Pokegama Dam 2022
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Pet Friendly Pet Friendly
River Access River Access
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About Pokegama Dam Campground

Pokegama Dam Campground (USACE) is situated in the heart of northern Minnesota's lake country next to the Mississippi River. Popular activities include boating, fishing, picnicking and wildlife viewing.

Available sites

21 total sites

Seasonal information

2026 (Current year)

2026 Season availability

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Campground Amenities

Most popular amenities

Pet friendly Pet friendly
River Access River Access
Showers Showers
RV Utilities and Hookups

RV Utilities and Hookups

  • Dump station on site
Water and Hygiene

Water and Hygiene

  • Potable Water
  • Showers
Water Access

Water Access

  • River Access
Pets and Policies

Pets and Policies

  • Pet friendly
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Rates, Sites & Availability

Select check-in and check-out dates to see real-time availability for each site.

21 Sites Available

Site
Price
🚐 01, Loop: POKEGAMA RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 02, Loop: POKEGAMA RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 03, Loop: POKEGAMA RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 04, Loop: POKEGAMA RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 05, Loop: POKEGAMA RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 06, Loop: POKEGAMA RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 07, Loop: POKEGAMA RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 08, Loop: POKEGAMA RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 09, Loop: POKEGAMA RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 10, Loop: POKEGAMA RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 11, Loop: POKEGAMA RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 12, Loop: POKEGAMA RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 13, Loop: POKEGAMA RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 14, Loop: POKEGAMA RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 15, Loop: POKEGAMA RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐 16, Loop: POKEGAMA RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 17, Loop: POKEGAMA RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 18, Loop: POKEGAMA RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 19, Loop: POKEGAMA RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
⛺ 20, Loop: POKEGAMA Tent
Pet Friendly · Campfire · Yes shade
⛺ 21, Loop: POKEGAMA Tent
Pet Friendly · Campfire · Yes shade

Reviews

611 reviews

Summary

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Pokegama Dam Campground is praised for its cleanliness, spacious sites, and well-maintained facilities, including bathrooms and showers. Many guests appreciate the peaceful atmosphere and proximity to the river, as well as the helpful staff and convenient access to hiking trails and nearby amenities. While some noise from trains and highways is noted, the overall experience is positive, with many visitors expressing a desire to return.

Based on guest feedback

4.4

Overall rating

Based on 611 reviews

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5 stars 63.3% (387)
4 stars 22.1% (135)
3 stars 8.5% (52)
2 stars 3.1% (19)
1 star 2.9% (18)

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Tom B

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May 10, 2026 Stayed at: 10, Loop: POKEGAMA

Being able to extend our stay on line was helpful as we had vehicle breakdown and needed to stay longer waiting for our vehicle to be fixed at the dealership.

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Tom L

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May 18, 2026 Stayed at: 16, Loop: POKEGAMA

This is an awesome campground, I think it has the cleanest campground bathrooms I have ever seen!

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Margaret L

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May 23, 2026 Stayed at: 15, Loop: POKEGAMA

This is a wonderful campground. Right on the Mississippi. Nice playground and hiking trails and fishing Piers. The place shower room was very clean. This is a park that I take my grandkids to to play on the playground. Wanted to give them a camping experience and it could not have been better. Nice yard space so our grandson could play baseball with a friend he met there. We were in the handicap parking area. It was so nice. We had a blacktop area and the bathrooms were right next to us. Can’t say enough good things about the place.

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William A

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May 27, 2026 Stayed at: 05, Loop: POKEGAMA

Quiet most of the time. Bathrooms and showers clean .

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calvin m

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May 27, 2026 Stayed at: 01, Loop: POKEGAMA

Nice quiet weekend

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Jeff M

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June 5, 2026 Stayed at: 12, Loop: POKEGAMA

Great place to camp, road noise seems to be getting worse since last year

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Teresa K

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June 5, 2026 Stayed at: 07, Loop: POKEGAMA

The sites are spacious, well maintained and very clean. The location is perfect for anything you’d like to do from trail riding to just enjoying relaxing at the campsite.

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Michelle G

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June 11, 2026 Stayed at: 07, Loop: POKEGAMA

Great service . Clean and large sites.

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Amy & Dave T

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June 15, 2026 Stayed at: 07, Loop: POKEGAMA

We were in Site 7. There are several good sites at Pokegama, but for our 30 ft camper we feel sites 5,6,7 are probably our favorites. We come here for the convenience as it's located close to Tioga Mountain Biking. Also just a short drive to Chisholm so we can ride at Redhead. The highway noise from highway 2 and the railroad might be a turnoff for some, but the convenient location and cleanliness of this campground outweigh those issues for us. If I were to make a suggestion, I'd suggest the rangers jump on the kids on the e-bike racing up and down the road through the campground. That's really my only concern and it's for safety reasons. The speed limit in the campground is 10 mph and they were far exceeding that. Cell service in site 7 (verizon) was rather limited, but our starlink dish worked pretty well. Overall a pleasant weekend. This was our 3rd summer coming here and we plan to be back next year. Good work!

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Michael S

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June 20, 2026 Stayed at: 04, Loop: POKEGAMA

While the campground was perfect for RVs, we were a little challenged with our tent. The bathroom and showers were well maintained and cleaned regularly. The setting overlooking the Mississippi River was very nice. The highway noise is a little intrusive.

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Location & Directions for Pokegama Dam Campground

34385 Us Hwy 2, Grand Rapids, MN 55744-9663 United States

Elevation: 393 ft

Getting There

From Grand Rapids, Minnesota, take Highway 2 west for 2 mi, turn left at signs and follow to campground.

Nearest town

Grand Rapids, MN - 2.9 mi

About 5 min to downtown

Policies & Rules

Arrival & departure

  • Check-out time is at 10 p.m.

Fires & fuel

  • Buy firewood locally and burn it on-site to protect forests.
  • No firewood is available at the campground.

Site capacity

  • Camping equipment must be placed on designated areas only.

Safety & rules

  • Fireworks are prohibited in the campground.

Vehicles & parking

  • Vehicles and camping equipment are not allowed on grassy areas.

Site types & loops

  • Camping is only allowed on designated sites.

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Last updated: October 23, 2026

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