Army Corps of Engineers · Iowa
Sandy Beach Camp
Army Corps of Engineers · Iowa, United States
- Sites
- 58
- Hookups
- 48 electric, 2 with water
- Season
- May 1 to September 29
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 751 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · Verizon weak · AT&T good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Coralville Lake
- Nearest town
- SOLON
- Address
- 3369 SANDY BEACH ROAD NE, SOLON , IA, 52333-9395
- Phone
- MAY 1 - SEPTEMBER 30 SANDY BEACH CAMPGROUND (319) 848-4400 OCTOBER 1 - APRIL 30 CORALVILLE LAKE PROJECT OFFICE (319) 338-3543 X. 6300
- Activities
- Boating, Camping, Fishing
58 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Overview
The Sandy Beach Cammpground is located on the northern shores of Coralville Lake. The Coralville Lake Project is a multiple use project providing primary benefits in flood control and low flow augmentation, and secondary benefits in recreations, fish and wildlife management, and forest management. Coralville Lake provides many recreational opportinities, including boating,, camping, hiking, mountain biking, lake and river fishing, swimming, water activities, picnicking, and hunting.
Recreation
Visitors enjoy Coralville Lake for camping, boating, fishing, swimming and water activities. Anglers will find large and small mouth bass, crappie, walleye, and catfish.
Facilities
The Sandy Beach Campground offers 58 campsites to include full hook-up campsites, standard electric campsites, and non-electric walk- to tent campsites. Amenities include modern restroom and shower facilities, playground, dump station, drinking water, and entrance station. The Sandy Beach Day Use Area offers picnic sites, a large group picnic shelter, boat ramp, fish cleaning station, vault restroom, and lake access.
Natural Features
Coralville Lake is located in the Iowa River Valley, just north of Iowa City. The Sandy Beach Campground lies among a heavily wooded forest of mixed hardwood species on the northern reaches of Coralville Lake. Wildlife is abundant throughout the project. Whitetail deer, turkeys, pheasants, waterfowl, song birds and other species roam the lands around the lake.
Nearby Attractions
The Devonian Fossil Gorge is just below the dam, offering a unique opportunity to explore a 375-million-year old sea floor and discover fossil remains of sea life that once inhabited this tropical marine environment. Twenty Discovery Points can be found throughout the site.
The Lake MacBride Golf Course is nearby, offering nine holes among rolling hills. Several additional golf courses are scattered around the lake.
Iowa City/Coralville offers the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of Iowa campus, hospital and clinics, numerous restaurants and shops as well as Coral Ridge Mall.
Cedar Rapids has wonderful cultural, historic and ethnic attractions such as The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library and is the home of the Kernels Professional Baseball Club.
West Branch boasts the Herbert Hoover National Historic Site and Presidential Library/Museum.
At Amana Colonies visit seven quaint villages with outstanding restaurants, wineries, historic sites and specialty shops.
Kalona is known as the Quilt Capital of Iowa and is home to an Old Order Amish and Mennonite Community.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28° | 9° | -20° | 55° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 34° | 18° | -15° | 67° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 48° | 31° | 6° | 76° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 61° | 40° | 23° | 82° | 5 of 11 |
| May | 70° | 54° | 38° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 82° | 63° | 49° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 84° | 67° | 60° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 81° | 66° | 56° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 79° | 60° | 49° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 63° | 45° | 27° | 82° | 2 of 10 |
| November | 49° | 31° | 6° | 73° | 7 of 10 |
| December | 37° | 24° | -11° | 71° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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