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Country Inn & Suites By Carlson Fort Dodge
3259 5TH AVENUE S. · FT DODGE, IA · 50501
 
Friday
87°F/65°F
Early fog followed by sunny skies. Warm.
Saturday
89°F/64°F
Mostly sunny. Warm.
extended forecast

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...