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Located on beautiful Lake Oelwein in northeast Iowa. We are a child/family friendly campground, privately owned, where our passion is to serve our camping guests with a high level of commitment and excellence. Fishing, kayaking, canoeing, sand beach & swim area, and much more. You will find it restful, relaxing, and peaceful...the way camping should be!
1418 Q Avenue, Oelwein, Iowa 50662
So disappointed. When making reservations, I mentioned coming to Oelwein solely to meet up with my cousin who lives there plus a cousin in Mason City. I was not informed of any restrictions on visitors. Upon arrival, when I informed the manager that I expected five cousins/spouses, he said only four visitors were allowed. No exceptions. Obviously, he does not care about his guests. We had to disconnect the utilities and drive to the city park so we could enjoy this tiny reunion/picnic, which this park would not allow. DO NOT RECOMMEND! Plus, the bath house was closed. On our 30-day trip, this place was our WORST experience!
Landed at this site through Passport America and were so amazed and pleased at what we found. The campground was so trimmed, orderly, friendly, and relaxing that we extended our stay 2 more days to rejuvenate for the next drive. Sites have lots of space. Laundry is convenient. Family is appreciated. Would gladly return.
We just loved this place. Very beautiful. The grounds were very clean and kept. You can tell the owners, Craig and Joyce take pride in their property. They had several games and activities to enjoy. We played pickelball and carpetball. We had smores by the campfire at night. Loved spending time with my family. We will return again. Thank you Craig and Joyce for making our stay enjoyable.
I'm not sure where these 5 star reviews are coming from . It's not the experience I had or anyone I've spoken to that has been there recently . The park is beautiful ..... the owners are just very unkind and controlling . There are locked gates at the front and barbed wire fences( maybe electric I'm not sure ) so you can never have anyone just check out the campground . It's a place to sit and read a book but not to socialize . The wording in the other reviews don't ring true for real review writers . 🤷♀️ it used to be a flourishing campground but now there are many empty lots ... google the other 1 star reviews they are more accurate from what we and others have experienced . We are not party people at all but we do enjoy sitting around a fire to talk .
My husband is a truck driver, and we’ve been traveling a lot this summer; going from one RV park to another. With those types of places. You never really know what you’re getting into, in terms of loud neighbors and all night parties… and we’ve definitely encountered our share of disrespectful behavior.
We happened upon Lakeshore resort on our journey from Southern Minnesota to Iowa, and we could not have been happier with what we discovered there… Beautiful park, very clean, and very tranquil. They are particular as to whom they take in, so consequently it felt very safe and peaceful. The owners take great pride in their property, it was very well kept and honestly we didn’t want to leave!!
We would highly recommend this spot if you are looking for a family friendly environment to get away and relax. It sits right on the lake so the scene is quite lovely. Lots of kid friendly activities as well as a pickle ball court and frisbee golf for the adults.
Wonderful experience.
We will definitely be back.
-Two happy Campers
