Army Corps of Engineers · Iowa
Sugar Bottom Campground
Army Corps of Engineers · Iowa, United States
- Sites
- 244
- Hookups
- 220 electric, 37 with water
- Season
- May 1 to September 29
- Max RV length
- 66 ft
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 692 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · AT&T weak · Verizon weak (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Coralville Lake
- Nearest town
- SOLON
- Address
- 2192 MEHAFFEY BRIDGE ROAD, SOLON, IA, 52333-9208
- Phone
- MAY 1 - SEPTEMBER 30 CAMPGROUND ENTRANCE STATION: (319) 624-2102 OCTOBER 1 - APRIL 30 CORALVILLE LAKE PROJECT OFFICE: (319) 338-3543 X.6300
- Activities
- Biking, Camping, Fishing, Hiking
244 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Overview
The Sugar Bottom Campground is located on the shores of Coralville Lake. The Coralville Lake Project is a multipule use project providing primary benefits in flood control and low flow augmentation, and secondary benefits in recreation, fish and wildlife management and forest management. Coralville Lake provides many recreational opportunities, including boating, camping, hiking, mountain biking, lake and river fishing, swimming, water activities, picnicking, and hunting.
Recreation
Visitors enjoy Coralville Lake for boating, fishing, swimming and water activities. Anglers will find large and smallmouth bass, crappie, walleye and catfish.
Hiking and mountain biking are popular activities in Sugar Bottom. Several trails are within Sugar Bottom, including the Cedar Valley Nature Trail, Sugar Bottom Mountain Bike Trail, and a barrier-free asphalt trail.The Sugar Bottom Disc Golf Course is located in the Sugar Bottom Day Use Area and offers 18 partially wooded and open holes. The Sugar Bottom Mountain Bike Trail is located in the Sugar Bottom Day Use Area and offers beginner to expert trails.
Facilities
The Sugar Bottom Campground offers 232 campsites to include full hook-up campsites, 50 amp electric and water hookup campsites, standard 30 amp electric campsites, and non-electric walk-to tent campsites. Amenities include modern restroom and shower facilities, vault toilets, dump station, drinking water supply, entrance station, beach, and boat ramp.
Natural Features
Coralville Lake is located in the Iowa River Valley, just north of Iowa City. The Sugar Bottom Campground lies among a heavily wooded forest of mixed hardwood species on the east side of the 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 10 miles away, just below the Coralville Dam. It offers 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.
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° | 10° | -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 | 71° | 54° | 38° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 82° | 63° | 49° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 84° | 67° | 60° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 81° | 66° | 56° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 79° | 60° | 49° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 63° | 45° | 27° | 82° | 2 of 10 |
| November | 49° | 32° | 7° | 73° | 7 of 10 |
| December | 37° | 24° | -10° | 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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