We have been camping at this park for about 10 years, traveling from the Chicago, IL area. We've found that one week there is not enough, and now we stay for two weeks. I find the owners to be fair and reasonable and they enforce their camp rules, which is something we appreciate. They have always been very friendly and helpful and generally the only people who leave there with a bad experience are the ones we'd prefer hadn't chosen to camp at a family park in the first place. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
The campground is average and has all of the normal services but the sites are smaller than average with very limited washroom facilities. We decided to stay at this campground due to finding some good reviews but when we arrived we found the owners to be quite mean and nasty which ruined the whole atmosphere for us and several other campers they went around yelling at. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Review Rating
[ 9 / 10 ]
May 2009
$47
Good camping! Nice clean and fun campground. We are going back again. Kids had fun fishing off the dock, no big fish but little ones that like to bit fast, great for kids. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Camped here in motorhome. Lots to do at this campground, outside games, or shoot a game of pool in the general store, rent a boat. Loved it here. They even have a dog washing station and fenced in area to cut the dogs loose for a run. The folks that run this campground are very nice and take a lot of pride in their property. Lovely lake view from any campsite too. The on site general store came in handy on our stay. Spotless laundry room, showers, bathrooms. Grounds were also very well kept, They give escort to the site too. Paved patios, so stepping out of the motorhome onto the patio instead of dirt was nice. We would definately camp here again. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This is an older campground, most of it covered with high mature trees giving good shade. There are both trailer sites and tent sites available close to and overlooking the lake. All sites have a large concrete patio pad and WiFi. There are boat docking facilities available but, there is no swimming in the lake due to weeds.The pool is a good size but 10-20 active children can make it impossible for adults to use it. The 2008 rates are quite a bit more expensive than comparable parks elsewhere but the park seemed to be almost full. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Located 10 miles south of Brainerd just off Hwy 371. Traffic noise is minimal to none. We love this place and have camped here each year for the past 5 years. Very nice store with supplies, arcade, and one of our favorites...tables and chairs in the store so you can sit around and chat with others camping while you enjoy your ice cream treat (available at store), or watch a little TV. Nice pool behind the store. Unlike many campgrounds, the owners are usually the ones in the store so you can get to know them. They have occasional help in the store, usually a few others who also have seasonals there, and we have gotten to know them. There restrooms and showers at the main building, and also at the bath house on the west side of the grounds. Always clean and hot water, and shower mats (nice touch!). The grounds are along the lake, and there is a fish cleaning building as well. All sites now have a nice concrete patio. There are several trees so there is always some shade available...I enjoyed sitting out and watching all the Blue Jays fly around of which there were several. I highly recommend Crow Wing Campground. Just be sure not to get site 60 which is off by itself (which isn't always bad) but is right next to the bankshot basketball court. All day long you will here "bonk bonk bonk" of basketballs. We stay on weekends so the price is a bit higher than during the weekdays. We camped here in a Tent Trailer.
Probably one of the best campgrounds you can find. Located 10 minutes south of Brainerd along Hwy 371, some highway noise but really not bad. Great sites from partial to full shade. Wonderful store with supplies, arcade, inside seating to chat with other campers. Nice pool, CLEAN restrooms with plenty of sink space, stalls, and showers with rubber mats and stool to set your clothes on, a nice simple touch that other campgrounds just seem not to be able to catch on to. Only minor complaint is bathroom stall doors are to close to toilets. Overall, this is a definite top of our list of campgrounds and we have seen many return campers during our annual visits. I have also discovered many other friends who have camped here with positive remarks. You will certainly be happy with your stay here. We camped here in a Tent Trailer.
One of the cleanest campgrounds we stayed last year. Owners understand service and keep an eye on things. We really enjoyed our stay. Although no swimming beach, the pool seemed adequate for kids. The reason not a 10 is because it is popular with families - we tend to like a little more privacy. However we are going there again next year with friends who have children. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
We camped here in September of 2009 in site #10. This is a very nice Corp of Engineer park. The spaces are long and most very roomy with a very dense forest around the sites. There are a couple of hiking trails and a beach area by the lake. We had Verizon cell service, but no satellite TV or internet. The Corp allows you to take as much wood as you want from a pile that they provide for you for a fee of $5.00 a day. You just have to cut it up and they provide a saw. It was very quiet and we would recommend this place highly. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This is a fantastic little Corp of Engineers (COE) campground. The sites are large and mostly level. We were in site 29 and it had to be at least 80 feet long and almost as wide. It has fire rings (firewood available in the campground for $5 per day) and new metal picnic tables. Potable water is available at different points in the campground but no individual hookups. Unusual from most COE campgrounds in that it also has hiking trails. Would definitely stay here again. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Very nice smaller park located in a waterfront park. Park is clean and attractive and sites are large but with no foliage separating them. Well worth the nightly cost and we would return. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Nice city campground in city park overlooking Rice Lake. Nice lake view, swimming beach, fishing pier, boat ramp, disc golf, picnic tables. Just off Hwy. 210 on the east side of Brainerd. Roomy sites, mostly back in nearly all are suitible for big rigs. Senior citizen discount. Friendly campground host, self checkin when host is gone. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.