Mississippi River Headwaters - Sandy Lake
Sandy Lake
Campground60 sites50 ampReservable
Photo: USACE St. Paul District
Site map
60 campsites at their real positions, from the agency's own site coordinates.
- Electric site
- Other site
- Loop, in site-number order
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About this campground
The Sandy Lake Dam and Recreation Area is situated at the outlet of Big Sandy Lake in northern Minnesota, 13 miles north of McGregor, MN. The dam is a part of the Mississippi Headwaters Project, one of the first reservoir systems in the country, and the Sandy Lake Dam structure dates back to 1895.
Sites and hookups
- Campsites
- 60
- Sites by type
- 2 group, 1 cabin
- Electric hookups
- 52 sites, up to 50 amp
- Water hookups
- 4
- Max RV length
- 70+ ft
- Pull-through sites
- 8
- Walk-in sites
- 1
- Accessible sites
- 2
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campfires
- Allowed
- Booking
- Reservable on Recreation.gov
Amenities
- Showers
- Drinking water
- Dump station
Public recreation nearby
Trailheads, access points and public lands within 25 miles.
Data Source: Recreation.gov
