Iowa State football · Ames, Iowa
RV parking at Jack Trice Stadium
Sat, Oct 31Next home game
Tell us your game weekendvs. Oklahoma State · kickoff TBA
Schedule confirmed on the athletics site · checked Sep 25, 2026
- RV Village opens
- Fri 8 a.m.
- Leave
- Sun morning
Iowa State parks donor RVs in RV Village — numbered 55-foot stalls with 20/30/50-amp power beside the stadium, open from 8 a.m. the Friday before a home game — and points everyone else to a free lot in the ISU Research Park.
Its full name is MidAmerican Energy Field at Jack Trice Stadium.
The RV rules at Jack Trice Stadium
As the Iowa State athletics pages state them, each line with its page and the day it was read.
- RV Village
- Donor-only lot; requires an annual Cyclone Club gift to use
- Water and dump
- No water hookups or dump station anywhere in RV Village
- Public RV lot
- Free public RV lot in the ISU Research Park, no tailgating
- Lot rules
- No glass bottles, kegs or open fires allowed in the lots
cyclones.com · checked Sep 25, 2026
cyclones.com · checked Sep 25, 2026
cyclones.com · checked Sep 25, 2026
cyclones.com · checked Sep 25, 2026
What the source pages say
RV Village is a donor parking lot and requires an annual contribution to the Cyclone Club.
cyclones.com, read Sep 25, 2026Open for entry on Friday before home games from 8:00am-11:59pm and will reopen on Saturday whenever donor car parking lots open
cyclones.com, read Sep 25, 2026Reserved numbered parking stalls with a 55 foot long stall, must park within the stall and not extend into the drive lane or park in …
cyclones.com, read Sep 25, 202620/30/50 amp electrical hookup available for every stall
cyclones.com, read Sep 25, 2026… a tailgating space and is only available for football home games and other select events. There is not any water service or dumping station available.
cyclones.com, read Sep 25, 2026RVs must depart on Sunday morning
cyclones.com, read Sep 25, 2026Public RV parking is available in the ISU Research Park south of Highway 30 along Airport Road. No tailgating is permitted at the ISU Research …
cyclones.com, read Sep 25, 2026No glass bottles, kegs or open fires are allowed in parking lots.
cyclones.com, read Sep 25, 2026
2026 home games at Jack Trice Stadium
- Sat, Sep 5vs. Southeast MissouriPlayed
- Sat, Sep 19vs. Bowling GreenPlayed
- Sat, Sep 26vs. UtahPlayed
- Sat, Oct 3vs. West VirginiaPlayed
- Sat, Oct 31vs. Oklahoma StateNext · TBA
- Sat, Nov 14vs. CincinnatiTBA
- Sat, Nov 28vs. Kansas StateTBA
Dates and kickoffs as printed on the Iowa State schedule, checked Sep 25, 2026.
Where to sleep near Ames
Campgrounds on PickRV within a drive of the stadium, each listed as its own record has it: RV length, hookups and season.
- Ledges State Park Campground
Madrid, IA · RVs up to 45 ft · Water and electric hookups · Season: Year-round
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Local owners list their own rigs here. You get a single email when one is listed for your window.
RV parking at Jack Trice Stadium: questions
Where do RVs park for Iowa State home games?
Donors park in RV Village, a Cyclone Club lot with numbered 55-foot stalls; anyone else can leave an RV free in the ISU Research Park south of Highway 30 on Airport Road, where tailgating is not allowed. cyclones.com
Are there hookups in RV Village?
Every stall has a 20, 30 and 50-amp electrical hookup and a strip of grass for tailgating beside it, but there is no water service and no dump station. cyclones.com
When can RVs arrive, and when do they leave?
RV Village takes arrivals from 8 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. on the Friday before a home game and reopens on Saturday when the donor car lots open; RVs depart on Sunday morning. cyclones.com
What does the public RV lot offer?
Space at no cost in the ISU Research Park, with no restrooms and no garbage dumpsters on site, and no tailgating there. cyclones.com
What are the tailgating rules in the lots?
One parking space per pass, tents no larger than 10 by 10 feet, no glass bottles, kegs or open fires, no tailgating from vehicle beds, roofs or trailers, and sound kept to your own tailgate at about 70 decibels. cyclones.com
Can an RV use the accessible parking areas?
No. There is no RV parking in the areas set aside for ADA parking. cyclones.com
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