Lake Camping Near Brainerd

40 lakes with a campground within 90 miles of Brainerd, closest first.

Distances are straight-line from the center of Brainerd; the drive will be longer. Campgrounds are mapped in OpenStreetMap, so confirm the operator, season and whether sites can be reserved.

North Long Lake

Crow Wing · Merrifield6,190 acres

6 miles from Brainerd

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Upper South Long Lake

Crow Wing · Brainerd804 acres

8 miles from Brainerd · The Harbor On Crescent Bay

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Lake Hubert

Crow Wing · Nisswa1,301 acres

9 miles from Brainerd

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Gull Lake

Cass · Nisswa10,010 acres

10 miles from Brainerd · Gulf Lake- Cor of Engineers Campground

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Agate Lake

Cass · Lake Shore157 acres

11 miles from Brainerd · Birch Bay RV Resort

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Huntington Mine

Crow Wing · Crosby106 acres

12 miles from Brainerd · Old Iron Camp

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Pennington Mine

Crow Wing · Ironton62 acres

14 miles from Brainerd · True North Basecamp

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Rock Lake

Cass · Casino261 acres

14 miles from Brainerd · Rock Lake Campground

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Portsmouth Mine

Crow Wing · Armour Number Two Mine149 acres

14 miles from Brainerd · Portsmouth Campground

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Serpent Lake

Crow Wing · Crosby1,116 acres

15 miles from Brainerd · Crosby Memorial City Park Campground

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Round Lake

Aitkin · Garrison737 acres

19 miles from Brainerd · Camp Holiday Resort & Campground

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Greer Lake

Crow Wing · Cross Lake354 acres

21 miles from Brainerd · Greer Lake Campground

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All lakes by distance

Sorted by rank. Tap a lake for access, fish species and directions.

Lake	County	Distance	Acres	Max depth	Score
North Long Lakenear Merrifield	Crow Wing	6 mi	6,190	97 ft	75 out of 100 Lake Score
Upper South Long Lakenear Brainerd	Crow Wing	8 mi	804	47 ft	63 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Hubertnear Nisswa	Crow Wing	9 mi	1,301	83 ft	75 out of 100 Lake Score
Gull Lakenear Nisswa	Cass	10 mi	10,010	80 ft	90 out of 100 Lake Score
Agate Lakenear Lake Shore	Cass	11 mi	157	9 ft	46 out of 100 Lake Score
Huntington Minenear Crosby	Crow Wing	12 mi	106	258 ft	68 out of 100 Lake Score
Pennington Minenear Ironton	Crow Wing	14 mi	62	259 ft	70 out of 100 Lake Score
Rock Lakenear Casino	Cass	14 mi	261	17 ft	57 out of 100 Lake Score
Portsmouth Minenear Armour Number Two Mine	Crow Wing	14 mi	149	395 ft	74 out of 100 Lake Score
Serpent Lakenear Crosby	Crow Wing	15 mi	1,116	65 ft	73 out of 100 Lake Score
Round Lakenear Garrison	Aitkin	19 mi	737	125 ft	74 out of 100 Lake Score
Greer Lakenear Cross Lake	Crow Wing	21 mi	354	36 ft	62 out of 100 Lake Score
Cross Lake Reservoirnear Cross Lake	Crow Wing	22 mi	1,815	84 ft	76 out of 100 Lake Score
Hickory Lakenear Aitkin	Aitkin	23 mi	212	32 ft	69 out of 100 Lake Score
Goodrich Lakenear Cross Lake	Crow Wing	24 mi	382	35 ft	67 out of 100 Lake Score
Ogechie Lakenear Vineland	Mille Lacs	25 mi	409	6 ft	42 out of 100 Lake Score
Mille Lacs Lakenear Garrison	Mille Lacs	28 mi	128,250	42 ft	81 out of 100 Lake Score
Dower Lakenear Staples	Todd	31 mi	84	34 ft	56 out of 100 Lake Score
Onamia Lakenear Onamia	Mille Lacs	32 mi	1,044	10 ft	33 out of 100 Lake Score
Roosevelt Lakenear Outing	Cass	34 mi	1,511	129 ft	71 out of 100 Lake Score
Washburn Lakenear Outing	Cass	37 mi	1,590	111 ft	83 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Pepinnear Swanville	Todd	38 mi	53	34 ft	61 out of 100 Lake Score
Cedar Lakenear Upsala	Morrison	43 mi	236	88 ft	72 out of 100 Lake Score
Little Rock Lakenear Rice	Benton	44 mi	1,311	17 ft	66 out of 100 Lake Score
Silver Lakenear Longville	Cass	45 mi	121	20 ft	58 out of 100 Lake Score
Mabel Lakenear Remer	Cass	48 mi	184	14 ft	64 out of 100 Lake Score
Two Rivers Lakenear Holdingford	Stearns	49 mi	583	63 ft	61 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Annnear Ogilvie	Kanabec	49 mi	653	17 ft	58 out of 100 Lake Score
Little Birch Lakenear Grey Eagle	Todd	49 mi	839	89 ft	70 out of 100 Lake Score
Stocking Lakenear Menahga	Wadena	50 mi	362	22 ft	60 out of 100 Lake Score
Eleventh Crow Wing Lakenear Akeley	Hubbard	52 mi	751	80 ft	74 out of 100 Lake Score
Big Sandy Lakenear McGregor	Aitkin	52 mi	6,125	84 ft	69 out of 100 Lake Score
Long Lakenear Park Rapids	Hubbard	53 mi	1,926	135 ft	68 out of 100 Lake Score
Long Lakenear Walker	Cass	53 mi	279	80 ft	69 out of 100 Lake Score
Hill Lakenear Hill City	Aitkin	53 mi	794	48 ft	76 out of 100 Lake Score
Sauk Lakenear Sauk Centre	Todd	53 mi	2,126	61 ft	62 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Osakisnear Osakis	Todd	53 mi	6,389	73 ft	77 out of 100 Lake Score
Fish Lakenear Mora	Kanabec	56 mi	506	8 ft	55 out of 100 Lake Score
Big Pine Lakenear Finlayson	Pine	56 mi	399	25 ft	59 out of 100 Lake Score
Adley Lakenear Parkers Prairie	Otter Tail	56 mi	241	20 ft	56 out of 100 Lake Score

North Long Lake

Upper South Long Lake

Lake Hubert

Gull Lake

Agate Lake

Huntington Mine

Pennington Mine

Rock Lake

Portsmouth Mine

Serpent Lake

Round Lake

Greer Lake

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