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Welcome to Charles City, Iowa! 

                  

                  Cedar River Flowing Through Charles City 

 

                         Outdoor Recreation

 

Red Cedar Lodge:

  • Canoeing and Kayaking available with Red Cedar Lodge shuttle
  • Fishing on the Cedar River

  • Relaxing at the Fireside Patio and Hot Tub
  • Snowmobile access to hundreds of miles of groomed trails

  • Wildlife and Eagle viewing
  •  

Charles City Whitewater at Riverfront Park:

  • Park and play areas designed for kayak or innertube fun
  • Great waterflow, clean river and sandy bottom
  • Excellent fishing areas along the park

 

 Golf : 

  •               2147 Underwood Avenue, Charles City, IA 50616

                  641.228.6465 

     

                  3419 Golf Course Road, Osage, IA 50461

                  641.732.3435

                  Half off Green Fees for Red Cedar Lodge guests

     

  • Wildwood Municpal Golf Course                                             
  •               3rd & South Iowa Streets, Charles City, IA 50616

                  641.257.6322

                  Red Cedar Lodge Weekday Special: $10 Green Fees with the rental of a golf cart. 

                              

                  Cedar Ridge Golf Course

      

     

Snowmobiling: 

  • Snowmobile access to many connecting trails along the Cedar River. 

 

Cross Country Skiing: 

 
Swimming:

                     20 Lions Field, Charles City, IA 50616

                     641.257.1188          

                            Lion's Field Pool                        

      

                       800 Hulin Street, Charles City, IA 50616

                       641.228.2254

 

                       Waverly 

 

Tennis:

 

Fishing:

  • Trout fishing Spring Creek and Turtle Creek
  • Walley fishing in the Cedar River.  Iowa DNR stocks the  Cedar River with 28,000 Walleye every year
  • For Fishing Information, please visit Iowa DNR Fishing
  • License and purchasing information can be found at

                          Fishing Licenses

 

Hunting:

  • Hunting on 197 acres in Floyd at

                         Idlewild Wildlife Management Area

  • Hunting on 2,135 acres near Clear Lake at

                        Union Hills Wildlife Management   

 
Biking: 

  • Biking on 3 regional rural trails that originate from the Charley W
    estern Recreational Trailway to Nashua, Osage or Greene.
 
Disc Golf:
  • New 9 hole Disc Golf Course at
    Riverfront Park  

     

    Around Town:        

  • Bayou Bend Mini Golf Course & Batting Cages

                        1304 Gilbert Street, Charles City, IA 506

                        641.228.1416     

  • Charles Theater        
              

                       Charles Theatre   

              

 

 

   Day Trips: 

 

Restaurants: 

 
  • Three C Bistro                               641.228.3544
  • Pub on the Cedar                           641.228.3855
  • Comet Bowl                                  641.228.2115
  • Plaza Mexico                                 641.228.5600
  • Dave's Restaurant                          641.228.7162
  • Pizza Ranch                                  641.228.4100
  • Lucky Dragon                                641.228.3689
  • Casey's Pizza                                 641.228.7599
  • I Don't Care                                   641.228.2102
  • Pizza Hut                                       641.228.2020
  • Subway                                          641-228.2423
  • McDonald's                                    641.228.2838
  • Taco John's                                    641.257.0511
  • Dairy Queen                                   641.228.3161
  • Hy-Vee                                           641.228.1726
  • Dugan's Restaurant (Floyd)            641.398.2471
  • Floyd Y (Floyd)                              641.398.2308
  • Whitetails (Marble Rock)               641.397.9900
  • Teluwut Grille & Pub (Osage)        641.832.3300