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Linder Point Campground
Linder Point CampgroundLinder Point Campground
USACECoralville Lake · Iowa

Linder Point Campground

Overview The Linder Point Campground is located within the Dam Complex at the Coralville Lake Project.
Sites1814 reservable
Elev.846ft
Comf.Apr-Oct7 months
Max rig85 ft
Electric1818×50-amp
From Cedar Rapids0h35real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 846 ft, Linder Point Campground has a 7-month comfortable window (Apr-Oct). Winter nights average around 14°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 18 sites total: 14 reservable and 4 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 18 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 85-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 10 named hiking routes, 1 peak, lake or river access.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on roomy sites.

Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.

When to go

02 · CLIMATE
JFMAMJJASOND
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Feb
Apr-Oct
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
76%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 28
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 25.
67°F
Average July low.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Cedar Rapids
23 mi
0h35
02
Des Moines
115 mi
2h12
By drive time
Cedar Rapids · 0h35Des Moines · 2h12Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 2.6 mi away.

Picking your site

04 · 18 SITES
Color byShow only

18 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.

0
Pull-thru
0
Walk-in
18
50-amp
10
Accessible
0
Prime
18
Sites
★ The standout
Site L09
LINDER POINT CAMPGROUND · shaded.
To neighbor
87 ft
Max rig
70 ft
Type
Standard

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Named hiking routes
10
Trail segments
1479
Peaks
1
Viewpoints
3

Water & Access

Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
2.6 mi
Method

We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.

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