Okoboji <Iowa>

[BrandonG]

Hello All!,

Some friends and I are looking to take a trip to Lake Okoboji for a weekend. I've searched and found next to nothing about the lake. Im wondering for those who may have been there if you could recommend a place to stay that has a boat slip with 110V to charge batteries or a place to stay that has 110v access in the parking lot.

Thanks!

 

[IHawks]

Hello All!,

Some friends and I are looking to take a trip to Lake Okoboji for a weekend. I've searched and found next to nothing about the lake. Im wondering for those who may have been there if you could recommend a place to stay that has a boat slip with 110V to charge batteries or a place to stay that has 110v access in the parking lot.

Thanks!

I live in okoboji. Your best bet is bridges bay resort. It’s a new resort and has several eating places onsite. If you want further information let me know. It’s a Great Lake that gets crazy in the summer months. It’s a huge tourist stop in Iowa so you need to book your vacation well in advance.

 

[biffdotorg]

I've heard it's an amazing place to visit.

If a person looks at the satellite view in Google Maps, the density of docks/lifts along the shoreline of all the lakes in that group is incredible. I can imagine the boat traffic is horrendous.

Fun to experience once I bet.

 

[BrandonG]

Right, it is daunting to try to find a place to stay based on the satellite image. I called Bridges bay and they had no 110v in the lot, they do have slips available for 100$/night though.. It would be ideal to find a place that had power out in the lot but it seems that a lot of the places don't have lots big enough for a boat/trailer to fit in lol. I live off the Missouri River so its only a 3hr drive for me to get there and I would love to take my new boat out there!

 

[biffdotorg]

Any RV parks nearby? I know the casino in Emmetburg, charges $25/night for an RV spot with 110 or 220 with breakfast in the lobby. But that's 44 miles to the SE.

I guess it's all about how badly you need power. For the cost of a couple nights of power, you could easily justify a dual battery setup in your boat. Or a spare fully charged battery. (pull a battery and charge it in a hotel room, HA!!)

I have a pretty healthy stereo setup in our boat, and I can't say that I could not make it a full weekend without plugging it in.

 

[IHawks]

Right, it is daunting to try to find a place to stay based on the satellite image. I called Bridges bay and they had no 110v in the lot, they do have slips available for 100$/night though.. It would be ideal to find a place that had power out in the lot but it seems that a lot of the places don't have lots big enough for a boat/trailer to fit in lol. I live off the Missouri River so its only a 3hr drive for me to get there and I would love to take my new boat out there!

There are literally 20 plus resorts in the area. Arrowood is another decent resort and their lot is easily large enough for a boat. In fact you always see boats in the lot. They do not have slips available there. I am not sure what your concern is. I run my boat for weeks with out worrying about the batteries. Worse case you can park your boat in my driveway for all the free power you want?

 

[BrandonG]

I was mainly concerned about having power to charge the stereo batteries, I have a pair of Rev10 tower speakers/W.S Sinister 1200W amp and figured I would run the head unit and boat speakers from the same batteries so I'm not sure if the boat will go 30 hours without a charge on 2 dedicated batteries or if I should look into just adding a third. I am going to try to figure out the math tonight after work I suppose