US-20 Fort Dodge Lodging near Airport, Businesses, Attractions
The Country Inn & Suites Fort Dodge is conveniently located on US-Hwy 20 Business and is only five miles from Fort Dodge Regional Airport. Our hotel is also only minutes to most major area businesses, making us the ideal hotel for business travelers. When you stay at the Country Inn & Suites Fort Dodge lodging, the best of the city is right outside your door.
Nearby attractions:
Blanden Art Museum (1.9 miles) With a variety of exhibits, this popular museum is a great place to visit. Phone: (515) 573-2316
Gypsum City OHV Park (2.5 miles) With ATV and motorcycle trails, a motocross course, safety training area and youth riding area, this attraction near our Fort Dodge lodging is both thrilling and family friendly.
Fort Museum & Trading Post (3.2 miles) Make time to visit this museum that features replica Civil War militia fort houses, pioneer and Native American artifacts. Phone: (515) 573-4231
Iowa Central Community College (3.5 miles) Our Fort Dodge, IA accommodations are just minutes from this local college, making it an ideal option for visiting parents and students. Phone: (515) 576-7201
Harlan Rogers Sports Complex (5.1 miles) This newly renovated facility is home to many sports attractions in Fort Dodge. Phone: (515) 576-2851
Mineral City Speedway (6.2 miles) A racing fan's dream, this speedway offers kids' nights, bikers nights and more, you're sure to have a great time. Phone: (515) 574-7223
Community Orchard(6.4 miles) With over 20 varieties of apples, a gift shop, cafe and bakery, this orchard makes for a fun (and delicious) time. Phone: (515) 573-8212
Fort 8 Theatre For rainy day entertainment, head to a movie at this theater near our Fort Dodge, IA accommodations. Phone: (515) 576-6989
Driving Directions: The Country Inn & Suites Fort Dodge is located on 5th Avenue South. Take US Highway 20 to exit 124. Follow North to Business 20, go West one mile to hotel.
Fort Dodge Area Parks:
Brushy Creek State Recreation Area (17.5 miles)
Dolliver State Park (11.3 miles)
Des Moines River (7.0 miles)
Kennedy Park (7.2 miles)
Fort Dodge Businesses:
Silgan Container MFG (0.5 miles)
Nestle-Purina (0.5 miles)
Land 'O Lakes (0.5 miles)
CertainTeed (0.5 miles)
United States Gypsum (1 mile)
Georgia Pacific (1 mile)
Trimark (2 miles)
National Gypsum (3 miles)
Fort Dodge Animal Heath (5 miles)
Koch Nitrogen (7 miles)
Des Moines International Airport (90 miles)
Fort Dodge Events:
Frontier Days (June)
Couch Freak Dollar Daze Boogie (Labor Day Weekend)
Dayton Rodeo (Labor Day Weekend)
Iowa Central Community College sporting & cultural events (year-round)
Fall Fest (September)
Apple Fest (October)
About Fort Dodge
Fort Dodge, located on the Des Moines River in north-central Iowa, feels smaller than its 25,000 population warrants. A wilderness fort - Fort Dodge - was built on the site in 1850, and twenty years later the fledgling settlement cashed in when gypsum mines were opened to tap the area's abundant resources. In fact, Fort Dodge is still known as "The Gypsum City." Like their frontier forebears, Fort Dodge's 25,000 residents embrace an active, vigorous lifestyle - the area boasts over 900 acres of public parks. Organized municipal volleyball, baseball, basketball and tennis teams are popular diversions for adults as well as children. Some of the parks offer overnight camping in rustic cabins or tents. A skateboard park, a Frisbee golf course, a butterfly garden and a model airplane field are some of the city's more unique offerings. Almost every park in the system has a nature trail or a walking trail, and joggers, bikers, inline skaters and cross-country skiers are common sights. Not all of Fort Dodge's attractions are land-based; the Des Moines River is the perfect place to fish, canoe and swim.
Did you know?
Though the "Gypsum City" might seem an unlikely place for it, Fort Dodge is the location of Iowa's first permanent art museum, established in 1930. The Blanden Memorial Art Museum's collection includes works from the European masters, as well as modern Asian and South American art. The Blanden is a cultural destination for much of north-central Iowa thanks to the wide array of art classes, lectures, film festivals and special exhibits staged here.
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