Dakins Lake Park and Campground

Dakins Lake Park and Campground is a beautiful and peaceful place to visit. The lake views are relaxing, and the park is clean and well-maintained — perfect for walking, picnics, and enjoying nature. It’s a small but very nice camping spot close to Zearing, and they even have electric hookups, which is great for overnight stays. The shelters and open spaces are family-friendly, and the campground feels safe and quiet. The only thing to note is that the park roads are gravel, so expect a little dust. Overall, a calm and pleasant getaway near Ames.

Nice, quiet campground. The main camping area is all relatively new. Spacious, level campsites with nice fire rings and tables. The main campground does not have mature trees at this time, so the sites are not shaded. They have planted lots of trees, so in the future, it will be. The east campground I saw when walking the trail. It looked like it did have lots of mature trees there. Showerhouse/ restrooms are clean. They have push-button water control in the showers that do not have any adjustments for temperature, pressure, or direction. Pressure was pretty strong, and the water temperature was nice. Stalls were spacious and had benches in them. The only complaint was that there was only 1 sink and no counter space with outlets to do things like blow dry your hair and such. The

Great little County park for a close to home getaway. Nice path around the lake to walk. I've never reeled in a lunker here but always caught something. The camping facilities are nice as well. Update on fishing 🎣 5/12/24. Fly Fishing...lots of bluegill, some bass and one walleye this weekend.

Very nice campground. So peaceful and I love how the campsites are positioned. So spacious, and you feel like you have your own private spot. The lake is nice too and the path to walk around it is really wide and great for walking.

A great place to fish, picnic, camp, or just relax. The “lake” Is small but clean. Some good fishing!! 🐟 The full service camping area is new so not a lot of shade established. The primitive camping area has a lot of trees and shade.