Number of accommodations: 31
Activities & Attractions
On property
Basketball
Volleyball
Year-round
Basketball
Volleyball
Campground Amenities
Most popular amenities
Water and Hygiene
- Restrooms
- Showers
On Site Services
- Basketball Court
- Volleyball Court
Water Access
- Boat Ramp / Launch
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Reviews (5)
What Guests Are Saying
Dower Lake Recreation Area is a nice campground featuring a beach and a Frisbee golf course. While it lacks trails and biking paths, it boasts the longest pier on a lake. Overall, it offers enjoyable amenities for visitors.
What Guests Are Saying
Dower Lake Recreation Area is a nice campground featuring a beach and a Frisbee golf course. While it lacks trails and biking paths, it boasts the longest pier on a lake. Overall, it offers enjoyable amenities for visitors.
Review Summary
Kristen Picciolo
October 5, 2023
This was a wonderful place to camp! Large spots for rustic and electric camping alike. There are plenty of things to do between swimming, the park, volleyball, disc golf, the pier, and just a nice area to walk around. Free firewood, which was awesome! Free shower rooms (not the newest) with plenty of hot water (after about a minute), definitely could use new hooks to hang things on, or perhaps a shelf....but we felt safe and got clean! My son and I very much enjoyed our stay here!
Elizabeth Smith
May 26, 2024
Beautiful campground!! Quiet! Bathrooms are wonderful, the only issue was all the water on the floor! The campsites are big and spacious. Docks everywhere. Playground is nice. Staples is a short 6 minute drive away for anything you may have forgot or for live bait!
Josh Smith
June 16, 2024
Great spot to camp, right off the highway but peaceful.
Small swimming area for the kids, playground as well
Plenty of cut wood to burn was so nice as we had a fire going all weekend
Conor Treacy
July 13, 2024
Awesome little campground. Level pads, noise was kept to a minimum. Showers need help. They were clean, but old. Smelled like a washing machine. Stains on walls from years of water. Just needs an overhaul.
The amount of "campers only" signs and "we will prosecute" notices about keeping the shower clean or vandalism was concerning. We felt safe in the area, but the signage was more than excessive.
L Padgett
July 1, 2026
Nice campground. No trails or biking paths but there is a beach and Frisbee golf course. The park has the longest peer on a lake!
Location Dower Lake Recreation Area
Address:
24615 Thunder Road
Staples, MN, 56479
United States
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Last updated: September 6, 2026