Recreation area

Scales Pointe

Coralville Lake · Iowa City · Iowa — managed by US Army Corps of Engineers

First-come, first-served — no online reservations

About this campground

This recreation area is part of Coralville Lake

About Coralville Lake

Coralville Lake is a multiple use project providing primary benefits in flood control and low flow augmentation, and secondary benefits in recreation, fish and wildlife management, forest management and water quality improvement. Coralville Lake has three campgrounds with 500 campsites available. A wide variety of recreational activities are available including fishing, picnic areas with group shelters, boat ramps, accessible fishing pier, river & lake fishing, hunting, mountain bike trails, hiking trails, lake swimming, sand volleyball and boating activities.

Describes the wider recreation area this campground sits in. Source: Recreation.gov.

Getting there

North of Iowa City, Iowa. From I-80 take Exit 244 (Dubuque St.); go North 3 miles to West Overlook Road and proceed 1/4 mile to the park areas.

Directions to Coralville Lake, not to this specific campground.

Elevation
707 ft
Contact
(319) 338-3543
Coralville Lake office

Activities

  • BOATING
  • CAMPING
  • WATER SPORTS
  • PLAYGROUND PARK SPECIALIZED SPORT SITE
  • OTHER RECREATION CONCESSION SITE

Nearby federal campgrounds

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Details from Recreation.gov's official RIDB catalog. Conditions change — confirm with the managing office before you go. Not affiliated with Recreation.gov or any federal agency.