Pokegama Dam Campground

The park was clean, our campsite offered a beautiful view of the river

I would have rated it 5 stars except for one glaring issue that I feel compelled to comment on. First of all, the positive.....the campsite we stayed in (#7) was excellent! Nice and level, nice shade, plenty of room for our 30' travel trailer and our truck. Fire ring was the appropriate distance from the camper so didn't have to worry about fly ash hitting our awning. Absolutely 5 stars on the campsite. We like the location of this campground to area mountain biking parks. We will very likely be back again next year.

Now for the negative......One big negative. There were guys mowing on a Friday afternoon when the campground was completely full. I am fully aware of everything you are going to use as an excuse. Limited staff, limited availability as far as days they work, etc. Every, and I mean EVERY other campground I've been in, they mow on days where it is more likely that the campground will be less populated. There were people sitting at their picnic tables eating lunch while your guys were going near them kicking up dust, leaves, rocks, whatever. An even bigger concern......Yes they had deflection shield on the discharge chutes, but that won't stop every rock or stick from getting shot out of the chute. They were turning around in the road where there was gravel, pointing their chutes at campers and vehicles. Unbelievable!! I have had two windows blown out by irresponsible lawn mower operators due to rocks being thrown. Why not put plugs in the chutes like every other campground I've been in does. MULCH the grass clippings, and it is much safer! Please consider choosing different days and times. Yes, there will be campers in the campground, but on a Friday afternoon, this campground was absolutely full. On Monday when we left at noon, almost empty. PLEASE consider, and at the very least PLUG the chutes.

Keep up the good work very nice place to stay will be back

Easy to find campground as it's right of major road. Easy check in with Ranger. Tent site was a good size for a medium size tent..had table. It was just a overnight stay. Dam near and walking trails ..good fishing on Dam/River.Very clean restrooms with TP and hand dryers.(Shower) Beautiful area and quite ...until early morning train and loud trucks. Plenty of lights at night. Felt secure and safe. I would camp here overnight again. Very clean which was a bonus.

All restrooms and showers as well as the out house were always clean.

I know it’s hard to get help but a campground host program might work. Where I have been with hosts they get free camping for a designated number of days/weeks and they doing site cleaning and restroom cleaning as well as check ins . I’m retired now so my wife and I would possibly consider hosting occasionally.

We love this place! Quiet and convenient. Nice views of the river.

Very clean and friendly.

Very nice campground with great sites along the river. Hiking trails all around. Railroad tracks run right next to the campground, and a busy highway right past the tracks. Still an enjoyable stay, but a little noisier than we expected. It was nice to be close to a decent size community (Grand Rapids, MN) with lots to do there too.

Great smaller campground with lots of walking trails across the dam.