Lake Camping Near Emmetsburg, Iowa, US: 12 Best Lake Campsites 2025

Looking for the perfect camping experience near Emmetsburg, Iowa? Look no further than Hipcamp, where you'll find over 89 options tailored to your accommodation and activity preferences. With average prices as low as $30 per night and options starting at just $15, you'll find a campsite that fits your budget. Explore top-rated campsites like Daniel's Cabin Retreat (108 reviews), Camping on private lake (83 reviews), and Mn River Valley Sanctuary (37 reviews). Enjoy popular amenities such as showers, potable water, and cooking equipment, while engaging in activities like swimming, off-roading (OHV), and biking. So pack your gear and get ready for an unforgettable camping experience!

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Top-rated campgrounds

Looking for the perfect camping experience near Emmetsburg, Iowa? Look no further than Hipcamp, where you'll find over 89 options tailored to your accommodation and activity preferences. With average prices as low as $30 per night and options starting at just $15, you'll find a campsite that fits your budget. Explore top-rated campsites like Daniel's Cabin Retreat (108 reviews), Camping on private lake (83 reviews), and Mn River Valley Sanctuary (37 reviews). Enjoy popular amenities such as showers, potable water, and cooking equipment, while engaging in activities like swimming, off-roading (OHV), and biking. So pack your gear and get ready for an unforgettable camping experience!

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Top-rated campgrounds

1. Lutheran Lakeside Camp

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29mi from Emmetsburg · 20 sites · Tents, RVs · Spirit Lake, IA

Our mission is to be a place of belonging for all people to find joy and purpose in God's creation. We have a beautiful property with lots of activities and amenities to offer and we want to share it with as many people as possible. All the income we receive through campers and guests goes towards Camp for ALL Kids, where we allow foster children to attend camp at no cost. Learn more about this land:Park your RV and enjoy WiFi, endless activities onsite as well as peace and serenity while only being a few miles from the Okoboji excitement. Back in, hook up to 30 or 50 amp, Dump Station, short walk or drive to the waterfront. All guests get a picnic table and fire ring. Enjoy 3.5 miles of trails, basketball, sand volleyball, gaga ball, human foosball, 9 square, soccer filed, playground, and open fields.

2. Silver Lake Camp Sweet Camp

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12mi from Emmetsburg · 1 site · RV · Ayrshire, IA

Come be our guest on Silver Lake near Ayrshire, IA. Our back-in camp site has full electric, water (Iowa Lakes Rural Water treated), and sewer hook ups. Relax, and enjoy fishing from our dock (don’t forget your poles and bait!), a picnic under our willow tree, listening to the birds sing, a peaceful cup of coffee, a walk on a country road, a delicious campfire meal, or sitting in our wildflower patch. Silver Lake is a quiet, shallow lake and is perfect for kayaking or playing in the water on a warm day. Bring your own, or rent ours. We have 2 kayaks and 2 stand-up paddle boards that can be rented for $25 each/day.

3. Caven's Landing Campground

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39mi from Emmetsburg · 10 sites · Sherburn, MN

Located just off of Interstate 90, this quiet and quaint little campground gives you direct views and access to Fox Lake and the wonderful rural Midwest wildlife. It's the perfect place to unwind, kayak, fish, golf at Fox Lake golf course less than a mile away, and our favorite thing, to find a little peace.

4. Emerson Bay State Recreation Area

82 sites · West Okoboji, Iowa

Emerson Bay State Recreation Area: A Lakeside Haven for Outdoor Enthusiasts.

Electrical Hookup

Toilets

Showers

5. Gull Point State Park

112 sites · Wahpeton, Iowa

Discover the Serene Beauty of Gull Point State Park.

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Electrical Hookup

Toilets

6. Marble Beach State Recreation Area

221 sites · Orleans, Iowa

Discover the Serenity of Marble Beach State Recreation Area.

Pets

Electrical Hookup

Toilets

Public campgrounds near Emmetsburg

Emerson Bay Campground

30mi from Emmetsburg · 82 sites · Tents, RVs · in Emerson Bay State Recreation Area

Gull Point Campground

30mi from Emmetsburg · 112 sites · Tents, RVs · in Gull Point State Park

Marble Beach Campground

35mi from Emmetsburg · 221 sites · Tents, RVs · in Marble Beach State Recreation Area

Stories from the community

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Larry

August 2025

30 ft travel trailer

With pets

4 nights at Silver Lake Camp Sweet Camp

This was our first Hipcamp experience..and was it awesome!! Everything was so well cared for. All our needs were met and then some!! We loved sitting on the dock watching the boaters, found a great spot just down the road to put in our kayaks. Having firewood there was awesome! The patio by the Lake was so well laid out it was easy to enjoy the Lake!! We will be back for sure! Thanks for the great weekend!!

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Greg

August 2025

42 ft fifth wheel

With pets

Weekend Trip to Silver Lake Camp Sweet Camp

Peaceful area, lots of area for yard activities if your bringing kids bring your yard activities as well. Will definitely plan on staying here in the future.

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Jennifer

July 2025

29 ft Class C

6 nights at Silver Lake Camp Sweet Camp

We loved staying at Mary's RV site on Silver Lake! Beautiful view of the lake and the best part is so private and secluded being the only hook up site on the property!!! Full hook-ups for RV was a big bonus. A wonderful and beautiful spot and so quiet, relaxing and a peaceful place. Mary was a great host and took good care of us checking in on us and making sure we were safe and she responded super quick anytime we had questions. Thank you Mary love your camp site, we will be back!!!

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Nick

July 2025

35 ft Class B

With kids

1 night at Silver Lake Camp Sweet Camp

Very nice place, the entire property was very well kept and clean. Great views, and super quite.

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Kim

June 2025

35 ft Class C

Weekend Trip to Silver Lake Camp Sweet Camp

We enjoyed the beautiful setting on Silver Lake. With multiple areas to explore and relax like a stroll around the wild flower patch, sitting in the dock chairs, and enjoying the lake view from the shade of the patio swing on the lakeside patio, it's a great place to decompress. Unfortunately, the heat and humidity kept us from enjoying the picnic table in the wild flowers, a nap under the willow tree, the kayaks on the lake, or an evening campfire. But that's a "me problem" as I don't do well in that weather. For us, Campsite 1 at Silver Lake Camp Sweet Camp was a great place to get to know our new-to-us Class C motorhome with the use of full hookups, the birds outside our windows, and the lake a leisurely stroll away. Thank you Mary and Eric for sharing your little piece of the world!

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Tammie

June 2025

23 ft travel trailer

With pets

Weekend Trip to Silver Lake Camp Sweet Camp

Private camping spot with access to small lake. Nice dock-we loved the dock/fishing chairs. Quiet area, Long lot, Mature trees(some with Swings). Hilly but grass is soft and well groomed/landscaped. Fire pit area is perfect for cooking/campfire needs with chairs provided. Full hook-ups worked well. Would recommend.