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Lake Waveland Park


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That Rally Car Guy

May 02, 2025

Places is amazing..They're starting to do some really cool stuff there!!! 2025 is gonna be great for this place to Fish!!!Just look!!!!Amazing times!!!!

Abigail Ackermann

July 14, 2024

Families with kids, BEWARE! How this place is still open and has 84% positive reviews is beyond me. Most of these reviews must be from people who are related to the owners or are rough locals who don’t care about a clean campground and just want to party. From the moment my family and I pulled in we had a bad experience. Rough looking people running the check-in. We only wanted one site with two tents and they charged us double the price because we had 8 people and they only allow 6 people per site. That is discrimination against families with more than 4 kids. They also charge you a $7 car fee on top of the camping fee fyi. Everything about the campground is rundown, dirty, and scary. It looks abandoned and like it should’ve closed down 20 years ago. This was probably a really neat place in the 90s and it’s sad to see how it has just been left to rot. Huge dumpsters overflowing with metal rubble, the shelter roofs are caving in, picnic tables are rotted, the playground had no swings, just the frame, monkey bars were old, rusted and falling over, junk and trash all over in piles, the camp store is abandoned and closed. We never did see a “shower house,” there was a building unmarked with tons of garbage and old rusty vehicles next to it, but it was unmarked and we were too scared to even check it out. We saw a man with a group of people at a shelter, standing in the grass and peeing in broad daylight. This is not the place for families with children. It seems to be a place for the drugged out locals to get together and party who don’t care about it not being clean and having no amenities. At one time it looks as if they had a small putt putt course and a water slide for the lake, but that is now rusted and falling apart. The campsites themselves are not labeled. No parking spots or site markings. People just drive in the grass to a wooded area and camp wherever. One of our biggest concerns are all of the huge rotting trees with big dead branches hanging over where we were camping and the kids were playing. We had to move all of our tents out of the woods because we were scared of a big limb breaking off and falling at any time. We had people driving and walking through where we were camping which is concerning and unsafe. We had had questionable characters driving by, yelling out and being loud. People camping next to us had cars coming and going all night, they were playing loud music, and partying well past 1:30 in the morning. There is no DNR patrolling this place so there is definitely a sense of unease. My family and I did not feel safe at all and we will not be returning.

Ann Warner

May 16, 2024

Very large area. Lots of spaces. Shower house was clean. Vault toilets are ok. The reason for the 4 star vs. 5 is that the fire ring was full of ash and burnt cans.

Tabitha Murphy

February 10, 2022

I love this place. Relaxing, peaceful and the lady who runs the place is amazing!!! She is so helpful goes way beyond for the lake and the people who visit.

Drew Hicks

September 25, 2021

Fun place to camp; you get to pick your own spot for primative no numbered spots (great if your boondocking). Modern is good but it is usualy booked up.

William Myers

September 06, 2021

Good lake…pretty good fishing…but it’s expensive and the boat docks are the worst I’ve ever seen. They are literally crumbling.

Kelly Cummings

July 21, 2021

Lots of great camping! Bait shop. Food mart for campers and a beach!

Jennifer Davenport

July 18, 2021

We really enjoyed our stay here. The grounds are kept up well. There are many great primitive and rv camp sites. Lots of relaxing spots for picnics. The beach/sand area is kept clean. The main bath house by rv sites need some updating as well as the kids play areas. Quite an issue w wasps on most buildings/shelters but bugs are expected, so just be aware. Definitely will be coming back. Great location.

Shirley Dawson

July 09, 2021

Love camping here my family has made it a tradition to camp here on the independence day weekend they have a beautiful fife works show

Man 1000

November 04, 2020

Lake Waveland is on a huge property with a place for fishing and a separate area with a dock. There are plenty of restrooms, showers, seating areas, play grounds, store, beach, parking and campgrounds for RVs, campers and trailers. This is an excellent spot.