Big Island Campground
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1,266 ftPrice
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Reservable
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Year-round
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No Service
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No Pets
Quick Facts
1,266 ftPrice
Varies
Booking
Reservable
Sites
Varies
Season
Year-round
Cell
No Service
Pets
No Pets
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"Guest reviews are largely positive, praising shady, spacious sites, a clean/new bathhouse with good showers, friendly staff, and excellent bird and wildlife viewing. A minority of visitors report site drainage issues, mosquitoes in summer, and occasional background road/rail noise."
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Big Island Campground
19499 780th Avenue, Albert Lea, MN 56007
Best Time to Camp at Big Island Campground
The park welcomes visitors daily from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. year-round, with the ranger station keeping extended summer hours (first weekend in May through third weekend in October, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, until 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday) and more limited winter hours (10 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily). Time your visit for spring or fall migration seasons, and you'll witness spectacular concentrations of waterfowl staging on the marshes and lake—a birder's dream come true.
Summer likely best for camping, paddling and hiking; reviews overall positive in warm season.
Hardwood forest and rolling hills should provide good fall color and pleasant hiking.
Marshes and ponds plus migrating wildlife make spring appealing though conditions may be wet.
Winter activities not emphasized; lake is frozen in MN winters, limiting typical summer uses.
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