Cleary Lake Regional Park Campground

Lance Lietzau

Large campground with plenty of activities! They have two lots for RV and travel trailer use although the first lot only has two spaces and the second one has a total of five. The five space spot has no water or electric hook up but was a great place for me to test out my new solar set up. Word to the wise, gates ACTUALLY close at 10pm, there’s no way to contact anyone and I had to walk about a mile in parked outside the gate 😅. The White Pine lot (5 spaces) has a central bathroom/shower building. The park was jam packed Friday/Saturday but a ghost town the remaining sun/mon/tue I stayed. Easy access dump station and trail systems.

Alek Cunningham

Not one who likes leaving 1 star reviews, but I've been staying at the campground for a few days now. I called the visitors center and asked if I could have a packaged shipped there as I'm staying here for work and they said yes. I then overnighted a package here, to when it arrived, the visitors center refused the package and called me to tell me they can't do that. Then why did you tell me yes yesterday? Maybe you could've made this one exception instead of costing me all this shipping money.

Carrie Clinard

We RV camped here for two nights. We camped at RV Site Two. I included a picture from our vantage point and a picture of an empty RV Site One. We really enjoyed our stay. At first it seemed a little weird to have only two RV spots, but we ended up really liking it. We practically had the whole place to ourselves! It was a little tricky getting the camper in. At first we backed it in, but realized the hookups were on the other side. You have to pull straight thru like a pull-in spot, but to get out you either have to back up awkwardly or just pull thru the other Rv spot (if it’s empty). The pad is concrete and very spacious for tables and chairs. It has a fire pit and trash cans. It’s super close to the trail around the lake and the visitors center. It’s also near where you can rent kayaks or canoes. There’s a large grassy field behind the camp site that’s great for playing with kids or letting your pet explore. For my review, I’m only commenting on the camping. We only did the bike trail around the lake (it was lovely and easy), so I can’t say much else for the actual park. It is pretty with the lake and has great views. Highly recommend it if you’re looking for a camping spot near the Twin Cities.

Andrew Johnson

Great camping/fishing. Basswood areas 1-10 are in a pine forest. Basswood 11+ is in a deeper wooded area next to the lake with easy access to the powered ramada. Whitepine areas are more sunny and open and have drive-up access. 4-5 good fishing spots (that I know of), though some are rented out with specific sites. Lots of trails, golfing, park and beach area.

David Fletcher (RegNeoJazz)

Quiet Regional Park. A good lake for kayak, canoe, paddle board, or any other non motorized water sports activities. The drawback is the lake is very weedy and full of silt. You will find the water is of a green color most of the time. FISHING: You can fish and while the water is full of sediment, there is a beach. CAMPIMG: Overnight camping is allowed. There are spots for Tents or a camper for reservation. WATER SPORTS: Rentals are available for: Kayaks, Canoues, Paddle Boards,and Paddle boats. WEDDINGS: There are shelters where a wedding can be held. GOLF: There is a public golf course attach to the park. TRAILS: There is a paved trail system that encircle the lake. It is almost 3 miles around. Walking or bicycle riding is allowed on the trails.

Pooja Sharma

Visited this labor day. This is good campground for first time campers. Near to civilization so you can run to a store if you forgot something or near by restaurant. Car parking and campsite is very close so we carried too many items from home. Bathrooms are clean. This park has lot of activities swim beach, hiking , biking etc. Very safe but little noisy at night we could hear car passing by and there is no policy for quite time after 10 pm. We had a good family time.

Reviewer King

Unprofessional. Would not bring my kids here

Mr Cookiedough

This place went down hill

Linda Simonpietri

Sites nicely placed. Full hookups. Friendly staff. Great meeting & recreation room. Restaurant with good food just off sites.

Matt Leeder

I was just out there to kind of check out the campsites and also check out biking/hiking trails. I was definitely happy to see how things are out there, in fact, I plan on camping out there this next Monday and Tuesday nights! It's definitely a place that I would go to again!