List of RAGBRAI overnight stops

Eight "host communities" are selected each year by the Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa organizers, except that there were only seven in 1973, the first year. Two of the communities are the beginning and end points, while the other six serve as overnight stops for the bicyclists. From 1973 to 2016, the distance between consecutive host communities averaged about 67 miles (ǂ). The average length of the overall RAGBRAI course has been 467 miles (ǂ). 1985 was the longest at 540 miles (ǂ) and 1977 the shortest at 400 miles (ǂ).

ǂ Note: Excluding the "century loop".

At the beginning of the ride, riders traditionally dip the rear wheel of their bikes in either the Missouri River or the Big Sioux River (depending on the starting point of the ride), and at the end, the riders dip the front wheels in the Mississippi River. As of 2020, 14 communities have served as the starting point, 12 have hosted the finish, and 105 other communities have been overnight hosts. Two new communities are being planned as overnight hosts on the 2021 ride (Sac City and DeWitt). In 2019, Burlington became the first community to be both a finish as well as an overnight host which was not a finish.

1978 was the first year with recurring host cities (Sioux City and Storm Lake). 1981 was the last year with all "first-time" host cities. 1999 was the first year with no "first-time" host city (all were repeats from prior years), with 2001–3, 2007, 2010, 2012–3, 2015–6 and 2018-9 having similar distinction. 2017 was the most recent year previously with new "first-time" host cities (Orange City and Waukon).

Iowa City has the distinction of "city with longest time between hosting" at 42 years (1976 and 2018), with Lansing next-longest at 40 years (1977 and 2017), and Centerville and Leon tied for the third-longest at 35 years (both hosted in 1981 and 2016). Williamsburg has the distinction of being the "city with longest time without a repeat" (1973 to present) and Camp Dodge is a close second (1974 to present).

By year

Route - start to finish (number indicates occurrence)
YearNumDatesMilesStarting CitySundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1973IAug 26–31412Sioux City (1)Storm Lake (1)Fort Dodge (1)Ames (1)Des Moines (1)Williamsburg (1)Davenport (1) 
1974IIAug 4–10422Council Bluffs (1)Atlantic (1)Guthrie Center (1)Camp Dodge (1)Marshalltown (1)Waterloo (1)Monticello (1)Dubuque (1)
1975IIIAug 3-9450Hawarden (1)Cherokee (1)Lake View (1)Boone (1)Newton (1)Sigourney (1)Mount Pleasant (1)Fort Madison (1)
1976IVAug 1-7430Sidney (1)Red Oak (1)Harlan (1)Jefferson (1)Nevada (1)Grinnell (1)Iowa City (1)Muscatine (1)
1977VJul 31-Aug 6400Onawa (1)Ida Grove (1)Laurens (1)Algona (1)Clear Lake (1)New Hampton (1)Decorah (1)Lansing (1)
1978VIJul 30-Aug 5440Sioux City (2)Storm Lake (2)Humboldt (1)Iowa Falls (1)Vinton (1)Mount Vernon (1)Maquoketa (1)Clinton (1)
1979VIIJul 29-Aug 4480Rock Rapids (1)Spencer (1)Rockwell City (1)Story City (1)Tama-Toledo (1)Fairfield (1)Wapello (1)Burlington (1)
1980VIIIJul 27-Aug 2468Glenwood (1)Atlantic (2)Carroll (1)Perry (1)Webster City (1)Waverly (1)Elkader (1)Guttenberg (1)
1981IXJul 26-Aug 1490Missouri Valley (1)Mapleton (1)Lake City (1)Greenfield (1)Leon (1)Centerville (1)Keosauqua (1)Keokuk (1)
1982XJul 25-31523Akron (1)Cherokee (2)Estherville (1)Forest City (1)Charles City (1)Independence (1)Tipton (1)Davenport (2)
1983XIJul 24-30492Onawa (2)Harlan (2)Guthrie Center (2)Ames (2)Clarion (1)Grundy Center (1)Manchester (1)Dubuque (2)
1984XIIJul 22-28474Glenwood (2)Shenandoah (1)Creston (1)Adel (1)Pella (1)Ottumwa (1)Mount Pleasant (2)Burlington (2)
1985XIIIJul 21-27540Hawarden (2)Sibley (1)Emmetsburg (1)Humboldt (2)Mason City (1)Waterloo (2)Monticello (2)Clinton (2)
1986XIVJul 20-26479Council Bluffs (2)Red Oak (2)Audubon (1)Perry (2)Eldora (1)Belle Plaine (1)Washington (1)Muscatine (2)
1987XVJul 19-25437Onawa (3)Denison (1)Storm Lake (3)Fort Dodge (2)Forest City (2)Osage (1)West Union (1)Guttenberg (2)
1988XVIJul 24-30433Sioux City (3)Ida Grove (2)Carroll (2)Boone (2)Des Moines (2)Oskaloosa (1)Fairfield (2)Fort Madison (2)
1989XVIIJul 23-29479Glenwood (3)Clarinda (1)Atlantic (3)Jefferson (2)Story City (2)Cedar Falls (1)Dyersville (1)Bellevue (1)
1990XVIIIJul 22-28495Sioux Center (1)Spencer (2)Algona (2)Hampton (1)Oelwein (1)Cedar Rapids (1)Washington (2)Burlington (3)
1991XIXJul 21-27432Missouri Valley (2)Atlantic (4)Winterset (1)Knoxville (1)Grinnell (2)Amana (1)Anamosa (1)Bellevue (2)
1992XXJul 19-25494Glenwood (4)Shenandoah (2)Bedford (1)Osceola (1)Des Moines (3)Oskaloosa (2)Mount Pleasant (3)Keokuk (2)
1993XXIJul 25-31525Sioux City (4)Sheldon (1)Emmetsburg (2)Clarion (2)Osage (2)Decorah (2)Manchester (2)Dubuque (3)
1994XXIIJul 24-30511Council Bluffs (3)Harlan (3)Carroll (3)Perry (3)Marshalltown (2)Marion (1)Maquoketa (2)Clinton (3)
1995XXIIIJul 23-29493Onawa (4)Lake View (2)Fort Dodge (3)Iowa Falls (2)Tama-Toledo (2)Sigourney (2)Coralville (1)Muscatine (3)
1996XXIVJul 21-27437Sioux Center (2)Sibley (2)Estherville (2)Lake Mills (1)Charles City (2)Cresco (1)Fayette (1)Guttenberg (3)
1997XXVJul 20-26464Missouri Valley (3)Red Oak (3)Creston (2)Des Moines (4)Chariton (1)Bloomfield (1)Fairfield (3)Fort Madison (3)
1998XXVIJul 19-25488Hawarden (3)Cherokee (3)Rockwell City (2)Boone (3)Eldora (2)Cedar Falls (2)Monticello (3)Sabula (1)
1999XXVIIJul 25-31487Rock Rapids (2)Spencer (3)Algona (3)Clear Lake (2)Waverly (2)Decorah (3)Manchester (3)Bellevue (3)
2000XXVIIIJul 23-29450Council Bluffs (4)Harlan (4)Greenfield (2)Ankeny (1)Knoxville (2)Ottumwa (2)Washington (3)Burlington (4)
2001XXIXJul 22-28506Sioux City (5)Storm Lake (4)Denison (2)Atlantic (5)Perry (4)Grinnell (3)Coralville (2)Muscatine (4)
2002XXXJul 21-27525Sioux Center (3)Cherokee (4)Emmetsburg (3)Forest City (3)Charles City (3)Oelwein (2)Anamosa (2)Bellevue (4)
2003XXXIJul 20-26495Glenwood (5)Shenandoah (3)Bedford (2)Osceola (2)Oskaloosa (3)Bloomfield (2)Mount Pleasant (4)Fort Madison (4)
2004XXXIIJul 25-31490Onawa (5)Lake View (3)Fort Dodge (4)Iowa Falls (3)Marshalltown (3)Hiawatha (1)Maquoketa (3)Clinton (4)
2005XXXIIIJul 24-30485Le Mars (2)Sheldon (2)Estherville (3)Algona (4)Northwood (1)Cresco (2)West Union (2)Guttenberg (4)
2006XXXIVJul 23-29444Sergeant Bluff (1)Ida Grove (3)Audubon (2)Waukee (1)Newton (2)Marengo (1)Coralville (3)Muscatine (5)
2007XXXVJul 22-28479Rock Rapids (3)Spencer (4)Humboldt (3)Hampton (2)Cedar Falls (3)Independence (2)Dyersville (2)Bellevue (5)
2008XXXVIJul 20-26471Missouri Valley (4)Harlan (5)Jefferson (3)Ames (3)Tama-Toledo (3)North Liberty (1)Tipton (2)LeClaire (1)
2009XXXVIIJul 19-25442Council Bluffs (5)Red Oak (4)Greenfield (3)Indianola (1)Chariton (2)Ottumwa (3)Mount Pleasant (5)Burlington (5)
2010XXXVIIIJul 25-31450Sioux City (6)Storm Lake (5)Algona (5)Clear Lake (3)Charles City (4)Waterloo (3)Manchester (4)Dubuque (4)
2011XXXIXJul 24-30454Glenwood (6)Atlantic (6)Carroll (4)Boone (4)Altoona (1)Grinnell (4)Coralville (4)Davenport (3)
2012XLJul 22-28471Sioux Center (4)Cherokee (5)Lake View (4)Webster City (2)Marshalltown (4)Cedar Rapids (2)Anamosa (3)Clinton (5)
2013XLIJul 21-27407Council Bluffs (6)Harlan (6)Perry (5)Des Moines (5)Knoxville (3)Oskaloosa (4)Fairfield (4)Fort Madison (5)
2014XLIIJul 20-26418Rock Valley (1)Okoboji (1)ǂEmmetsburg (4)Forest City (4)Mason City (2)Waverly (3)Independence (3)Guttenberg (5)
2015XLIIIJul 19-25462Sioux City (7)Storm Lake (6)Fort Dodge (5)Eldora (3)Cedar Falls (4)Hiawatha (2)Coralville (5)Davenport (4)
2016XLIVJul 24-30417Glenwood (7)Shenandoah (4)Creston (3)Leon (2)Centerville (2)Ottumwa (4)Washington (4)Muscatine (6)
2017XLVJul 23-29411Orange City (1)Spencer (5)Algona (6)Clear Lake (4)Charles City (5)Cresco (3)Waukon (1)Lansing (2)
2018XLVIJul 22-28428Onawa (6)Denison (3)Jefferson (4)Ames (4)Newton (3)Sigourney (3)Iowa City (2)Davenport (5)
2019XLVIIJul 21-27427Council Bluffs (7)Atlantic (7)Winterset (2)Indianola (2)Centerville (3)Fairfield (5)Burlington (6)Keokuk (3)
2021XLVIIIJul 25-31420Le Mars (2)Sac City (1)Fort Dodge (6)Iowa Falls (4)Waterloo (4)Anamosa (4)DeWitt(1)Clinton (6)

^ ǂ: The 2014 overnight Okoboji stay was hosted by five communities: Spirit Lake, Okoboji, Arnolds Park, West Okoboji and Milford

^ ǂ: There was no RAGBRAI in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The planned 2020 route will be used in 2021, with modifications due to Overnight town availability changing[1]

By city

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City# of VisitsFirst YearMost RecentYears (S=Start, E=End)
Adel1198419841984
Akron1198219821982 (S)
Algona6197720171977, 1990, 1999, 2005, 2010, 2017
Altoona1201120112011
Amana1199119911991
Ames4197320181973, 1983, 2008, 2018
Anamosa4199120211991, 2002, 2012, 2021
Ankeny1200020002000
Atlantic7197420191974, 1980, 1989, 1991, 2001, 2011, 2019
Audubon2198620061986, 2006
Bedford2199220031992, 2003
Belle Plaine1198619861986
Bellevue5198920071989, 1991, 1999, 2002, 2007 (E, all years)
Bloomfield2199720031997, 2003
Boone4197520111975, 1988, 1998, 2011
Burlington6197920191979, 1984, 1990, 2000, 2009, 2019 (E all years but 2019)
Camp Dodge1197419741974
Carroll4198020111980, 1988, 1994, 2011
Cedar Falls4198920151989, 1998, 2007, 2015
Cedar Rapids2199020121990, 2012
Centerville3198120191981, 2016, 2019
Chariton2199720091997, 2009
Charles City5198220171982, 1996, 2002, 2010, 2017
Cherokee5197520121975, 1982, 1998, 2002, 2012
Clarinda1198919891989
Clarion2198319931983, 1993
Clear Lake4197720171977, 1999, 2010, 2017
Clinton6197820211978, 1985, 1994, 2004, 2012, 2021 (E, all years)
Coralville5199520151995, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2015
Council Bluffs7197420191974, 1986, 1994, 2000, 2009, 2013, 2019 (S, all years)
Cresco3199620171996, 2005, 2017
Creston3198420161984, 1997, 2016
Davenport5197320181973, 1982, 2011, 2015, 2018 (E, all years)
Decorah3197719991977, 1993, 1999
Denison3198720181987, 2001, 2018
Des Moines5197320131973, 1988, 1992, 1997, 2013
DeWitt1202120212021
Dubuque4197420101974, 1983, 1993, 2010 (E, all years)
Dyersville2198920071989, 2007
Eldora3198620151986, 1998, 2015
Elkader1198019801980
Emmetsburg4198520141985, 1993, 2002, 2014
Estherville3198220051982, 1996, 2005
Fairfield5197920191979, 1988, 1997, 2013, 2019
Fayette1199619961996
Forest City4198220141982, 1987, 2002, 2014
Fort Dodge6197320211973, 1987, 1995, 2004, 2015, 2021
Fort Madison5197520131975, 1988, 1997, 2003, 2013 (E, all years)
Glenwood7198020161980, 1984, 1989, 1992, 2003, 2011, 2016 (S, all years)
Greenfield3198120091981, 2000, 2009
Grinnell4197620111976, 1991, 2001, 2011
Grundy Center1198319831983
Guthrie Center2197419831974, 1983
Guttenberg5198020141980, 1987, 1996, 2005, 2014 (E, all years)
Hampton2199020071990, 2007
Harlan6197620131976, 1983, 1994, 2000, 2008, 2013
Hawarden3197519981975, 1985, 1998 (S, all years)
Hiawatha2200420152004, 2015
Humboldt3197820071978, 1985, 2007
Ida Grove3197720061977, 1988, 2006
Independence3198220141982, 2007, 2014
Indianola2200920192009, 2019
Iowa City2197620181976, 2018
Iowa Falls4197820211978, 1995, 2004, 2021
Jefferson4197620181976, 1989, 2008, 2018
Keokuk3198120191981, 1992, 2019 (E, all years)
Keosauqua1198119811981
Knoxville3199120131991, 2000, 2013
Lake City1198119811981
Lake Mills1199619961996
Lake View4197520121975, 1995, 2004, 2012
Lansing2197720171977, 2017 (E, all years)
Laurens1197719771977
Le Mars2200520212005, 2021 (S, all years)
LeClaire1200820082008 (E)
Leon2198120161981, 2016
Manchester4198320101983, 1993, 1999, 2010
Mapleton1198119811981
Maquoketa3197820041978, 1994, 2004
Marengo1200620062006
Marion1199419941994
Marshalltown4197420121974, 1994, 2004, 2012
Mason City2198520141985, 2014
Missouri Valley4198120081981, 1991, 1997, 2008 (S, all years)
Monticello3197419981974, 1985, 1998
Mount Pleasant5197520091975, 1984, 1992, 2003, 2009
Mount Vernon1197819781978
Muscatine6197620161976, 1986, 1995, 2001, 2006, 2016 (E, all years)
Nevada1197619761976
New Hampton1197719771977
Newton3197520181975, 2006, 2018
North Liberty1200820082008
Northwood1200520052005
Oelwein2199020021990, 2002
Okobojiǂ1201420142014
Onawa6197720181977, 1983, 1987, 1995, 2004, 2018 (S, all years)
Orange City1201720172017 (S)
Osage2198719931987, 1993
Osceola2199220031992, 2003
Oskaloosa4198820131988, 1992, 2003, 2013
Ottumwa4198420161984, 2000, 2009, 2016
Pella1198419841984
Perry5198020131980, 1986, 1994, 2001, 2013
Red Oak4197620091976, 1986, 1997, 2009
Rock Rapids3197920071979, 1999, 2007 (S, all years)
Rock Valley1201420142014 (S)
Rockwell City2197919981979, 1998
Sabula1199819981998 (E)
Sac City1202120212021
Sergeant Bluff1200620062006 (S)
Sheldon2199320051993, 2005
Shenandoah4198420161984, 1992, 2003, 2016
Sibley2198519961985, 1996
Sidney1197619761976 (S)
Sigourney3197520181975, 1995, 2018
Sioux Center4199020121990, 1996, 2002, 2012 (S, all years)
Sioux City7197320151973, 1978, 1988, 1993, 2001, 2010, 2015 (S, all years)
Spencer5197920171979, 1990, 1999, 2007, 2017
Storm Lake6197320151973, 1978, 1987, 2001, 2010, 2015
Story City2197919891979, 1989
Tama/Toledo3197920081979, 1995, 2008
Tipton2198220081982, 2008
Vinton1197819781978
Wapello1197919791979
Washington4198620161986, 1990, 2000, 2016
Waterloo4197420211974, 1985, 2010, 2021
Waukee1200620062006
Waukon1201720172017
Waverly3198020141980, 1999, 2014
Webster City2198020121980, 2012
West Union2198720051987, 2005
Williamsburg1197319731973
Winterset2199120191991, 2019

^ ǂ: The 2014 overnight Okoboji stay was hosted by five communities: Spirit Lake, Okoboji, Arnolds Park, West Okoboji and Milford

References

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