| Lake Macbride offers swimming as well as refreshments at the beautiful beach area. The Macbride beach is a great place for young & old to cool off on a hot summer day. Swimming is restricted to the designated beach area only.
Lake Macbride is an angler's delight! Good catches of walleyes, channel catfish, crappies & bluegill await the angler in the 812-acre artificial lake. Walleyes, channel catfish & muskies are stocked annually. Lake Macbride may be the only lake in Iowa in which the prized Kentucky spotted bass can be caught. Good lake access is available for both shoreline & boat fishing.
There are seven boat ramps on the lake & one on Coralville Lake. Pontoons, motorboats, canoes & paddle boats are available for rent near the beach. The boat rental number is 319/624-2315. A ten horsepower motor limit is in effect on Lake Macbride from May 21 through September 7. At other times there is an unrestricted horsepower motor limit operated at a no-wake speed. Any size motor may be used on Coralville Lake. Pontoon docking spaces are available for rental, as are dry-storage spots for boats.
Lake Macbride State Park's 2,180 acres offer much to the outdoor enthusiast: fishing, picnicking, swimming, hiking, camping, boating & lots more. The park is located in two units. The northern unit lies at the end of Iowa Highway 382, four miles west of Solon. Here you will find a modern campground, boat ramps, beach & boat rental, picnic areas & the park office. The southern unit is located off County Road F-28 (Fifth Street in Solon), three miles west of Solon. The southern unit offers a non-modern campground, boat ramps, picnic areas, a frisbee golf course & a prairie. |
Lake Macbride State Park Campground Web Site
Driving Direction GPS Coordinates:
41.805900, -91.571440
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Campground: Lake Macbride State Park in Solon Iowa *