien Rd. NE for 0.2 miles. The entrance to the Tailwater West Campground will be located on the right side of the road. From Interstate 380 (North Liberty, IA) take Exit 4 towards North Liberty. Travel east on W. Penn St. for 2 miles and turn right onto N. Dubuque St. Travel south on N. Dubuque St. for 1.9 miles, at the traffic circle, continue straight onto Dubuque St. NE. Continue traveling south on Dubuque St. NE for 1.9 miles. Turn left onto West Overlook Rd. NE and travel east for 1.1 miles. At the second stop sign, turn right onto Prairie Du Chien Rd. NE. Travel east on Prairie Du Chien Rd. NE for 0.2 miles. The entrance to the Tailwater West Campground will be located on the right side of the road.

• Little separation from through roads or other sites here, a 22-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles 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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