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Pull-thru
USACECoralville Lake · Iowa
Sandy Beach Camp
Overview The Sandy Beach Cammpground is located on the northern shores of Coralville Lake.
Sites5856 reservable
Elev.751ft
Comf.Apr-Oct7 months
Max rig66 ft
Electric50sites
From Cedar Rapids0h26real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 751 ft, Sandy Beach Camp has a 7-month comfortable window (Apr-Oct). Winter nights average around 14°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 58 sites total: 56 reservable and 2 first-come, first-served. Within about 4 miles: 21 named hiking routes, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
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
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Feb
Apr-Oct
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
75%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 28
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 27.
68°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Cedar Rapids
15 mi
0h26
02
Des Moines
124 mi
2h25
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 2.7 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 58 SITES
Color byShow only
58 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
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50-amp
1
Accessible
0
Prime
58
Sites
★ The standout
Site 054
SANDY BEACH · shaded.
To neighbor
88 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
21
Trail segments
174
Viewpoints
1
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
2.7 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.