Ottawa/Imp Lake

Nathan Miller

A nice spot to camp if campground camping is your thing. Plenty of outhouses, a dumpster, water from a pump well, boat launch, and picnic area. Garbage is still a problem at the beach which is idiotic. The nature trail though the woods is a great bonus and worth the hike!

Greg Krueger

The age of infrastructure here makes this place a historic gem. Imp Lake Campground looks like what you might imagine a national forest campground looking like in the 1990’s. The vault toilets appear to be 40+ years old. Picnic tables are the vintage all-wood variety that got replaced across most Midwest national forests years ago. But infrastructure here has been well maintained; for the most part, things are still in good shape. The first and largest loop of this campground is open only during summer and early fall; the second loop is open year-round. There’s some question as to whether fees are required during the seasons when no drinking water is provided. Two iconic hand pumps provide drinking water, one in each loop. As of mid May neither one was in service for the season yet. That didn’t stop a couple families from setting up camp in the second loop’s lakefront sites. Imp Lake offers just the basics - vault toilets and drinking water - but for the right type of camper in the right setting, that’s all you need for a great trip. The location is picturesque and boasts a hiking trailhead right at the campground. A picnic area with swimmable shoreline and a boat landing are immediately adjacent.

Laura Ghiggia

Great wkend spent great fishing and memories made✨️🎣🔥🐟🌛🌊😊

Todd Thoune

Beautiful and peaceful

RhinoVirus21

Very peaceful!