Campground Fee Booth
Tent campsite 103
170's Loop
Dump Station
Campground Beach

Featured amenities

Picnic Table Picnic Table
Playground Playground

About Sugar Bottom Campground

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.

Available sites

234 total sites

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Campground Amenities

Most popular amenities

Picnic Table Picnic Table
Playground Playground
Cooking and Fire

Cooking and Fire

  • Picnic Table
On Site Services

On Site Services

  • Playground
Water Access

Water Access

  • Lake Access
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234 Sites Available

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⛺ 001 Tent
Pet Friendly · Campfire · Yes shade
⛺ 002 Tent
Pet Friendly · Campfire · Yes shade
⛺ 003 Tent
Pet Friendly · Campfire · Yes shade
⛺ 004 Tent
Pet Friendly · Campfire · Yes shade
🚐 008 RV
Pet Friendly · 58 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 54 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 52 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 63 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 48 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 56 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 53 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 59 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 51 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 50 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 62 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 56 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 47 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 55 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 47 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 61 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 61 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 57 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 39 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 36 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 48 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 50 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 50 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 55 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 51 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 59 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 59 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 56 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 54 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 55 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 66 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 48 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 53 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 45 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 60 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 70 × 20 ft · Paved
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Pet Friendly · 84 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 65 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 58 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 60 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 48 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 56 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 54 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 48 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 53 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 53 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 63 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 78 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 67 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 51 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 52 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 47 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 47 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 56 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 60 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 47 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 48 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 52 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 50 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 64 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 51 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 50 ft long · Gravel
⛺ 095 Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ 096 Tent
Pet Friendly · Campfire · Yes shade
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Pet Friendly · Campfire · Yes shade
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Pet Friendly · Campfire · Yes shade
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Pet Friendly · Campfire · Yes shade
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Pet Friendly · Campfire · Yes shade
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Pet Friendly · Campfire · Yes shade
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Pet Friendly · Campfire · Yes shade
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Pet Friendly · Campfire · Yes shade
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Pet Friendly · Campfire · Yes shade
🚐 105 RV
Pet Friendly · 51 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 48 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 52 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 55 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 57 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 50 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 53 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 49 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 53 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 51 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 50 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 49 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 44 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 58 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 58 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 56 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 55 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 58 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 53 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 60 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 52 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 55 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 53 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 60 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 54 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 89 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 46 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 56 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 68 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 58 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 48 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 53 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 59 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 59 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 65 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 47 × 20 ft · Paved
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Pet Friendly · 52 × 20 ft · Paved
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Pet Friendly · 65 × 15 ft · Paved
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Pet Friendly · 64 × 15 ft · Paved
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Pet Friendly · 65 × 15 ft · Paved
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Pet Friendly · 42 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 48 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 47 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 49 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 63 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 66 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 61 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 51 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 65 × 20 ft · Paved
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Pet Friendly · 47 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 65 × 20 ft · Paved
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Pet Friendly · 57 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 55 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 60 × 20 ft · Paved
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Pet Friendly · 55 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 70 × 20 ft · Paved
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Pet Friendly · 70 × 20 ft · Paved
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Pet Friendly · 49 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 47 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 56 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 51 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · 55 ft long · Gravel
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Parallel

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5 stars 61.4% (411)
4 stars 25.9% (173)
3 stars 7.8% (52)
2 stars 4.0% (27)
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jawanza c

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September 6, 2024 Stayed at: 104

My wife had lots of fun hanging out here with me the bathrooms are clean and the scenery was beautiful

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James H

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September 6, 2024 Stayed at: 057

Suger Bottom campground is on the beautiful Coralville Lake just outside of Solon, Iowa.
A nice large COE park 300 + sites on paved roads we got a nice pull through hard packed gravel with 30 & 50 amp power service with water. We can see the lake thought the trees.
We have good 3-4 bar T-mobile wi-fi. Super clean and well maintained park and campground. With 2 dump stations and a recycling center
There is a mix of sites some have 30 & 50 amp power , water, & sewer with concrete pads. The road coming up to the campground is a little steep and windy in places but very doable, we got the 42’ 387FLF Durango Gold up here no sweat

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S H

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September 13, 2024 Stayed at: 176

Clean and quiet

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Michael R

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September 15, 2024 Stayed at: 011

Sugar bottom seems to allow a variety of camp experiences: the fringes allow more space and quiet while the central area of the campground seems well suited to people wanting a more social experience.

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Clifford H

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September 17, 2024 Stayed at: 062

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.

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Pamela K

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September 17, 2024 Stayed at: 307

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

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Linda O

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September 22, 2024 Stayed at: 045

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!

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MARK G

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September 22, 2024 Stayed at: 085

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

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Jayna M

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September 29, 2024 Stayed at: 060

Be aware the paved entry drive is STEEP and through 2 gullies (think 10% grade). The drive into the campground is about 1.5 mi. 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.

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Michael A

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October 8, 2024 Stayed at: 181

Clean restrooms. Campground kept in wonderful condition.

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Location & Directions for Sugar Bottom Campground

2192 Mehaffey Bridge Rd Ne, Solon, IA 52333 United States

Elevation: 210 ft

Nearest town

Solon, IA - 7 mi

About 15 min to downtown

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