Sugar Bottom WA

Tips for Birding

Variety of habitats. The road is closed in the winter.

Birds of Interest

Gulls, sparrows, warblers, woodland migrants.

About this Location

In the lower Coralville Reservoir area, northeast of North Liberty in Johnson Co. Follow F-28 off I-380 into and almost through North Liberty. Turn north at Front St. and continue following F-28 about three miles to the Sugar Bottom entrance, immediately past the first causeway and on your right. There is often gull viewing on the reservoir at the campground's beach area, when it is open.

Notable Trails

Cedar Valley Nature Trail.

Features

  • Restrooms on site

  • Wheelchair accessible trail

  • Roadside viewing

  • Entrance fee

Content from Linda Rudolph and Iowa Ornithologists' Union