NADING'S

Sporting and Outdoors

Gear up before the park
Your outfitter on the corner

The place to gear up in Strawberry Point

Nading's is where northeast Iowa gears up for the outdoors. We carry a wide selection for hunting, fishing, and camping, and we keep current local info close by, so you can grab what you need and get out there.

Fuel, food, bait, tackle, and your license under one roof, right on the way to the water and the woods. One stop, then you are gone.

Live conditions

Before you head to the park

Weather, river levels, trout stocking, and daylight near Backbone, pulled automatically from public sources and refreshed through the day.

Forecast
63°
Tonight
Mostly Cloudy then Patchy Fog
Wind 7 mph E
National Weather Service
Trout stocking
In season
Richmond Springs, Backbone
Catchable rainbow trout, plus a wild brown trout population.
Iowa DNR · stocking calendar
River
160 cfs
Maquoketa River at Manchester
Gage height 4.17 ft
As of Sep 5, 6:15 PM
USGS Water Services
Daylight
6:36 AM7:36 PM13h 0m
First light 6:07 AM.
Calculated for Strawberry Point

Weather from the National Weather Service, river data from USGS, trout stocking from the Iowa DNR, and sun times calculated locally. Always confirm current fishing and hunting seasons and regulations with the Iowa DNR.

What we carry

Hunting, fishing, and the outdoors

A full counter for the trip, whether you are after trout at dawn or packing the truck for a weekend at the park.

Hunting

Field gear and the basics for the season, close to home.

Fishing

Rods, reels, line, and tackle for the river and the lake.

Camping

The gear that makes a weekend at the park easy.

Bait and tackle

Live bait and tackle so you can fish the same day you fuel up.

Licenses

Grab your hunting and fishing license while you are in.

Ammo

Ammunition stocked for the season and the range.

Looking for something specific we do not have on the shelf? We can special order firearms and ammunition for pickup at the store.

Request a firearm or ammo order
Backbone State Park

Closest gear to Iowa's oldest state park

Backbone State Park is Iowa's oldest state park and draws more than 600,000 visitors a year for trout fishing, hunting, and camping. Strawberry Point is one of the two nearest full-service towns, and Nading's is one of the closest places to gas up, grab food, and buy bait, tackle, and a license on the way in.

Trout fishing

Richmond Springs

4.2 miles from the store · about 11 min drive

A spring-fed trout stream in the park's north unit, stocked with rainbow trout by the Iowa DNR. The closest stop for an early line in the water.

Get directions to Richmond Springs
Richmond Springs
Route from the storePark trailsPark boundaryRivers and lakeTrout accessElevation

Tap Nading's or a destination to see the drive and zoom in. Distances and times are from public road data. Map and elevation data from OpenStreetMap and public terrain data.

Season by season

Stocked for what is in season

From trout fishing in spring to hunting seasons in fall, we keep the counter stocked for what northeast Iowa is doing right now.

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