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Ottawa/Imp Lake

Amenities

- Recreational Facilities

• Lake
• Swimming
• Fishing
• Ramp
• Body Of Water (Imp Lake)
• Kayaking/Canoeing

- Policies

• Pets Welcome
• Day Max Stay (14)
• Tent Camping Allowed
• No Reservations

- Other Amenities & Services

• Pit Toilets

- Recreation Nearby (within 10 miles)

• ATV Riding
• Hiking
• Mountain Biking

- Facility

• Type (National Forest)

- On-Site Rentals

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- Sites

• Spaces Available (22)
• Max Length (69)
• Gravel Sites (22)
• No Hookups (22)
• Back-ins (10 x 69)
• Fire Rings

User Reviews

Nathan Miller

June 12, 2023

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

August 08, 2022

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

July 23, 2022

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

Todd Thoune

August 19, 2021

Beautiful and peaceful

RhinoVirus21

July 11, 2021

Very peaceful!

Pat Kuchenbecker

September 23, 2020

Beautiful campsites!

Amanda Mitchell

August 02, 2019

There is no hook ups of any kind. The water comes out yellow from the pumps the mosquitoes are just awful. So for the price not worth it.

Pat Rick

October 23, 2018

Beautiful camp site! Perfect escape from reality.

Mike Trapp

June 13, 2018

Nice camp sites clean lake but very little maintenance being

Carrie Pillette

July 29, 2017

Called ahead to see if they had showers and was told yes. They lied. Had to chase my 5 year old grandson around with a pitcher of water trying to rinse the soap off bc the water pump was cold. We did not stay. We would have been the only ones in the place too. This is the only place out of the 5 that had garbage laying around. Hey campers clean up after yourself.

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