You can request housing with an Ames resident through our housing portal. We also have campgrounds available for registered RAGBRAI riders, as well as a variety of hotels in the area. 

Showers are located at Brookside Park (main campground) – $8 for shower; $2 for towel, Towers North (Pork Belly) – $8 for shower; $1 for towel, Lied Rec Center – $10 (includes towel), State Gym – $10 (includes towel), Brancel Charters (Haunted Forest Campground) – $8 for shower; $2 for towel, and Furman Aquatic Center (1635 13th St) – $7 for shower

Food and drink vendors will be located at campgrounds, the welcome rally, and Downtown Ames during our festival. Many Ames businesses will also be available during this time. To see the locations of all official Ames RAGBRAI vendors and other maps visit the Ames RAGBRAI maps page.

We recommend Wednesday day riders get dropped off in the Ames Sam’s Club parking lot at 305 Airport Rd. From here there is easy access to the bike trail on the north side of Airport Rd. Riders can follow the bike trail West until reaching University Boulevard where they then will go north to Mortensen Rd. The route on Wednesday morning will begin at University and Mortensen Rd.

The City of Ames will also have a designated drop off at 321 State Ave. in Ames. 

Water bottle fill stations will be located in lot G10, Brookside Park (main campground), and Towers. 

We have designated parking for those who will be biking into Ames. Lots B1 and C1 located just north of Hilton Coliseum and the Iowa State Center. These are the yellow parking lots on this map. 

A manhole at Hunziker Youth Sports Complex will be open as an RV dump location. This area will be staffed from 7 a.m. – 10 a.m. on Wednesday morning. View a map to the dump site. 

The beer tents will open at 2:30 p.m. on July, 25 and close at 10:30 p.m. Tickets are available for purchase at the welcome rally, downtown, and at information booths around campgrounds. 

Three shuttle routes will be provided with a drop off/pickup downtown on the south side of the Community Center (515 Clark Avenue). These will run from 3:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. and circulate about every 20 – 30 minutes. For the full shuttle route and other maps visit the Ames RAGBRAI maps page.

Information booths will be located around campgrounds. Exact locations are to be determined. 

It is your responsibility to collect and retain your host’s information if you are staying with a host family during RAGBRAI. Please keep all records of contact with your host family and share with any team members who may also need this information.