About Sandy Lake
Number of accommodations: 60
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
Most popular amenities
Playground
RV Utilities and Hookups
- Dump station on site
On Site Services
- Playground
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Reviews (187)
What Guests Are Saying
Sandy Lake is praised for its clean facilities, friendly hosts, and beautiful natural surroundings, making it a great spot for family camping and relaxation. Many appreciate the spacious campsites, modern restrooms, and enjoyable fishing and hiking opportunities. While some sites can be tricky to access and there are occasional issues with bugs and overcrowding, overall, visitors express a strong desire to return.
What Guests Are Saying
Sandy Lake is praised for its clean facilities, friendly hosts, and beautiful natural surroundings, making it a great spot for family camping and relaxation. Many appreciate the spacious campsites, modern restrooms, and enjoyable fishing and hiking opportunities. While some sites can be tricky to access and there are occasional issues with bugs and overcrowding, overall, visitors express a strong desire to return.
Review Summary
Scott M
VerifiedJuly 13, 2025 • Stayed at: 21, Loop: SPOI
We first visited this place last year and immediately set up a family camping trip for this year. It’s an awesome campground with a beautiful beach and the best part about it is you can bring your boat and get out onto the big water. Everyone associated with the campground Was very very nice.
Tonia H
VerifiedJuly 13, 2025 • Stayed at: 43, Loop: NPOI
Quiet, clean. Beautiful park. Little 4th of July parade. It was a wonderful park.
Janet R
VerifiedJuly 13, 2025 • Stayed at: 03, Loop: SPOI
Very nice camp site Great swimming beach
David H
VerifiedJuly 8, 2025 • Stayed at: 06, Loop: SPOI
The sites in this area are TINY, with campers stacked one on top of each other on both sides of the road. To make things worse, the road is two-way, meaning it's not a loop like a "normal" campground and people need to go back & forth on this narrow road to get in and out of these sites. Even though it's two-way, the road is just a single lane width. To make matters worse, campers are parking right off of the road, making it quite difficult getting in and out. Look at staying in one of the other loops, or at a different campground if those sites are already full. They also did the bathroom cleaning first thing in the morning, so don't expect to use the bathrooms or showers.
On the positive side, it was quiet and peaceful once I was able to squeeze our camper into its tiny little campsite.
Audra L
VerifiedJuly 8, 2025 • Stayed at: 03, Loop: SPOI
What a great Corps campground! Campsite was tidy, facilities nice and clean. Didnt use the beach but I paddleboarded around the bay and used the boat launch. Super enjoyable. The campground hosts were super friendly and helpful. We'd just booked one night as a rest stop on the way home, but will definitely be back for a longer stay.
Peggy A
VerifiedJuly 7, 2025 • Stayed at: 01, Loop: SPOI
We love camping at Big Sandy! The campsites and restrooms/showers are clean and well maintained. Having a washer and dryer there is always appreciated! The beach is large, sandy, and it’s nice that a small area of it is in the shade later afternoon. There are 2 playground areas with one smaller one being by the beach. Many enjoy shore fishing in the Mississippi River by the dam. If you have a boat, fishing and boating are a plus on the large, beautiful Big Sandy Lake.
Denise J
VerifiedJuly 6, 2025 • Stayed at: 49, Loop: NPOI
Beautiful park and lake.
Joe V
VerifiedJuly 6, 2025 • Stayed at: 32, Loop: NPOI
We loved it here. Friendly staff and very helpful. Restrooms were spotless.
Michael L
VerifiedJune 30, 2025 • Stayed at: 04, Loop: SPOI
Always clean, very friendly people
George A
VerifiedJune 30, 2025 • Stayed at: 11, Loop: SPOI
Great quiet little campground for the family. The beach and swimming area were awesome and the kids loved the dam and fishing down in the river.
Location Sandy Lake
Address:
22205 531 St Lane
McGregor, MN, 55760
United States
22205 531st Lane McGregor, MN 55760
Take Highway 65 for 13 miles north of McGregor, Minnesota.
*Follow "South Entrance" signs for campsites 1-21, tent sites 1-4, and south group campsite.
*Follow "North Entrance" signs for campsites 22-49, tent sites 5-8, north group campsite, and camper cabin.
If you need assistance finding your campsite, follow "South Entrance" signs to the campground office.
Latitude & Longitude: 46.7883 / -93.3283
Elevation: 376 feet
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Last updated: June 3, 2026
