FAQ

EMERGENCY INFORMATION
»        Emergencies: 911
»        Police: 319-286-5491
»        Linn County Ambulance: 319-892-6500
»        Northeast Linn Ambulance Service, Inc. (transport): 319-438-1772
»        Cedar Rapids Fire: 319-286-5200
»        Linn County Emergency Management Agency: 319-892-6500

STREET CLOSURES
»        For a complete list of street closures visit http://cedarrapidsragbrai.com/residents/street-closures/

WEATHER
»        The command post, housed at the Cedar Rapids Police Department, will coordinate with the KCRG weather lab and all appropriate agencies to monitor weather conditions on July 26-27.
»        The Cedar Rapids RAGBRAI command post will make appropriate notifications of weather watches and warnings when such conditions occur.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS (AA) MEETING
»        The AA meeting is at 7 p.m. at Cedar Rapids City Hall, 101 First St. SE, Cedar Rapids.  Use the First Avenue entrance to the training room.  Accessible by taking the shuttles from the campgrounds to downtown.

BAGGAGE TRUCK
»        Located at the Orange Tribe at Ellis Park

BIKE REPAIRS/SHOPS
»        Thursday: Located at the Orange Tribe at Ellis Park
»        Friday: Located at Czech Village on 16th Ave. near the Kosek Bandstand and across from the Chrome Horse

CAMPGROUNDS
»        Ellis Park/Orange Tribe

  • Main Cedar Rapids RAGBRAI campground
  • Will be filled on a first come, first served basis for registered single riders and teams
  • Support cars (no RVs or buses) must have a RAGBRAI registration to park here

»        Veterans Memorial Stadium and Cleveland Park/Blue Tribe

  • Available on a first-come, first-served basis
  • Specifically for RVs and buses associated with registered single riders and teams
  • Has capacity for up to 450 RVs or buses and 4,000 campers
  • Support vehicles must have a RAGBRAI registration to park in this campground

»        Cherry Hill Park/Green Tribe

  • Exclusively for official RAGBRAI Charters with which Cedar Rapids has worked to place
  • Support vehicles must have a RAGBRAI registration to park in this campground

FIRST AID STATION/MEDICAL
»        Available in each campground and at the downtown concert venue.

HOSPITALS
»        St. Luke’s Hospital: 1026 A Avenue NE Cedar Rapids; 319-369-7211
»        Mercy Medical Center: 701 10th Street SE Cedar Rapids; 319-363-1308

HOUSING
»        A housing committee representative will be at the information center at the OrangeTribe at Ellis Park from 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. Registered riders who applied for housing will be in our database.

ICE
»        Located at the Orange Tribe at Ellis Park by the food vendors

INFORMATION CENTERS
»        Downtown Info Center: Cedar Rapids Area Convention & Visitors Bureau; 119 First Ave. SE
»        Orange Tribe at Ellis Campground, 2000 Ellis Boulevard NW, Cedar Rapids
»        Blue Tribe Veterans Memorial Campground 950 Rockford Road SW, Cedar Rapids
»        Green Tribe Cherry Hill Campground , 341 Stoney Point Road NW, Cedar Rapids

INTERNET ACCESS
»        Access is available at the Orange Tribe at Ellis Park and at all campgrounds

LAUNDROMATS
»        Duds ’n Suds Coin Laundry: 2133 Wiley Blvd. SW; 319-396-7200
»        Westdale Laundromat: 3005 Wiley Blvd. SW; 319-390-6456
»        Citywide Cleaners: 341 Edgewood Rd. NW; 319-396-1239
»        Nature’s Cleaners: 3301 Mount Vernon Rd. SE; 319-298-0910
»        Carriage Cleaners: 3102 Mount Vernon Rd. SE; 319-362-1408
»        Duchess Cleaners: 501 3rd Ave. SW; 319-365-0724

LOST AND FOUND
»        Located downtown at the RAGBRAI Info Trailer at the Party on the Island Venue

MESSAGE BOARD
»        Information Center at Orange Tribe at Ellis Campground, 2000 Ellis Boulevard NW, Cedar Rapids

PHARMACIES
»        Downtown Drug-A Phillip Pharmacy: 207 2nd Ave. SE #100; 319-221-1050
»        Hy-Vee: 1520 6th St. SW; 319-363-9606
»        CVS/pharmacy: 2711 Mount Vernon Rd. SE; 319-364-3051
»        Target Pharmacy: 1030 Blairs Ferry Rd. NE; 319-393-4348
»        Walgreens Store: 2821 1st Ave. SE; 319-365-6306
»        Walmart Supercenter: 2601 29th Ave. SW; 319-390-9922

POST OFFICE AND PACKAGING
»        US Post Office: 615 6th Ave. SE; 319-399-5560
»        US Post Office – Hy-Vee: 4035 Mount Vernon Rd. SE; 319-364-8979
»        UPS Store: 5001 1st Ave. SE #105; 319-373-9899

RV REPAIRS AND DUMP STATION
»        Dump Stations

  • Linn County Squaw Creek Campground: 4305 Squaw Lane, Marion, IA; 319-892-6450
  • Pleasant Creek State Recreation Area: 4350 McClintock Road, Palo, IA; 319-436-7716
  • Palisades-Kepler State Park: 700 Kepler Drive, Mt. Vernon, IA; 319-895-6039

SHOWERS
»        Portable showers will be available in each campground.

SHUTTLES
»        Continuous shuttle from Campsites to downtown drop-off on 1st St. between 2nd and 3rd Ave.

  • 2 p.m. – 5 p.m.; every 30 minutes
  • 5 p.m. – 9 p.m.; every 10-15 minutes
  • Final shuttle leaves downtown at 1 a.m.

»        Shuttles are on express routes directly from Campgrounds to Downtown and back. There are no additional stops along the way.
»        Buses and shuttles all over the community are free of charge all day on Thursday, July 26

SUPPORT VEHICLES
»        Inbound Vehicle Routes

  • To Cherry Hill:  (EB) US 30 exit to 16th Ave SW to Stoney Point Rd SW (Left) then Stoney Point Rd NW (north of 1st Ave W)
  • To Ellis: (EB) US 30 exit to 16th Ave SW to Edgewood Rd SW (Left) to Ellis Blvd NW (Right) to 26th St NW (Right) to Zika Ave NW
  • To Kingston:  (EB) US 30 exit to 16th Ave SW to Williams Blvd SW (Left) to 1st Ave W (east of 8th Ave NW/SW) to 15th St NW (Right)

»        Outbound Vehicle Routes

  • From Cherry Hill:  Stoney Point Rd NW to Stoney Point Rd SW (south of 1st Ave W) to 16th Ave SW (Left) to Edgewood Rd SW (Right) enter (EB) US 30 (use right lane, south of 37th Ave SW)
  • From Ellis: Zika Ave NW to 26th St NW to Ellis Blvd NW (Left) to Edgewood Rd NW (Left), exit to (EB) Hwy 30
  • From Kingston:  15th St NW (Right) to 1st Ave W (Right) to L St SW (Right) enter (SB) I-380 (south of Diagonal Drive SW) exit to (EB) US 30 (use center lane, south of 33rd Ave SW exit)