Camping Walnut Woods is one of the only parks close to Des Moines with a designated campground. Its close proximity to Interstate 35 and the State Highway 5 Bypass make it a convenient place for visitors to meet friends and relatives or attend one of the many special events around the metro area. The area's natural features include old oxbow river channels and backwaters, marshes, and wetlands. Chichaqua also includes sandy upland hills with reconstructed prairies and native prairie remnants. Activities includes: Canoe and kayak rental; canoe access on Skunk River with water trail camping area. Trap range; playground; picnic area; bird viewing blind. Tent camping; lodge for rent. Nightly Rate - $49.00 Weekly Rate - $300.00 Monthly Rate - $695.00. Little Bear Campground, West Liberty, Iowa. Banquet facility, Cabin rentals, RV & Tent Camping. Shower and laundry facilities, swimming pool, WiFi. The Tailwater West Campground is located on the west bank of the Iowa River below the Coralville Lake Dam. The campground offers 22 campsites to include full hook-up campsites, standard electric campsites, and non-electric walk-to tent campsites. Amenities include a modern restroom with shower facility, and fish cleaning station.
Cenla RV Park
CenLa RV Park, overlooking scenic Center Lake, has been serving campers in the Iowa Great Lakes region for over 40 years. The campground offers 150 RV spaces, many with full hook-up, cable TV and free wifi at your site. There are even some 75′ pull-through spaces giving convenience for larger RVs.
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Some of the amenities offered include:
- Lakefront sites
- Swimming pool
- Clean, modern restroom & shower facilities (2)
- Fishing docks
- Basketball, volleyball, playground & game equipment
- Recreation room with video games
- Store and laundry facilities
- Camper storage
- Grills, picnic tables & fireplaces
CenLa Campground is located in the heart of the Lakes Region 1 mile south of the West jct. of Highways 9 & 71. Our season runs from April 15 to October 15.
Electrical Site
Our electric site is a smaller site with enough room for family size tent or a small fold down. It is located close to the pool and the main restrooms for your convenience. It includes a picnic table and fire ring. There is 30amp and 20 amp electrical service with cable TV and free wifi.
Water & Electric Site
Our water and electric sites are furnished with both 30 amp and 20 amp at the electrical pedestal along with cable TV outlet and free wifi. They also are furnished with picnic table and fire ring for those cool summer nights. The sites are in two areas the first area is by the pool and the main restrooms. The second area is by the lake and the main fishing dock with an excellent view of the sunset over beautiful Center Lake.
Full Hookup Site w/ Cable
All of our full hookup sites come with 30 amp service and many with 50 amp service. Remember to note on your reservation if you require one or the other. Along with electric, city water and sewer, Cable TV and free wifi for those all important emails while on the road. If you would like to use your satellite dish request a site with less tree cover. Many of our sites are drive thrus with concrete pads. All the sites come with a picnic tables and fire ring for your convenience.
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.
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.
Need to Know
- Two camping units are permitted per site: One RV and one tent, or two tents per site.
- Up to 6 occupants are permitted per site.
- Quiet Hours are from 10:00 P.M. - 6:00 A.M.
- Visitors shall register for their campsite at the Sugar Bottom Campground Fee Booth prior to setting up on the campsite.
- Check-Out Time is 3:00 P.M.
- Check-In Time is 4:00 P.M.
- Do not attach anything to trees.
- Pets must be penned, on a leash under 6 feet in length, or otherwise physically restrained.
- No parking on grass, roads, shoulders or empty campsites.
- All of the following items are prohibited: loaded firearms, explosives, ammunition, bow or other projectile-firing devices, and fireworks.
- All of the following items are prohibited: bouncy houses, swimming pools, and chinese lanterns.
- No-Shows: If a customer does not arrive and register for their campsite by check-out time the day after original arrival date, the customer will be assessed a $20.00 service fee and forfeit the first night use fee.
Cancellation: If a customer cancels a reservation they will be charged a $10.00 service fee. If a customer cancels a reservation the day before or on the day of arrival they will be charged a $10.00 service fee and will also forfeit the first night's use fee (not to exceed the total paid for the original reservation).
- Don't Move Firewood: Protect your forests from tree-killing pests by buying your firewood locally and burning it on-site. Visit Dontmovefirewood.org for further information.
- All boats shall be removed from the lake/river each day. Boats are not permitted to be moored on the shoreline overnight.
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.
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.
Contact Information
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2192 MEHAFFEY BRIDGE ROAD SOLON IA 52333-9208
Phone Number
For campground inquiries, please call: MAY 1 - SEPTEMBER 30 CAMPGROUND ENTRANCE STATION: (319) 624-2102 OCTOBER 1 - APRIL 30 CORALVILLE LAKE PROJECT OFFICE: (319) 338-3543 X.6300
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Driving Directions
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.
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