Big Stone Lake

Park Notes

Top Reasons to Visit Big Stone Lake This Summer

Check out these insider secrets from park manager, Joanne Svendsen:

1. It's quiet: Fewer visitors means fewer neighbors in the campground, fewer dogs barking, fewer generators running, and fewer cars driving past your tent. You can hear the birds, the breeze, and the sounds from across the lake.
2. Great fishing: We're known for walleyes, northern pike, and crappie. The lake is shallow, so shore fishing is as good as boat fishing.
3. Lakeside campsites: Many sites are right on the lake - you can cast your line and start catching fish right from your campsite.
4. Fewer mosquitoes: We can't guarantee that every day will be bug-free, but if the wind is coming off the lake it tends to blow the mosquitoes right out of the campground.
5. Sandy swimming beach: The beach is the perfect size for a family to take a cool dip on a hot day. It's just a short walk from the main campground and is a lovely spot to have a picnic.
6. You'll have the time and solitude to enjoy the little things:

• Walking by a lovely trickling stream...
• Picking raspberries, gooseberries, mulberries, and elderberries on a sunny summer day...
• Hiking along a grassy trail through a field of wildflowers...
• Watching all the birds - on the lakeshore, along the trails, or right from your campsite...
• Looking up at night and seeing hundreds of thousands of stars, undimmed by city lights and filling the sky.

Birders:

Bird Checklist at Big Stone Lake State Park.

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