Sandy Lake

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First time staying at Big Sandy. We absolutely loved everything it had to offer! This will be a for sure annual spot to stay !

This was our first experience camping at an Army Corps campground and it was excellent. The site was very nice, staff was friendly and helpful, and grounds were clean and well kept. We'll definitely continue camping at Army Corps campgrounds.

Stayed in site 41 on North side of campground. Beautiful place with nice boat ramps and a nice beach area. Access to Sandy Lake, Aitken River and the Sandy Dam outlet to the Mississippi River. Saw several Eagles with their young juveniles throughout the area. Clean restrooms and showers. Even has a small laundry room (One washer and one dryer)! There is a nice dump station on the South side campground with Black tank wash water and potable water available there. There are a few other potable water spigots throughout the campground. There is another dump station on the North side campground but only has a gravity feed cleaning water tank at that location. It would be nice if the Corp would run pressurized cleaning water and potable water to that dump station.
Overall great campground and enjoyable stay.
The Park Rangers and Camp hosts were very helpful and friendly!

Nice to be open

We did experience a situation over the 4th of July with disturbing tenters next to us. Another group of campers did have to call 911 as the situation was escalating. I have to commend the quick and efficient response from the aitkin sheriff's department. They handled the unruly campers quickly and without futher problems. Once they were removed from their tent site our experience at Big Sandy was wonderful, as always!

Big Sandy rec is a great place! Clean bathrooms and wonderful access to the lake.

Very clean and well maintained

The bald eagle nest and watching the eaglet and parents was awesome.

Beautiful campground