KOA Resorts offer a carefree vacation in the great outdoors. Enjoy robust recreation and staff-led activities, kick back and relax by the resort-style pool, or grab a bite to eat, all while never leaving the campground. And with plenty of RV Sites with KOA Patios® and Deluxe Cabins with full baths to meet your needs, it’s the ultimate camping getaway.
KOA Resorts offer a carefree vacation in the great outdoors. Enjoy robust recreation and staff-led activities, kick back and relax by the resort-style pool, or grab a bite to eat, all while never leaving the campground. And with plenty of RV Sites with KOA Patios® and Deluxe Cabins with full baths to meet your needs, it’s the ultimate camping getaway.
Directions to
Waterloo Lost Island KOA Campground
(Campers Check-in inside Bamboo Ridge Gas Station )
From the North: Take Highway 218 South . Turn right on East Shaulis . Take first right at roundabout LaPorte Rd) , KOA entrance will be on your left side..
From the West: Take Exit 230 off of Highway 20. Turn right to Hwy 218 . Take a right on East Shaulis Rd . Turn right again, follow till roundabout. Take first Right at roundabout (LaPorte rd) KOA will be on your left hand side.
From the East: Take Exit 71 A off of Highway 20 , take left to Hwy 218 . Turn right onto East Shaulis Rd . Turn right again, follow till roundabout. Take first right off roundabout ( LaPorte RD) KOA will be on your left.
From the South: Take highway 218 north to La Porte city exit. Stay in right lane. Turn right onto East Shaulis Rd at stop lights. Turn right again at next light. Follow to roundabout, take first right. ( LaPorte Rd) KOA entrance will be on your left side .
GPS: 42.447657... -92.317674
Besides our amazing campground, we are also known for The Lost Island Waterpark, located across the street from our KOA campground! KOA campers, stop in our store to receive discounts to enjoy some fun in the sun at the waterpark!
Hartman Reserve Nature Center is a 308.9-acre nature reserve located in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The reserve is dedicated to teaching youth about nature through hands on experiences and preservation.
657 Reserve Dr
Cedar Falls, IA 50613
The George Wyth Memorial State Park is a public recreation area on the Cedar River, located two miles west of Cedar Falls and four miles northwest of Waterloo in Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States.
3659 Wyth Rd
Waterloo, IA 50703
Formally known as Riverview OHV Park... this is a 180-acre park located in Black Hawk County along the Cedar River, which allows for scenic riverside trails. The park has two motocross tracks, a four-mile perimeter track, and a pee wee track. Park is open year round, except when weather or trail conditions do not permit riding.
2531 Kenyon Ave
Waterloo, IA 50701
The park offers many leisure and recreational opportunities including camping, basketball, picnicking, sand volleyball, disc golf, hiking, fishing, cross-country skiing, sledding, and ice skating. Snowmobiles are not allowed. Several miles of hiking trails offer park users a chance to witness nature's endless variety. The 39 acre Casey Lake, nestled between scenic forested slopes, is one of Northeast Iowa's premiere largemouth bass hot spots.
3338 Hickory Hills Road
LaPorte City, IA 50651
An outdoor playground and splash pad for countless hours of fun.
419 Cedar St
Waterloo, IA 50701
The Riverloop Amphitheatre is located adjacent to the Waterloo Center for the Arts along Cedar Street. The steel-frame structure along the Cedar River, with its unusual design, fabric cover, sound and lights, offers a unique performance space with spectacular views. The amphitheatre can hold approximately 600 people in the general seating area and can accommodate groups of up to approximately 1000 people.
225 Commercial St
Waterloo, IA 50701
The Cedar Valley Nature Trail (CVNT) runs from Evansdale to Hiawatha and follows the Cedar River Flood Plain on reclaimed rail grades. More than three quarters of the 63-mile CVNT is blacktop and is well-suited for road and mountain bikes, skaters, and hikers. The rest is crushed limestone/compacted gravel.The entire trail is road bike friendly, although the section south of La Porte City, after McFarlane Park and around Brandon, is still crushed gravel. As time goes by, more and more sections are being paved.There are access points with parking, water, and bathroom facilities every 10 miles or so. Campgrounds are located at McFarlane Park and Deerwood Park. At the south trailhead the CVNT provides access to the Cedar River Trail system in Cedar Rapids and to the north access to Waterloo/Cedar Falls via the extensive Cedar Valley Trails system.
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