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2025 Information Updates

 

CAMPSITES NAMES AND ADDRESSES (when available) BY DAY:  

Brancel Charters Campground locations and the Main RAGBRAI Main Campground locations. The RAGBRAI signs lead you to the RAGBRAI Main Campground.   

Orange City Saturday night: 

Brancel Charters: 509 8th Street just north of Chamber of Commerce 

RAGBRAI: Bultman Center Northwestern University 105 Industrial Bypass Rd SW 

Note: Brancel Charters is .25 miles NE of RAGBRAI  

 

Milford Sunday night 

Brancel Charters: St Joseph Parish 1305 Okoboji Ave. 

RAGBRAI: Memorial Park 1310 17th St. 

Note: Memorial Park is on 17th Street.  From there take M Street 2 blocks south to an open green space.  Distance between Main RAGBRAI and Brancel Charters is 0.25 miles.  

 

Estherville Monday night 

Brancel Charters: southwest side of Iowa Lake Community College (300 S. 18th Street) 

RAGBRAI: Estherville High School at 1520 E Central Avenue 

Note: Brancel Charters is 0.5 miles southeast from the Main Campground  

 

Forest City Tuesday night  

Brancel Charters: Pammel Park 

RAGBRAI: Forest City Elementary School: 1405 West I Street  

Note: Brancel Charters is 1.25 miles east of Main Campground.  From downtown Forest City take E J Street to the east across a bridge and we will be on your right.  

 

Iowa Falls Wednesday night 

Brancel Charters: Assembly Park 

RAGBRAI: Iowa Falls High School: 1903 North Taylor Avenue 

Note: Brancel Charters is 1 mile south of the High School.  Assembly Park is located just east of Mildred Street.    

 

Cedar Falls Thursday night:  

Brancel Charters: Gateway Park 206 Grant Street 

RAGBRAI: Gateway Park 206 Grant Street 

 Note: We border the Main RAGBRAI campground to the east. 

 

Oelwein Friday night  

Brancel Charters: Wings Park on the NE corner 209 N. 8th Ave. NE 

RAGBRAI: Oelwein High School 315 8th Ave. SE 

Note: Brancel Charters is .75 miles north of Main Campground via 8th Avenue.  

 

Guttenberg (last day luggage drop) 

Brancel Charters Luggage drop: 1020 S. 3rd Street 

RAGBRAI tire dip: Guttenberg Public Landing 

Note: Our luggage drop you go south on River Park Drive from tire dip and take Koerner Street away from the river for 3 blocks.  Distance from tire dip to our luggage drop is 0.25 miles. 

 

 

 

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would recommend Brancel Bicycle Charters to others

21
years in the bicycle charter business

9,800
bicycles transported

125
combined years of RAGBRAI experience