Waterloo Portage Lake Modern — Waterloo Recreation Area
Reviewed Jul. 24, 2017

Sites Small & Close, Dogs Welcome

I was very satisfied with this campground. Each site gets its own picnic table and fire pit, and there are also cabins available. The camp is dog-friendly, and has a variety of shade or sun spots, even if most of them are not level. RV's and tent-camping allowed. You can bring in your own firewood - the wood that they have for sale is not good, don't buy it; when we were there, a local family very close to the campground was selling much better wood that was older and burned better. The bathrooms are clean (well-water) and the staff is friendly. There are "host" activities for kids and adults also, the schedules are posted in the showers. The lake is clean enough to swim in, also. The sites are on the small side and grouped together; there are plenty of trees close enough together to hang a hammock but nothing I would call a forest. Good community camping; not for those who like isolation.

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  • Review photo of Waterloo Portage Lake Modern — Waterloo Recreation Area by Janine P., July 24, 2017
  • (This also won't flip and I don't know why) a brief video tour of the campground as we left to acquire firewood from elsewhere.
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  • Review photo of Waterloo Portage Lake Modern — Waterloo Recreation Area by Janine P., July 24, 2017