We camped at one of the "hike-in" campsites in the Basswood Campground over Memorial weekend. There were carts for hauling stuff to the campsite. (Alas, if only we could have snagged one of those on this busiest of all busy camping weekends, though none of the sites were so far from the parking space that hauling everything was overly burdensome.)
The campground does not have showers, but it does have clean pit toilet buildings (solid wood structure, cement floors - not standard outhouses), and the main visitor center and beach building both have flush toilets and sinks with running water.
We enjoyed a trip around the two islands in Cleary Lake on a paddle boat. The park rents out paddle boats, canoes and kayaks. (And there's a group camp site on one of the islands!)
The beach was a busy place during the daytime, but the chilly mornings & evenings found it still and quiet:
Cleary Lake also offers a Pavilion rental space for events. They were setting up for a wedding inside. Otherwise, I might have taken more photos! The round fireplace in the center of the building, along with the vaulted ceiling and windows overlooking the lake make the building both seem cozy and expansive...
A view from the campground peninsula of the beach & rental building across the lake:
We are a little worried that the mosquitoes might be bad here in the summer. There are lots of little marshy areas and ponds. But it was a lovely place for a spring camping trip - less than 40 minutes from home and tucked back in the trees!
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