About Cross Lake Recreation Area
Number of accommodations: 122
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2026 Season availability
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- Dump station on site
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Reviews (1208)
What Guests Are Saying
Cross Lake Recreation Area is a well-maintained campground with clean facilities, spacious sites, and a beautiful wooded setting. Visitors appreciate its proximity to local amenities, including restaurants and shops, making it a convenient getaway. While some sites can be challenging to maneuver into, overall, guests enjoy the peaceful atmosphere and friendly staff, with many returning year after year.
What Guests Are Saying
Cross Lake Recreation Area is a well-maintained campground with clean facilities, spacious sites, and a beautiful wooded setting. Visitors appreciate its proximity to local amenities, including restaurants and shops, making it a convenient getaway. While some sites can be challenging to maneuver into, overall, guests enjoy the peaceful atmosphere and friendly staff, with many returning year after year.
Review Summary
Peggy G
VerifiedAugust 15, 2022 • Stayed at: 054, Loop: CROSSLAKE
Lakes are clean and clear. Great boating.
Joel T
VerifiedAugust 15, 2022 • Stayed at: 036, Loop: CROSSLAKE
Our family has been camping here for annually for over 40 years. We really enjoyed the new boat docks and slips. Unfortunately the lack of staff really showed in the sanitation department. The bathrooms should really be cleaned twice a day for a campground this size. Toilets over flowing and vomit in the sink sat for almost 15 hours before being cared for. We we tried to call the number for “service requests”, the number was disconnected.
Amanda C
VerifiedAugust 14, 2022 • Stayed at: 011, Loop: CROSSLAKE
Friendly staff, nice/clean sites, great lake access, & close to local establishments.
Amanda C
VerifiedAugust 14, 2022 • Stayed at: 011, Loop: CROSSLAKE
Friendly staff, nice/clean sites, great lake access, & close to local establishments.
Michael L
VerifiedAugust 9, 2022 • Stayed at: 034, Loop: CROSSLAKE
Exceptional yet again!! The new boat docks are fantastic and MUCH appreciated!! Thank-You.
Michael L
VerifiedAugust 9, 2022 • Stayed at: 034, Loop: CROSSLAKE
Exceptional yet again!! The new boat docks are fantastic and MUCH appreciated!! Thank-You.
Sharon M
VerifiedAugust 8, 2022 • Stayed at: 121, Loop: CROSSLAKE
Great location. Just the right amount of tree coverage and space between sites. Dam & its history cool to explore. Volunteers were lovely.
Bathrooms clean. Showers a bit dated (but expected for camping).
Recommend a stop here. =D
Mark S
VerifiedAugust 8, 2022 • Stayed at: 086, Loop: CROSSLAKE
The Campground at Cross Lake Recreation Area is a real gem; the grounds and facilities are well-maintained. In our experience the campsites have level pads and electricity. There is a dump station that also offers fresh water to fill camper tanks. The bathrooms offer flush toilets and hot-water showers, but they are pretty old and in need of some renovation because tiles are falling off the shower walls and there is a significant amount of mold and mildew in the grout. During our visit, the bathrooms were well stocked. The town of Cross Lake offers plenty of amenities such as groceries, laundry, fuel, propane, bait and restaurants so you can re-stock and recharge while on a long camping adventure. The lake offers good fishing as we had luck both above and below the dam. For those who need connectivity, we experienced 25 Mbps down and 9 Mbps up on ATT and 106 Mbps down and 14 Mbps up. Thanks to both the Army Corps of Engineers and Recreation.gov for making it so easy to plan and reserve an epic camping experience on our federal lands! ❤
Sharon M
VerifiedAugust 8, 2022 • Stayed at: 121, Loop: CROSSLAKE
Great location. Just the right amount of tree coverage and space between sites. Dam & its history cool to explore. Volunteers were lovely.
Bathrooms clean. Showers a bit dated (but expected for camping).
Recommend a stop here. =D
Mark S
VerifiedAugust 8, 2022 • Stayed at: 086, Loop: CROSSLAKE
The Campground at Cross Lake Recreation Area is a real gem; the grounds and facilities are well-maintained. In our experience the campsites have level pads and electricity. There is a dump station that also offers fresh water to fill camper tanks. The bathrooms offer flush toilets and hot-water showers, but they are pretty old and in need of some renovation because tiles are falling off the shower walls and there is a significant amount of mold and mildew in the grout. During our visit, the bathrooms were well stocked. The town of Cross Lake offers plenty of amenities such as groceries, laundry, fuel, propane, bait and restaurants so you can re-stock and recharge while on a long camping adventure. The lake offers good fishing as we had luck both above and below the dam. For those who need connectivity, we experienced 25 Mbps down and 9 Mbps up on ATT and 106 Mbps down and 14 Mbps up. Thanks to both the Army Corps of Engineers and Recreation.gov for making it so easy to plan and reserve an epic camping experience on our federal lands! ❤
Location Cross Lake Recreation Area
Address:
35507 County Rd 66
Crosslake, MN, 56442
United States
From Brainerd, Minnesota on Highway 25, turn right on County Road 3 and travel north
to Crosslake, Minn. The campground entrance is to the left, at the intersection of County Roads 3 and 66.
Cross Lake Recreation Area is accessible via Highway 25, which connects to Brainerd, Minnesota. County Road 3 provides access to the campground from Highway 25.
Latitude & Longitude: 46.6697 / -94.1083
Elevation: 376 feet
Policies & Rules
General
- All reservations must be made and/or modified at recreation.gov or by calling 1-877-444-6777. No walk ins allowed. * Cross Lake Recreation Area staff and volunteers do not make reservations on site.* Campers must risk their reservation being cancelled.
- In the interest of more effective resource management and to increase the overall enjoyment of the visitor experience available at the Cross Lake Recreation Area, Corps wide rules and regulations have been established and will be enforced (Title 36). Click here for more information 14-Day Stay LimitTo ensure everyone has a chance to enjoy our campsites, please be aware of our 14-day camping policy.Camping at any of our sites is limited to a maximum of 14 days within any 30-consecutive-day period.This rule is in accordance with official regulation CFS 327.7(b). An extension may only be granted with written permission from the District Commander.Please be aware that violations may result in the cancellation of reservations or removal from the campground.America The Beautiful PassesWe proudly accept America The Beautiful passes. To ensure fair use, please remember:The pass may only be used for the single campsite you are actively occupying.Passes are non-transferable and cannot be shared with friends or family for other sites.If a pass is used for multiple sites simultaneously, it will be invalidated, and the full camping fee for the additional site(s) will be charged.Cross Lake Recreation Area has additional rules including but not limited to:* Firewood restrictions are in effect to prevent the spread of invasive insects and disease. Click here for more information * ATV/UTV and Golf Cart operation within the campground is not allowed. * All vehicles and camping equipment must fit on the campsite. Do not park or place camping equipment on the grass.* Posted speed limit is 10 mph.* Limit two tents per site, or one wheeled unit and one tent.* Reserved campsites must be occupied daily and with intention of overnight camping. Visitors may not book a site just for access to the boat docks.
- Closure* The Campground will close 15-OCT-2026 for the remainder of the season. This includes all dump stations, all restrooms, and water spigots. At this time, the main boat ramp is expected to remain available throughout October.
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Last updated: June 4, 2026
