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The Sandy Beach Cammpground is located on the northern shores of Coralville Lake. The Sandy Beach Campground offers 58 campsites to include full hook-up campsites, standard electric campsites, and non-electric walk- to tent campsites. Coralville Lake is located in the Iowa River Valley, just north of Iowa City.
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Concise planning notes based on the public Recreation.gov campground information.
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.
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.
Visitors enjoy Coralville Lake for camping, boating, fishing, swimming and water activities. Anglers will find large and small mouth bass, crappie, walleye, and catfish.
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.
Site markers come from Recreation.gov campsite coordinates.
A sample of official campsite metadata for scanning equipment fit before booking.
SANDY BEACH
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SANDY BEACH
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SANDY BEACH
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SANDY BEACH
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6
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SANDY BEACH
47 ft
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6
people
Yes
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SANDY BEACH
0 ft
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6
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Yes
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SANDY BEACH
66 ft
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6
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Yes
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SANDY BEACH
52 ft
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6
people
Yes
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SANDY BEACH
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SANDY BEACH
52 ft
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SANDY BEACH
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SANDY BEACH
50 ft
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SANDY BEACH
44 ft
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6
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Yes
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SANDY BEACH
65 ft
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6
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Yes
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SANDY BEACH
50 ft
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6
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Yes
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SANDY BEACH
55 ft
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Yes
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SANDY BEACH
50 ft
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SANDY BEACH
44 ft
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people
Yes
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SANDY BEACH
48 ft
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Yes
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SANDY BEACH
44 ft
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Yes
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SANDY BEACH
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SANDY BEACH
52 ft
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SANDY BEACH
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SANDY BEACH
52 ft
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