Pokegama Dam Campground, Grand Rapids, MN

Pokegama Dam Campground in Itasca county is located 1 hr 29 min west of Duluth, MN with an elevation of 1,290 feet. There are a total of 22 campsites. The campground is normally open from the beginning of May to mid October. 19 sites can accommodate RVs and trailers between 46 and 79 feet. All sites are currently reservable. 20 sites have electric hookups. Fees range from $14.00 to $35.00.
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Campsite Reviews (128)

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@BillH7338117 · Camped on Sep 11, 2024 at Campsite #5
Clean, well kept, well behaved
@JacobA1142886 · Camped on Sep 8, 2024 at Campsite #17
Decently clean and accessible. The regularly running railroad is so close if you end up in a site right next to it you will literally feel the ground shake, much less sleep through the midnight train and its whistle. Do not attempt to camp without earplugs.
@GeorgeH6468277 · Camped on Sep 3, 2024 at Campsite #20
Beautiful campground, very clean and spacious bathrooms, and nice showers. I really liked the private disability combined bathroom and shower room that you can lock from the inside while showering.The one problem was the tent sites, of which there are only 2. One is behind the other, and they are very close together so there is hardly any privacy. Especially if you are in the site right by the parking lot - you are open to the whole parking lot and driveway where everyone exits and enters :( there should probably be just the one tent site at the back there.
@LindaM3264387 · Camped on Sep 3, 2024 at Campsite #16
First time in an Army core park. Very impressed. Clean, modern hook-ups and an excellent nightly rate. I had to trim some limbs in my site so I would not hit them as they were low hanging. But the trees on the main drive was clear. Right along a river at a dam. The ONLY negative was the active train track. There was no schedule of the trains, but when they came by you heard them and could actually feel your rig vibrate. Besides that, AWESOME!I will look at stay at more Army Corp campgrounds in the future.
@DanielM5313297 · Camped on Sep 1, 2024 at Campsite #20
Only stayed one night passing through. Site 20 near the dam was adequate other than the train that went by at 4am blasting their whistle for a loooong time. Can imagine it woke up the whole campground. Showers were clean. Easy access off the highway. Good fishing.
@JamieAE2F111ED · Camped on Aug 26, 2024 at Campsite #2
Very quiet and peaceful. Was small but had a playground for our kids and some hiking so we were very happy. Only complaint was it was by the highway so was a little noisy at times but otherwise great experience!
@MarshJ51635109 · Camped on Aug 13, 2024 at Campsite #4
Pokegama is a very nice spot to camp for a visit. At times it's noisy enough to inhibit conversation outside, but the sites are nice and the shade trees are awesome. Access to the river is very easy, and it's a short (2.5mi) ride across the dam to Tioga MTB park. Bathrooms were clean, and everything worked. We'll stay there again.
@JudyP770835655 · Camped on Aug 11, 2024 at Campsite #18
Very nice spaces, very nice showers, walking trails, nice playground for kids too
@LucasC1B71A724 · Camped on Aug 8, 2024 at Campsite #8
Well-maintained facility
@BillH7338117 · Camped on Jul 18, 2024 at Campsite #8
Close, clean, well maintained, beautiful views
@DouglasB949679 · Camped on Jul 16, 2024 at Campsite #18
Nice clean showers and a quiet campground
@CindyT7923366 · Camped on Jul 14, 2024 at Campsite #21
Our tent campsite was next to the train tracks and the highway. Also we were behind another campsite and we felt bad walking through the other site to ours. It was mostly full sun too. We did walk over to the big beautiful shelter to make our meals.
@MaryHele3E5334 · Camped on Jul 11, 2024 at Campsite #7
Really love these ACoE camgrounds. All sites are spacious. This one is super quiet, allows campfires & has many sites along the Mississippi River.
@DarraS1838415B · Camped on Jul 1, 2024 at Campsite #6
Nice quiet campground. Enjoyed the river.
@GregB6149905 · Camped on Jun 28, 2024 at Campsite #17
The campground water is horribly contaminated with iron. It smells awful and tastes like blood.
@SteveF6015775 · Camped on Jun 27, 2024 at Campsite #5
This is a great park that is well-maintained. Sites are level and have room for our motorhome and tow vehicle. The bathroom/shower at the front of the park is clean. The bathroom in the center of the park has no running water and the typical smell that goes with this style of outhouse.
@JamesT8733204 · Camped on Jun 21, 2024 at Campsite #2
We were in Pokegama Campground in our Motorhome during the Judy Garland Festival 2024. The rangers erected a large screen and projected the Wizard of Oz movie for camp goers and the general public. That was exceptional.but it got better.they personally handed out free boxes of popcorn to the movie goers. Way beyond the call of duty and sooo impressive. A wonderful campground right on the Mississippi with great amenities and amazing employees.
@LindseyW321035 · Camped on Jun 14, 2024 at Campsite #3
There was no one around who was any authority to assist campers.There were empty electric spots that could not be reserved for a single night, even though no one was due in until the next afternoon.
@StaceyS6239621 · Camped on Jun 9, 2024 at Campsite #8
The neighbors kept making my dogs bark with there dogs. And then they complained about mine. There dogs caused mine to bark. My dogs are puppies and will bark.
@LeroyGEBC185B1 · Camped on Jun 7, 2024 at Campsite #5
very nice and clean
@KrisH8370243 · Camped on Jun 5, 2024 at Campsite #19
The campground is wonderful and the people in the office are, too. We had a MAN in the womens bathroom three times using toilets and the shower. That was awful! The way things are these days I dont know what you can do about it.
@KimM8115265 · Camped on May 31, 2024 at Campsite #7
Very clean and beautiful park. The area has lots to offer. Many sites have beautiful views of the water.
@WilliamC221307 · Camped on May 30, 2024 at Campsite #1
Pokegama Dam ticks all the boxes...except mountains. It's convenient, priced right, clean, well-maintained, and level sites.
@SteveG742734A3 · Camped on May 25, 2024 at Campsite #16
This is a beautiful campground on the banks of the Mississippi! Quiet and peaceful.
@elizabeth19786 · Camped on May 12, 2024 at Campsite #10
Since we were in a tent, the traffic noise was deafening and therefore made it difficult to get a decent nights sleep. It is only a bearable camping location for RVs.

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