Lake Camping Near Rochester
27 lakes with a campground within 90 miles of Rochester, closest first.
Distances are straight-line from the center of Rochester; the drive will be longer. Campgrounds are mapped in OpenStreetMap, so confirm the operator, season and whether sites can be reserved.
Bear Creek Reservoir
61 out of 100 Lake ScoreOlmsted · Chester104 acres
9 miles from Rochester · Chester Woods County Park Campground
Shady Lake
34 out of 100 Lake ScoreOlmsted · Oronoco144 acres
11 miles from Rochester · Oronoco City Park
Lake Pepin
76 out of 100 Lake ScoreGoodhue · Lake City12,299 acres
35 miles from Rochester · Frontenac State Park Cart-in
Lake Byllesby
75 out of 100 Lake ScoreDakota · Cannon Falls1,368 acres
43 miles from Rochester · Lake Byllesby
Cannon Lake
56 out of 100 Lake ScoreRice · Faribault1,593 acres
48 miles from Rochester · Doc's Dock
Roberds Lake
62 out of 100 Lake ScoreRice · Shieldsville632 acres
48 miles from Rochester · Roberds Lake Resort & Campgrounds
Albert Lea Lake
70 out of 100 Lake ScoreFreeborn · Albert Lea2,669 acres
49 miles from Rochester · Backpack #5
Clear Lake
66 out of 100 Lake ScoreWaseca · Waseca649 acres
50 miles from Rochester · Kiesler's Campground & RV Resort
Cedar Lake
58 out of 100 Lake ScoreRice · Warsaw902 acres
51 miles from Rochester · Le Mieux Resort & Campground
Shields Lake
59 out of 100 Lake ScoreRice · Shieldsville940 acres
54 miles from Rochester · McCullough Park Campground
Upper Sakatah Lake
57 out of 100 Lake ScoreLe Sueur · Waterville892 acres
55 miles from Rochester · Sakatah Lake State Park Campground
Spring Lake
57 out of 100 Lake ScoreDakota · Hastings1,494 acres
57 miles from Rochester · Cardinal
All lakes by distance
Sorted by rank. Tap a lake for access, fish species and directions.
| Lake | County | Distance | Acres | Max depth | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Creek Reservoirnear Chester | Olmsted | 9 mi | 104 | 37 ft | 61 out of 100 Lake Score |
| Shady Lakenear Oronoco | Olmsted | 11 mi | 144 | 13 ft | 34 out of 100 Lake Score |
| Lake Pepinnear Lake City | Goodhue | 35 mi | 12,299 | 60 ft | 76 out of 100 Lake Score |
| Lake Byllesbynear Cannon Falls | Dakota | 43 mi | 1,368 | 50 ft | 75 out of 100 Lake Score |
| Cannon Lakenear Faribault | Rice | 48 mi | 1,593 | 15 ft | 56 out of 100 Lake Score |
| Roberds Lakenear Shieldsville | Rice | 48 mi | 632 | 43 ft | 62 out of 100 Lake Score |
| Albert Lea Lakenear Albert Lea | Freeborn | 49 mi | 2,669 | 6 ft | 70 out of 100 Lake Score |
| Clear Lakenear Waseca | Waseca | 50 mi | 649 | 34 ft | 66 out of 100 Lake Score |
| Cedar Lakenear Warsaw | Rice | 51 mi | 902 | 42 ft | 58 out of 100 Lake Score |
| Shields Lakenear Shieldsville | Rice | 54 mi | 940 | 42 ft | 59 out of 100 Lake Score |
| Upper Sakatah Lakenear Waterville | Le Sueur | 55 mi | 892 | 12 ft | 57 out of 100 Lake Score |
| Spring Lakenear Hastings | Dakota | 57 mi | 1,494 | 17 ft | 57 out of 100 Lake Score |
| Lake Elysiannear Elysian | Waseca | 61 mi | 2,215 | 13 ft | 58 out of 100 Lake Score |
| Frances Lakenear Greenland | Le Sueur | 62 mi | 927 | 60 ft | 68 out of 100 Lake Score |
| Lake St. Croixnear Stillwater | Washington | 64 mi | 8,393 | 78 ft | 83 out of 100 Lake Score |
| Cleary Lakenear Prior Lake | Scott | 65 mi | 145 | 9 ft | 55 out of 100 Lake Score |
| Cedar Lakenear New Prague | Scott | 65 mi | 793 | 13 ft | 66 out of 100 Lake Score |
| East Jefferson Lakenear Marysburg | Le Sueur | 66 mi | 685 | 37 ft | 57 out of 100 Lake Score |
| Lake Madisonnear Madison Lake | Blue Earth | 67 mi | 1,447 | 59 ft | 61 out of 100 Lake Score |
| Clear Lakenear Lexington (Le Sueur) | Le Sueur | 67 mi | 279 | 18 ft | 57 out of 100 Lake Score |
| Rice Lakenear Wells | Faribault | 68 mi | 266 | 4 ft | 48 out of 100 Lake Score |
| Duck Lakenear Madison Lake | Blue Earth | 68 mi | 290 | 25 ft | 65 out of 100 Lake Score |
| Lake Washingtonnear Madison Lake | Le Sueur | 71 mi | 1,516 | 51 ft | 65 out of 100 Lake Score |
| Lura Lakenear Mapleton | Blue Earth | 77 mi | 1,359 | 9 ft | 63 out of 100 Lake Score |
| Square Lakenear Stillwater | Washington | 81 mi | 203 | 68 ft | 78 out of 100 Lake Score |
| Auburn Lakenear Victoria | Carver | 84 mi | 291 | 84 ft | 72 out of 100 Lake Score |
| Lake Minnetonkanear Mound | Hennepin | 84 mi | 14,206 | 113 ft | 85 out of 100 Lake Score |