What a nice campground. I was an hour out and made a late reservation from the reservations.gov app. Fortunately, if you arrive after hours, all you have to do is go to the front gate office and check in when they open the next day. The bathrooms and showers were amazingly clean. There are boat ramps and a beach and plenty of space between camps. Also, this is a very affordable campground. There are three large group camps and at least two playgrounds for children.

Ive camped in many many places and must say that this is by far the one of the nicest, cleanest, and best ones Ive stayed at. They have several huge, clean bathrooms. The showers are top notch and excellent water pressure. All throughout the campground are pumps for fresh water as well. Multiple campsites that are well spaced and well maintained. Watch out for the raccoons tho, they love to steal food left unattended. And the beach is definitely a welcome relief on a hot sunny day. The only negative is that there is no camp store to buy sodas, ice etc and there are no kayak, canoe, jetski rentals. However, as nice as everything else is these are minor issues, if issues at all. Would definitely recommend staying here if youre ever in the area!

Absolutely beautiful COE campground! We stayed in our 38 ft motorhome & had full hookups. Sites are very spacious. We had plenty of room for our tow vehicle. Like every COE that we have stayed at, Sugar Bottom Campground is peaceful & so lovely. Situated on Coralville Lake, you can boat and/or fish or just enjoy resting in nature. We will definitely be back!

We camped here last weekend. Sadly it was raining almost the whole time, so I don’t think we got to experience how great it could be. I would say I definitely wouldn’t feel comfortable allowing my children to ride their bikes around here at all, it’s WAY too busy. There were constantly rigs going in and out, so probably just too busy of a place for me. Bathrooms and showers were great! The little beach is ok, but sand could be better. It would also be great if there was some type of shade on the beach.

The rangers need to keep better watch. Our neighbors have 7 cars and way too many people. The one older man already walked over and verbally abused my senior mom. And they are screaming and swearing at each other. So much for a quiet night camping. No thanks.

Great place to camp midweek but Id imagine this place is hell on weekends as there can be literally hundreds of RVs crammed in here. (The weekend was booked solid when we were booking the campground) we also had the pleasure of meeting people who assumed that they had good taste in music and blasted it at us from their beached pontoon boat for an entire 30 minutes while their kids screamed at the beach.

Excellent place to camp. We will keep coming back for nice little weekend getaways.

Love this campground. We camp here every year in the group sites. Theres plenty of capacity, new bathrooms are nice, multiple playgrounds, and plenty of places to go for a walk, as well as a disc golf course. Theres a public beach area as well as a private beach area for campers. The lake is beautiful, but I wish they did more beach maintenance.

This was our first time staying at Sugar Bottom Campground, and the photos didnt do it justice. Our campsites were near the shore, and we enjoyed the gleaming sunrises and sunsets over the water. The campground was clean and laid out well. The bathrooms were well-maintained and didnt seem very busy at all considering how many people were at the camp! We spent a day on a pontoon, motoring around the lake. We found quiet areas next to beautiful cliffs (cliffs like youd find in Iowa, so not very steep, but still...) that we jumped from into cool, deep water. Later on, we stopped at a different area and docked so that we could grab a bite to eat at Bobbers and play sand volleyball. Our evenings at the campsite were relaxing. Grills were large and plenty of places to pitch our tents. The only concern, if we had to give one, would be that we missed having trashcans at the campsite. There were dumpsters to throw your trash in on the way out, but until then, you had to keep your bags on the ground near the pad or picnic table. Overall, we had a great time and plan to return!

Love camping at this place but the one thing this weekend when camping they expect you to pay $5 for fresh cut pine trees from the storm that dont burn. Otherwise great place. When you enter the staff is very nice.

Closing the campground due to a storm is unfathomable. Some people arent there camping! Some people LIVE out of their campers. You just displaced a homeless veteran, myself our 4 month old baby girl and our pets. We had another 8 nights booked! Our campsite was clear of debris and had no fallen trees directly next to it. Some people leisurely camp for us its not a choice. You also locked the bathrooms in a severe storm!!! Those are shelters when a storm hits! What if it had gotten any worse?! Where else would we have gone?!

Primitive campgrounds (walk-ups) were very muddy when wet (it had rained the day before we arrived). They seem to be built into a sloping drainage area to the lake. Otherwise, very nice park.The reservoir does allow loud boats during boating season, which may be audible from walk-up camping. Was not invasive for us.

Great campground!

We love sugar bottom campground. Great trails for hiking, bike riding or swim at the beach. Tons of wildlife, deer galore! Close to town if you need supplies be far enough away you can enjoy yourself!!!

This campground is so large you might as well park your trailer in your driveway in your residential neighborhood for the weekend. Too many cars, people, and kids running around unsupervised to enjoy a moment of peace.

Best place to go with a family or for boating. Big. Lakeside spots. Newish clean playground. Beach for swimming. Trails. Best mountain bike trails in eastern Iowa. This is the place at Lake MacBride.

We really enjoyed this campground. There are a lot of campsites, but well spaced. Clean bathrooms! Fun beaches.

This is a nice campground. Very nice staff, good facilities, and great scenery. Most of the sites are gravel and all are fairly flat so getting level is easy.

Horrible experience. We set up camp because when we pulled in they have a sign saying walk in camping is welcome. The sign on the registration office says if they are closed that you can set up in an empty spot and pay later. They didnt have any open sites marked as reserved with a yellow ticket like the post says it should be if its reserved. So we spent over an hour and a half setting up camp to only to. find that our site was reserved and for 2 years now they are reservation by online only. If that is they case they need to do their job and take down the old signs and put up the correct information. The staff that we talked to was also very rude. It is also very crowded the sites are very close together. Not to mention none of the water faucets worked except the ones by the bathrooms and that water was very hot. Who wants hi it water on a hot day? I do not suggest this place at all. We will never try to return.

Nice camping, lots of trees on most of the sites, fills up on weekend, but you can reserve online, fairly quiet, lots of boaters / campers. Very poor cell service, but that may not be a bad thing.

Great cement pads. Some w good views of the water and has a beach!

Ones of the most beautiful campgrounds in the area. Hundreds of campsights all flat Rock pads and well maintained, several have a great view of the lake. Can tell workers take pride in keeping it maintained. We did not have a reservation, and found out, that once you have your spot picked, you have to call, On line, to reserve give all personal info and then go way back to the front gate to get your camping ticket

Many very nice and clean campsites. Easy access. Once shaded spots. Really enjoyed.

Great campground.

One of the cleanest campgrounds we have found. The restrooms are private and very well maintained. We love being able to reserve just one night if we need a quick get-a-way.

Just a normal state park campsite. Campsites are as good as you can expect--> water, outlets, fire pits, and decent restroom locations. Camping is fun and should be done by everyone at some point.

Dont come on the weekends its too crowded

Late in season, grounds are expansive, very well kept. Gravel still where its supposed to be, not much bare dirt, which helps when it rains. Trees are gorgeous.

This developed campground is spacious, clean and beautiful! It is one of our favorites on our cross-country road trip! The FREE shower houses are really well kept and luxurious. It was quiet and there was no one else in our loop.

Park is lovely but there was a large group that was partying loud enough to disturb a good amount of the park. They were playing loud music, vulgar language, car lights shining across their site and many others for their corn hole tournament. They treated the campground like they were at grandpas farm pond. They werent breaking any rules but truly ruined our weekend. The management did nothing to stop the behavior. Hope to go back and hopefully have a better experience.

Beautiful area...be careful not to exceed speed limits in the campground as the road is tricky with sharp curves and steep grades. Also, lots of deer and wildlife inhabit the area which makes for a wonderful stay. Bathrooms and showers are nice and clean. Great campground to stay at!

Great campground. 20.00 a night with electricity. The river was up this time but our spots were fine. Ill keep coming back for sure.

Beautiful campground. Lots of space to camp. Very well maintained and park like. A larger rv may see some challenges with the tight turns and steep inclines just getting to the site, but worth it. Stll close to town for resupplying. The campground boat ramp is currently closed for repairs.

The lakes are so gorgeous! There is an abundance of camping spots for everything from simple tense to large fully equipped RVs. And the Raptor Center at Lake Macbride is exceptionally interesting and fun. All of it is well maintained areas with many mature trees and sites for the water.

I stopped here to tent camp for 1 night on a long road trip and set my expectations pretty low but this place is gorgeous. The tent sites are more secluded from the RVs. Plus a lot of water! Very cheap. Would definitely stay here again in a heart beat.

Total potential

We stayed in the tent group site and it was very nice. Shade most of the day and plenty of space for 4 big tents. Bathrooms and water were close and well kept.

Love the bike trails and boat ramp improvements being worked on. Campground has room between lots and plenty of trees.

Nice clean campground with private boat ramp

Disc golf course is top notch.

Nice disc golf course . Wooded holes could be cleared of under brush better tho

Always a good time here at sugar bottom, they take good care of the facilities and there are plenty of things to do with the lake so close.

This is a great camp ground and the bathrooms are kept clean, people who work here are very friendly as well as the people camping.

The beach to the campgrounds is great. Technically youre not supposed to go to this beach unless youre a camper but its cleaner and less crouded than the recreational beach. We come here all the time to swim!

Been here several times and really enjoy it...now if the state can just figure out how to make a decent reservation website!!!

This place is awesome... Clean and well kept. They are friendly. The water is awesome and there are great hiking trails...

Nice view, good body of water for recreation

Great place to camp and cant wait to go back again.

Awesome place for camping with family, friends and even reunions. Parks are nice for the kiddos, and the beach is always a hit too!

Great place. Very clean and beautiful. Great trails to walk also.

Some beautiful neature. Because its neat.

Very clean facilities, we had a blast camping.

Always a good time there. Nice size sites. Like that theres lots of room to walk.

Beautiful and gorgeous view ! This place is so far the best that we have been . It’s made from the help corps of engineers ! Today is packed but neat.

Very peaceful with kind neighbors.

The website is bad and needs to be redone. Some campsites listed as tent / RV should Just be RV. No room or bad angle for tents

Great big spots. Lots of yard and close to fishing.

Was a very clean and reasonable rates! Very quiet and peaceful.

One of the best campgrounds we have stayed in.

Just visiting friends. Very clean park, well place restrooms. Surprisingly quite for how quiet it was for a holiday weekend.

Excellent camping with several amenities: river side views, boat ramp, mountain bike trails, and disc golf.

Great place for camping. Has a boat dock and, campsites have fire pits!!!!

Sugar Bottom is a wonderful campground! Large sights beautiful lake!

Nice campground would definitely stay here again just wish parents would have control of their children in the parks on the playground

Small sandy beach and jungle gym. They also have parking and bathrooms. Technically dogs arent aloud, i brought mine the park ranger was nice about it, but I wasnt going to turn around after driving a half hour. Haha. Get your drinks and snacks by the highway.

Was a great place and experience, but we had a very small childrens pool and they made us take it down. Not sure what the big deal was

Really nice campgrounds. Restrooms are modern, well maintained, and kept very clean.

Beautiful scenery and wildlife

More trash cans needed. Only one place at the entrance. Nice sites.

Great place for families beautiful campground only complaints camp sites werent mowed and they ran out of firewood.

Beautiful, the only thing that could make this place the number 1 in the nation would be water hookups.

Very clean large campsites 30 & 50 amp service reservations recommended

Nice campground, plenty for everyone to do, very clean.

Corps does a great job. Will visit again.

Havent been here camping since I was a kid. Great time.

Just wondering when you guys will be opening the campground

Great disc golf course.

Well taken care of park, nice lake

Great camping ... Best restroom/showers

Nice, quiet, secluded camping with fishing, boating. Multiple beaches and spotty cell service, all around a great place to get away.

Great camping spot, but the cellular service is really bad

Such a beautiful peaceful campsite so much to do

Great place for the kids

Beautiful clean campground

Love this place, its one of the best campgrounds

Well kept grounds clean showers 2 beaches

Terrific place .very clean

Best Mountain Bike ride. Nice area and Campground

Too many rules but still had a good timr,peaceful!!!

Good clean camp grounds & restrooms! Would certainly stay here again!!

Always my favorite

A wonderful campground with exceptional facilities.

Good sites for whatever your camping needs

Had some issues with people and racoons where pretty bad

Camp here every year2 to 3 times.camp a week every time.people are friendly

Great place to camp.

Its one of our favorite places for family get togethers.

Great place.... Kept up very well!!

Campsite 301 my aunt and Mom stayed there.

Nice beach. Too bad about the litter bugs and drunks.