The website shows this amazing campground with all these activities for families, however when you get there it's a dump with non maintained sites, junk and old appliances laying around and an abandoned building with broken windows and glass everywhere which I assuming was their once advertised rec center. Beach is small and weedy but water looks clear by the shore. Overall not a place I would bring my kids back to and probably not a place I would come back to myself considering the condition and the price is a bit steep for what they have to offer which is pretty much nothing. read more

Aj Acres Campground - Dumpy looking sites with no grass and lots of mess - Campgrounds Near Me

Very nice people checked us in, there was nobody else there aside from the permanent people who are on the outside, closest to the woods and who were very quiet and drove around in their little golf carts. The bathroom was clean, my sister-in-law actually met the lady who cleaned it, we were the only ones using it. Our kids loved the fishing dock, they "almost" caught a lot of fish. The check in desk had bags of ice, ice cream treats, candy, a nice little limited general store. The campsites were more dirt than grass but I still always felt right in the middle of nature. read more

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We needed a quick weekend camping trip to test out the repairs done on our camper before a long trip so we picked this place. They had openings and it was a short drive. Mistake. I had asked for a more private spot because our dogs tend to attract a lot of attention. They put us at the end where two roads met. All weekend we had golf carts driving by staring at "Marmaduke" and making comments about saddles. The site right across the road was empty all weekend and much more secluded. It was difficult to determine where the sites were. If it hadn't been for an employee driving by when I set up I wouldn't have known where my site was since the numbers weren't visible and the separation of sites was unclear. I had to help campers who arrived later find their campsites based on where I was and what numbers they were looking for. It wouldn't have been too bad if that's all that was wrong. It rained. We had gone into town to get some firewood since they cut their wood at AJ Acres seconds before you buy it and it won't burn. On the way back it was raining pretty hard and we had to drive through the campground on roads that had waterfalls. Our campsite had about 3" of water sitting in it. The seasonal campers - looks like some of them live there fulltime. Kind of trashy. Most of them let their dogs run loose so they come out to see our dogs when we walk them by on leash. Bathrooms - nasty. I'm glad they had two showers because one of them had a dirty tampon in the corner. The other one was just slightly better. read more

I found this place to be very trashy. The seasonal sites are run down and full of trash. The place is all dirt roads and over grown making it very hard to drive around. I didn't feel safe here, like backwoods type people. When we were there they were riding snowmobiles across the beach water and yes, some sunk. DUMB! When we first pulled it to our site we were fine and it was sort of a pull through site, so we could just pull out to the right when we were ready to leave. The guy who guided us to our site was about ready to run water lines to our camper, BUT then the owner showed up and had a grand idea to position us horizontally in a vertical site. DUMB! It resulted in our 5th wheel jack knifing in to our back window and busting. The ordeal was very frustrating and lasted about an hour while all the backwoods people stood around drinking and watching! We left immediately after the damage and definitely will not be back. UPDATE 6/2013 They showed no signs of responsibility at the time or when we sent them a bill for the window replacement. They refused to pay the bill, yet asked me to delete this review and threatened to sue me if I didn't. They were not willing to negotiate, so why should I? Especially when Minnesota is an anti-SLAPP state (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation). read more

I decided to write a review for this campground because there were none when I was looking prior to my trip there. I really struggled with the rating to give this place - it was "fine" - but there were a few things that stuck out to me. The seasonal sites are all over the campground and many seem to have quite interesting campers. Many were very old and had a lot of old garage-type stuff in the yard. The arrangement for many of the sites seemed a bit strange too - we were placed in a section that was supposed to have 5 sites, yet there were only 2 tables and 1 fire ring. I'm hoping no one ever has to share a fire with strangers! Also, there is a gate at the entrance, which is a nice security feature I suppose, but the code changes daily so if you leave you need to stop by each day for an updated code. The lake is small but quaint. The swimming beach had course sand/dirt with many rocks, so it's not the type you'd relax on in the sun. Overall we had a fair experience, and the people were ok, but I'll probably check out another place next time. read more

Nothing but problems. I reserved (and was charged) a full hook up site online only to find myself in a dusty sand trap with only electric. The roads were horrible, with pot holes the size of vehicles. The office smelled horrible and the attendant came out in pajamas. By the first hour it was obvious the seasonal campers ruled the roost as they sped through our campsite on their golf carts, which lasted well into the morning hours. Nothing but a swing set for the kids. Do not waste your weekend on this over priced dump! read more

Mostly permanent campers. Electricity went out twice the first night. I had a pull through but had to back up in order to get out of the site. There was no way to pull through as there was a large tree in the way. The dirt roads are very narrow and the trees need trimmed. I won't return. read more

I have been a seasonal camper at AJ Acres for about 7 years. Absolutely love this place and the owner. Everyone is super friendly and down to earth. We go almost every weekend in the summer. They have dances a few weekends of the year for everyone and have Halloween for the kids. This is a rustic campground with beautiful huge bur oaks everywhere and the lake is a small very clean lake which we use all the time. Also, has great bass fishing! I think most people that post just must be the ones that want to bitch about everything!! Love my AJ Acres! read more

The other reviews are all correct. Large campground in the woods. There is no grass because of the trees, campsites are dirt. Showers and bathrooms have no ventilation, they are hot and muggy all day. Nothing is in walking distance, you will need to drive to get to the lodge or beach. If you walk, careful for the seasonals, they use golf carts and dont move. They also drive them all day for pleasure and kick up dust. Neighbors partied till 3 am. Not a place I will visit again. read more

Aj Acres Campground - Dirt campsites. No grass. - Campgrounds Near Me

We stayed here one weekend and liked it so much we now have a seasonal spot. the people here were great and made us feel at home. I was tired and wanted to nap in my hammock and my wife was asked to join in a bags tournament that some of the seasonal campers were hosting. We now go almost every weekend and enjoy our little piece of heaven. read more

Showed up on a Friday night two weeks ago for our reserved site. Couldn't find our site as they were not numbered well. Our neighbor had their vehicle parked in our spot; luckily they were there otherwise we would have waited a long time. The site would have maybe worked for a pop-up sized camper; not our 30' 5th wheel. Uneven dirt sites, had to try to level one side with three boards under tires. Then to find out the electrical was to the front of the site and could not reach. If the lady at the desk would have sent us in the other way, maybe we could have pulled in differently. Decided it wasn't worth to even turn it around and reset as our slide out would have been on top of the neighbor's awning! Called it quits and headed towards a rest area near North Dakota. Do not stay here even for a night unless you are looking to do some heavy partying, enjoy golf carts zooming around all the time (parked in the middle of the road), kids out running around, etc. Don't even care that I am out $42. I did not want to even try to sleep there. read more

This was not a good experience. I would not recommend this to anyone with young kids. The campsites are all dirt, no grass. There are kids playgrounds. There are numerous year round campers that overrun the place. The bathrooms were not cleaned all weekend and they're pretty gross. The picnic tables are rotted and falling apart. But the worst thing is the noise and drunkenness. The weekend we were there one of the permanent sites had a full stage and rock show with speakers, amps, mic stands, laser light show. They started about 8pm and went until past 1230am both Friday and Saturday nights, belting out songs and karaoke as everyone got more and more drunk. It was like you were trying to camp right next to a roadhouse that had an outdoor rock show going all night long. We tried calling all night long to the office but no one ever answered. The next day we called the office and the managers said they drove through and made rounds at 1030p and everything was quiet. This was not true. As the nights got later and later, there were more and more drunk regulars driving around and yelling in their golf carts so no one in our tent or camper got any sleep. This place was horrible. read more

VERY UPSET with AJ Acres. Made a reservation back in April for today. We had requested a site we used 2years ago . We paid for water and sewer. Upon checking in we were given a completely different site. The hookups for both water and electric are shared with other sites. Because we were given an end site, hookups were quite a distance from our site and we were unable to hook up to water and electric. Talked to people in office and asked for a different site. We were told it couldn't be done. THey couldn't help us. Told us to buy a 30 amp extension cord - not a small expense!!!!! We had to leave without any reimbursement. A complete disappointment. read more

Hmm, not sure where to begin. Yes it was nice to be so close to the cities and yes they did have large sites. The two workers we encountered were friendly. Unfortunately that is all of the positives I can think of. The camp site we were given (way in the back) had a major slope , had a hard time trying to figure out where to put the camper. Kids racing around in golf carts the whole time, not just driving them but chasing each other. We were told the pontoon we wanted to rent was "down". After I saw it I didn't mind not being able to use it. The bench to sit by the lake had no legs so its just sitting on the ground?? A lot of the seasonal sites looked like something from a circus side show. Weird. The petting zoo?? what the heck was that? We were told there were 4 goats (only saw 1) and two donkeys. Not much of a "petting zoo" . The donkeys look like they need major attention. Hoofs are way overgrown and when I went to pet one, I could feel a bunch of swollen wood ticks behind the ear. They were in the same pen together and all the other pens had nothing but overgrown grass and weeds. Seems to me it may have been a nice place at one time but has been neglected Wont be returning. read more

I dont get all the negative reviews. We stayed here and were very much pleased with our stay. We ( all 3 families that stayed here) found the staff to be very nice and helpful. The place is not bad. Its what an outdoor camping experience should be. Yes all there is is dirt roads but what do you expect its called camping for a reason. I found the spot we were given very nice and quiet it almost felt like we were the only ones there. I will absolutely recommend this place to anyone. The lake is very nice and quiet, good fishing. There is playgrounds all throughout the campsite for the kiddoes so thats a bonus. I especially appreciate the main guy ( not sure if hes the owner but he was so great.) The prices are also very reasonable. will definitely be going back next year and every year. read more

Horrible. Horrible. Horrible. We will tell everyone we know how much we disliked the place. We learned of AJ Acres at an RV show and we believed the description of AJ Acres. We should not have believed it. Worse place we've ever been. First of all the customer service stinks. After calling a few days ahead of time with a question and receiving no response, I shouldn't have been surprised by the rude, ungracious, noncommunicative response we received when we arrived. We shouldn't have been surprised at the junk strewn throughout the place by the "regulars" and " seasonal " campers. We shouldn't have been surprised by the loud, obnoxious, foul mouthed regular "seasonal" campers who allowed their children to race around on golf carts unsupervised. Not only the kids, but the masses of drunk and loud adults nearly running you over with the golf carts were ever present too. We shouldn't have been surprised at the constant noise: radios, dance music, flashing lights and the ridiculous dance party that occurred each night until 11:30, giving us a headache. We shouldn't have been surprised. So AJ Acres shouldn't be surprised by this review or by the fact that after only two nights of our scheduled 4 nights there, we left early in the morning. As soon as we lined up an alternative nearby very nice campground we left quickly. Yep, we lost a little non refundable money for those last2 nights, but keeping our sanity is worth it. Never again will we go to AJ Acres. Good riddance. The negative reviews are all true- I wish I had read them ahead of time. I wish I could give a zero star rating. read more

i have been camping since 1966....i have camped all over the us and canada....well this camp ground was by far the worse campgrounds i have ever been to......there was nothing but dirt...unless you where a seasoned camper there....and than you had to look at all their junk in their yards.....was like a old rundown trailor park kids riding golf carts all day and night long..... dirty bathrooms...peeps had thrown up in....or to much bm they wouldnt flush....was sooo gross....parts of the bathroom falling down on one of our campers.... rented a pontoon boat months before going....than it was out for repairs...he never let us know.... plus the owner was calling us liers about the boat...... the firepits where made from tire frames....tossed around....broken tables.... peeps drinking and fighting at 1am.... basically it was one big dust bowl......the pics on their site....no way....wasnt what we had and the price....i can stay at a clean state park...with clean bathrooms....grass on the ground...and nice park rangers with electric sites are far less than this dust bowl makes me upset i wasted $$ there....please dont do the same......RUN!!!! read more