My father just got an RV pass this year and will be coming from Cedar Rapids area to games. We were curious if there was any place to fill up with water or dump sewage along that route which people have found? Any help would be appreciated.
RV Tailgating Question
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Hickory Grove Breezy Bay*
67464 250th Street
Address: Colo, Iowa, USA, 50056
*Fee to dump
Source: https://www.sanidumps.com/maps/index.php?id=29
Not to hijack the thread, but I'm planning on brining an RV to park in VetMed for ISU v TOE, I plan leaving Friday. What time should I plan on arriving to Ames to traffic?
67464 250th Street
Address: Colo, Iowa, USA, 50056
*Fee to dump
Source: https://www.sanidumps.com/maps/index.php?id=29
Not to hijack the thread, but I'm planning on brining an RV to park in VetMed for ISU v TOE, I plan leaving Friday. What time should I plan on arriving to Ames to traffic?
There is a rest stop on I-80 just 11 mi. west of Williamsburg that has dump stations but the water is not palatable. I've used it many times and they have them in both directions. Kind of out of the way unless he's doing I-80 for some reason!
There is currently construction at the Vet Med building. I'm not sure what parking will look like there for RVs. or how long it will be under construction. They may put RVs out by the Dairy farm. Anyone have any more knowledge on this?
You could stop in Iowa City and unload at the entrance of Kinnick.
We got bumped this year, but have been in the RV lots for years and come from the North Liberty/Solon area. We always filled with water before leaving and dumped at the 380 Southbound Rest area on the way home.
There is a private campground in Colo (Twin Anchors 641-377-2243) that you may be able to dump at with a fee. Also, a county park that may or may not allow dumping if not camping there. (Breezy Bay Campground at Hickory Grove 515-232-2516 ) You could call and ask. Both of these are right along HWY 30.
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Meskwaki Casino RV Park
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From CR: We did a quick loop down to the rest stop on 380 (just north of Swisher exit) on our Sunday morning drive back, which has a free dump station on both sides).
however not a water fill up place.
however not a water fill up place.
I would arrive sooner than later, those lots fill in fast on Friday nights especially for a game like that you don't want to be crammed into some odd spot that is left over.
The wife and purchased our 1st rv for tailgating this fall. Super pumped about tailgating all weekend. We will be comimg down from the twin cities and staying in the vet med lots (at least that was the plan). Any further info on the vet school lots not being used and pushing rv’s to dairy? we have stayed with a friend in their rv in vet med, how does dairy compare? Also, does anyone know if there is fresh water available to fill on I35 coming from the north. We would rather not haul the excess weight 3+ hours.
Double check, but I believe the I35 south bound rest stop just south of Story City has water and dump station. Not sure about the north bound stop.
The website says the rest area at mile marker 159/Dows does have an RV dump on both NB and SB rest areas.
Thanks, man. I spied the actual neon sign for sale on a website and couldn't believe my good fortune. I nabbed the pic of it quick!
The published time is 5:30, but I have seen it open earlier and later in the past. Last ISU/Iowa game - they started staging RVs in G4/G5 way earlier. I thought I remember reading that they were going to start staging them in the late afternoon so I thought I would be ahead of the game and get there around 2:00 pm...I was literally one of the last RVs staged. I don't think I pulled into a spot in Ved Med until well after dark. FWIW I ended up in the grass jammed in pretty tight. I would have to assume if anyone got there at 5:00 they likely didn't park in Vet Med, but I don't have any first hand knowledge.
Not to hijack the thread, but does anyone have a sense of what giving level will be needed to get into the new RV lot in 2022? Will a Gold level ($1,000) be guaranteed to get in? What about Captains level ($2,500)? Does anyone know how many RV permits are issued for this year?
Sitting through the rainy season of 2019 in our car during rain delays convinced us an RV was the way to go. Then Covid hit and everyone wanted an RV. We finally have what we wanted and are looking forward to the new lot next year.
Sitting through the rainy season of 2019 in our car during rain delays convinced us an RV was the way to go. Then Covid hit and everyone wanted an RV. We finally have what we wanted and are looking forward to the new lot next year.
