Sugar Bottom Campground

We had to move 3 times during our 10 day stay. It would be wonderful if you could upgrade more of the sites to full hookups and fill more sites than the 25 with water.

I had to leave a day early. Notified gate staff. They refunded the fee for that day. Thanks again to the staff.

LOVE this campground!!! Only complaints I have are the acorns that kept waking me up and bothering my dogs, and that the maintenance crews don't scoop up the gravel that has been DISPLACED FROM the campsites ONTO THE ROADS, which I have to AVOID WHEN RIDING MY SCOOTER. Perhaps you could mention that a site has an oak tree right where you HAVE TO PARK THE RV!!!! The site would have been PERFECT in any month other than September! I am a 64 year old disabled woman that camps at Sugarbottom 3 to 5 times a year, and hopefully more in 2025! The Corps. does an EXCELLENT JOB KEEPING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE (individual) shower/restrooms clean! THAT MATTERS a great deal to me being DISABLED! Looking forward to the 2025 season. I will definitely be back!!! Have camped in what I call "B" loop (site #'s in 30's & 40's numerous times, and Site;s down by the lake (sites 60 +)! Next year I will be trying to camp in the Full Hook-Ups (300 - 314) in my new to me 5th Wheel)!!!! Have been using a 37' Motorhome for last 5 years! Thank GOD for the Corps! Would be really nice if Sugarbottom stayed open until Oct 31, weather permitting, like some of the Corps other campgrounds do!!! Fall is the best time of year as far as I'm concerned!!!

My spot had a gorgeous view of the water and sunset. Spaces were kind of close together but I still felt like I had privacy. The attendants were nice to talk with. The restrooms were kept clean.There was plenty of firewood readily available.It was quiet and peaceful and the location is perfectly located between Solon and North Liberty. Was one of the last campers to leave for the year. They closed seemingly early to me on the last day of September.

Clean restrooms. Campground kept in wonderful condition.

Be aware the paved entry drive is STEEP and through 2 gullies (think 10% grade). The drive into the campground is about 1.5 miles. The site we had, #60, was an uphill back in, but once at the top of the small hill, leveled out enough that we were about 2.5” off side to side. With leveling ramps, it ended up OK. We stayed in this site 2 nights, then moved to site #63 for 8 nights. We purposely selected the second site because we wanted to be across from the dump station so we could use our sewer tote instead of having to move the trailer. The sites closer to the lake seem to be more popular and mostly flatter, but we’d never been here, so didn’t know what to expect. The campground grass is kept mowed and is clean with recycle bins for cans and plastic at the dump station. We didn’t use the shower houses, so we can’t speak to that.

Camping in September is a good time to camp. Being half full the park was overall fairly quiet. Also no waiting at dump station.

SITE 45 is paved but not LEVEL!.

Overall, we loved our trip to Coralville Sugarbottom campground. Anyone who is contemplating SITE 45 should know that is is very difficult to find a level spot. We have a 24 ft camper and had to park diagonally and add a wooden step so we could get in and out of the camper safely.

We've camped for several years in this trailer and have parked in a number of difficult spots, but it took us over an hour and the help of several friends to get parked.

BATHROOMS: Older bathrooms nearest our site were fine, but had shower stalls and leaking toilets. The new bathrooms had "rooms" and were clean .

we never had to wait.

BIKING: Having a bike to get around the campground was great. Biking from the campground to anywhere else requires going up and down several hills and around blind corners along the park road to get to a bike trail. I would not do it at night!

LOCATION: Convenient to several communities where you can find groceries, restaurants and plenty of small towns to visit.

CAMPGOUND: Suguarbottom has several water view spots, mostly gravel sites. There are lots of trees and shade in most spaces.

We'll be back!

The campsite was absolutely gorgeous on the lake. I have to be honest I didn’t understand that it would be no water at the campsite, but once we got used to it, we were fine. There are just two of us, a family might feel differently!
We loved our bike and I must say that the trails and Iowa were amazing. Their signage is less than perfect but once you find the trail. We wrote this cedar Valley nature area, the Iowa River Trail, and the Grantwood. We enjoyed them very much.

Peaceful, very well maintained...loved staying here! Everything very clean.