24/7 Towing & Roadside Help in Clive, Iowa
Des Moines Roadside Rescue tows in Clive from $124 and answers (515) 585-8351 at all hours. Give us the exit, 124 at University Avenue or 125 at Hickman Road, or your street and cross street.
Answered day and night, 24/7. Hear the price and the timing, say yes, and help is dispatched.
Tell us the road, the nearest exit or mile marker, or the cross street where you stopped.
Each price is a starting price. Availability, late hours, the distance, the weather and the vehicle can raise it. You get the final number on the call, before anything is set in motion.
Prices updated November 2026.
Key takeaways
- Clive towing starts from $124; a Clive lockout is from $85.
- Clive's I-35/I-80 exits are 124, University Avenue, and 125, Hickman Road.
- Hickman Road is the Clive-Urbandale line, so give the cross street when you call.
- Clive bans street parking during snow and ice and for 24 hours after.
Clive exits 124 and 125 on I-35/I-80
Clive has two exits on the shared I-35/I-80 freeway: 124, University Avenue, and 125, US 6 (Hickman Road). Exit 125 is also signed for Adel. Heading north, the freeway enters Clive at University Avenue.
Hickman Road is the line between Clive and Urbandale, so a car stopped on it can be in either city. The cross street settles which. Clive lies mostly in Polk County and partly in Dallas County, with about 19,508 residents (Census Bureau estimate for July 1, 2024).
Where to wait near the Hickman Road exit
If the car still moves, Love's Travel Stop #411 at exit 125 lists its store as open 24 hours. Its lot is a safer place to wait than the freeway shoulder. The rest of that interchange, ramp work included, is on our exit 125 page.
Clive's two exit numbers sit side by side, so reaching the next ramp and a side street usually beats stopping on the shoulder. If the car quits anyway, steer right, turn the hazards on and stay in your seat with the belt fastened. If anyone is hurt, or the car is stuck in a lane between University Avenue and Hickman Road, call 911 first.
Hickman Road construction through 2028
Iowa DOT awarded its Hickman Road interchange project in July 2024 and expects it to finish in 2028. It adds lanes on Hickman Road and on I-35/80 between University Avenue and Douglas Avenue. In the work zone, carry on to the next exit if the car still rolls, rather than stopping on a narrowed shoulder.
Clive snow parking ban and Walnut Creek flooding
Clive bans street parking during snowfall, ice events and drifting snow, and for 24 hours afterward. The ban runs 48 hours if the street has not been plowed curb to curb. A vehicle left in the street during a snow or ice event can be ticketed or towed. A car the city tows comes back through the city, not through us.
Clive's flood maps follow Walnut Creek at its I-35/80 gauge, where the record crest was 13.4 feet in June 2015. They also track North Walnut Creek at the Hickman Road gauge. The city's evacuation routes lead north to Hickman Road, west to NW 86th Street or south to University Avenue.
Tow truck prices in Clive
A tow from a Clive street or the University Avenue ramps starts from $124. Jump starts begin at $85, lockouts at $85 and spare-tire changes at $98. A car stuck in a plowed-up snowbank on a side street needs a winch-out, from $129.
Central Des Moines is about 9.5 road miles away, mostly on I-235. By an OSRM route computed in October 2026, the drive takes about 15 minutes with no traffic. A longer tow or crash work raises the price.
On a Clive street, tell us the street, the nearest cross street and which side of Hickman Road you are on. Call (515) 585-8351, and the full price and timing come before a tow truck or roadside technician heads out.
Clive questions
Is Hickman Road in Clive or Urbandale?
Both. US 6, Hickman Road, is the line between Clive and Urbandale, so give us the cross street when you call for a tow. We take calls from both sides of that line 24/7. Tell us the direction you were driving too, and we quote the tow on the call.
What are tow truck rates in Clive?
A tow in Clive starts from $124, from a city street or the University Avenue ramps. A longer haul or crash work raises it, and central Des Moines is about 9.5 road miles off. You hear the full amount on the call before a tow truck goes out.
How long does Clive's snow parking ban last?
Clive's ban lasts through the snowfall, ice or drifting and for 24 hours after. It stretches to 48 hours if your street has not been plowed curb to curb, and a car left out can be ticketed or towed. If the car will not start, call (515) 585-8351 for a jump start or a tow off the street.
Which way do I go if Walnut Creek floods in Clive?
Follow Clive's evacuation routes: north to Hickman Road, west to NW 86th Street or south to University Avenue. Never drive into water over the road, and dial 911 if water is rising around you. Once you are on dry ground along one of those routes, we can tow the car.
Is anything open 24 hours near the Clive exits?
Yes, Love's Travel Stop #411 at exit 125, Hickman Road, lists its store as open 24 hours. If the car can make it, wait in that Clive lot instead of on the freeway shoulder. Call (515) 585-8351 from there for a jump start, a tire change or a tow.