Peaceful, quiet, really low water levels though... and lots of goat heads (stickers)... enjoyed the break from the craziness!

NICE lake, clean shores and the dock is great. Suggestion be strategic about timing at the dock mornings are busy if your practiced no problem if your not well its tough. ENJOY, the lake is pretty good sized....we run a 17 boat.

Not very crowded prairie lake, in the middle of nowhere! At full pool, it has lots of area to spread out. Decent marina, fully staffed state park rangers, fishing, clean campsites, swim beach.Nice escape.Oh and my dogs loved swimming in a secluded cove!

The park is pretty. Theres a few different campgrounds within the park I stayed at Chimney View. I stayed on site 59 which was near the vault toilets and had a great distant view of the reservoir. The sites are very clean and well maintained as well as the facilities. There are pay showers, 3 quarters gets you 3 minutes and the water temperatures options are freezing or cold. It was 88 degrees by 9 am so that was great for me but be warned. There is a change machine in the bathroom if you dont have coins. I had the whole campground to myself. There was one other couple that was there for a little while but the wind was relentless the day I was there and then there was a storm that came through in the middle of the night so I think they bailed.There is zero natural cover. Like, not a single tree. The little wind, sun shades permanent fixtures are somewhat helpful but the day I was there the wind was blowing straight out of the East into the East facing cover... I would stay again when passing through. The sunset was epic.

Very nice state park. Camp sites are nicely spaced out but there are no trees so little privacy. Very clean restrooms with showers. There is a well stocked convince store nearby at the marina. Swim beach is clean with plenty of room in the sand.

Love this place. Great place for camping. Great camp sites. Beautiful park. Well maintained. Great fishing. It will be one of our favorites. Cant wait to keep going back.

I liked the park. Evenings were fantastic with a slight breeze accompanied by crickets and other assorted animals serenading you to sleep. Dayime was hot and buggy otherwise I would have given it 5 stars. I tried taking a duckie out by the Inlet campground and biting flies drove me back on shore. I will come back again.

No trees, tents have to be set up on gravel, 28$ a night, to sit in the sun all day. If I wanted to camp in the desert, I would have went to death valley. Its probably prettier.

Had a great time camping at this location. The facilities were very clean and well kept. I will certainly come back to this location.

A fun weekend camping and paddleboarding. Fantastic star gazing. Beatific sunset and sunrise. Paddleboarding was awesome.

Nice lake with nice campgrounds. the Marina is very expensive, so make sure you have what you need. Chimney View campground has a bathroom with a broken lock. but the individual camping spots are nice. big picnic table with a covering and a good firepit. no electricity, but we had our generator. very relaxing weekend. well be back!

Nice park, lake was low when we visited. Most sites have shade provided, not many trees. Very clean facillities. Rangers were very nice.

We spent all day at this lake boating and fishing. It is beautiful with Lots of wildlife as well as an incredible amount of space to explore. The fact that it isnt a no-wake lake doesnt seem to bother the fishing much as most of the boaters see your pole in the water, and stay a respectable distance away. Unfortunately, however, we didnt catch many fish- that is the only reason why I am not giving it five stars.

The grounds crew always do a really good job of keeping the park clean. Camp hosts are friendly, too. We’ve been coming here for years and would recommend it to anyone looking for a good place to camp or go boating. Dump stations and 30-50 amp hookups available on most sites.

Low water, but we made the most of it....fishing, kite flying, 103 degrees, went to the visitors center...kids had fun!

The reservoir it self is very nice , however it’s crazy to me that in addition to $36 per night camp fee they also charge $9 per day for your car and $3 for cold showers . It’s very hard to find your way around to the swimming area and walking trails there are no signs or maps of the area .

Descent campground with good spacing. Boat ramp not overcrowded. Water level down and dropping fast.

Good not great. Swim beach is very low, like is the norm lately. Even 6 years ago there was water to the playground. Ive heard that the farmers might be taking a bit extra out for their crops to increase yields. At least there wasnt a giant algae plume this year!

So beautiful! Super cheap, except know that youll have to pay $8 upon arrival to pay for the state park fee.

Super beautiful sunset, gray place to see it.

Good boat ramp, lots of trailer parking. Avoiding weekends is best.

Beautiful view!! So relaxing!! Very nice people! Will definitely be coming back!

I havent been to the park in years and was incredibly disappointed with an experience today. While walking the dog, I let him off leash as there were no other people, dogs, or cars in sight. When I saw the Park Ranger truck approaching, I put the dog on the leash because I always leash him when cars or people are approaching. Officer Mills pulled up and without any introduction or greeting, rudely told me the dog had to be on a leash and stated, And because you put him on the leash, I assume you already knew that. I will write you a ticket if I see you again. I have no problem being asked to have the dog on the leash as this is the rule. However, I do expect Park Rangers to be appropriate and professional when approaching paying guests and not rude and unfriendly. Officer Mills was not wearing a mask, as all essential workers are required to do during this pandemic when dealing with the public, and did not maintain 6 feet of distance. When we called the office after leaving the park, Officer Mills refused to provide her full name and stated, Im Officer Mills to you. The park and trails were well maintained so its unfortunate that an otherwise great day was interrupted by a rude and unprofessional Park Ranger.

Great weekend at the Elks Campground. Busy place and bathrooms & main office still arent open yet. Marine & Lake are open. We kayak, lot of people fishing & many doing other water activities.

Camped out one night here. Had a great stay for a great price.

Good spot for fishing.

Clean atmosfere. Lots of thing to do. Kave a marina that has paddle boats that you can rent. Fishing, camping and boatimg a plus

Amazing place and fun to be had, boat or not!! Reserve spots online before you go!!

Great veiws, clean and well kept (sometimes we have to pick up some trash but not bad). Great fishing.

Great place when we where younger! Like going know . To remember the good days . When we were young. And it bigger than Jackson lake .for the boat.like lake big mac.

It was very accessible when I was there.

A great place.to go to to get away. The staff at the Marina shop and and boat rental place are very customer service foucs and do a great job.

Great! Good weather! Smooth water! Nice camp sites.

Its a beautiful location with very warm water. We really enjoyed camping here and everyone we meet was extremely kind. The signage is certainly lacking, so prepare to be without service and black of signs. The facilities, even for a park, leave a lot to be desired. We went in right after they were cleaned and it still had a large mess on the ground. Not as bad as it was before, but by no means cleaned up.

Camp host ran a generator nearly all night. Aside from that, its mostly dead grass and goose leavings.

It was a beautiful place to go for a Sunday afternoon drive.

Beautiful park, just got here this morning.

Very nice state park with a lake plus a town nearby to get dinner. Lots of little prickers that dogs pick up in their paws, but otherwise very nice. Bathrooms and showers quite nice.

Great lake for boating and fishing. Part of state park system. Picnic areas, swimming beach, two boat ramps. Has an archery range as well. Lots of wild life to see.

The lake is wonderful and even has a swim beach! There is also a large archery range. The facility is clean and the Rangers are helpful! Make sure you stay for the stunning sunsets.

Could this have been a former alien spaceship?

Beautiful area. The lake was full when I went. Went boating/fishing all day and had a great time. The reservoir was s lot larger than I thought it was going to be. Plenty of space for fisherman and water skiers. I will definitely be going back.

Big lake, good fishing, good camping

Camp Host was great! Serene! Beach Area!

Beautiful lake tons of camping and scenery

It is always a very nice stay, the park rangers are always friendly. My only complaint is that sometimes the power goes out (when everyone is running air conditioning during the summer) but the park rangers always have it fixed within 15 minutes

Nice eyes, worm harnesses 12 water.

The park was clean and well taken care of. The camping areas were mowed around and not overgrown. The hiking trails were in great shape. The best thing was the number of bathrooms. Theyre basic, but there were plenty of them. The scenery and wildlife were beautiful and the park was quiet and not too crowded (end of March).

Nice place for a spring camping trip (when we were there), but could be hot in summer. If youre here for the boating that wouldnt be as much of an issue. We were here in April, so the park was only about half-opened (e.g., the marina was closed).The campsites are nicely separated so you dont feel like youre right on top of your neighbors. The shaded picnic tables at each site would be nice to get out of the sun in summer. Two of the three campgrounds have 30A electrical hookups.The restrooms are good; clean and well maintained, but there are relatively few of them and so its a bit of a walk from some campsites and they might get crowded when the campground is full.The dump station is good, with two drains and water for flushing out your see hose. Theres also potable water there and in the campgrounds, but the water tastes TERRIBLE.There are a couple of short hiking trails that are good for getting out and stretching you legs.There were lots of birds in April, so this would be a good place for birders.So, this is a good park for boaters and fishermen, as well as birders an other wildlife watchers. Its also a nice place to go to just get away for civilization for a while.

Clean and quiet park, out of the way so not too busy yet worth the drive from I-76.Ultimate place to relax with the most awesome sunsets! Fishing, camping, swimming, modern rest rooms. 2nd time here while travelling to the Rockies. Awesome!

We stay at North Sterling Reservoir every time we are passing through big rig very friendly have 30 amp and 50 amp here.

Beautiful Park, RV spots are nicely groomed. Awesome place to hang out for the weekend!!! Great walking and biking trails all around the park, will definitely be back.

The open camp grounds are really nice and the lake was not super busy. The water level was unusually high for this time of year which made getting the pontoon boat out a lot better.

Wanted to catch fish but werent biting. Most likely wrong time off day. Try again another day. Nice lake. Didnt notice any pests. Seemed like boaters were enjoying themselves.

I absolutely loved this location. The light pollution was next to non and was able to sleep under the stars.

Great RV camping but below average tent camping, no real shade from the sun other then the tables. No trees for a hammock, the beach/lake was the best part. We ended up leaving at 4 am and cutting out trip short because of what little tent comforts.

If i could put no stars i wouldAt 1pm My kids were playing with water guns simply being kids and the park rangers approached us about them being too loud. Also one of my vehicles had the left tire on the edge of the grass and they told us to move it and park it in a specific place so we did well... they came back and said to move it again.i took my loss on this place because i paid for two nights but i will never go back if you plan on staying here take a book and make sure to not step out of your vehicle because that’s literally all you’re allowed to do! We left to Nebraska lake and we had a great time.

It was okay there were boats where we were trying to swim and there wss a dead fish in the water

Everything was good.

Great camping and lake activities.

Nice campgrounds and facilities. We enjoyed the 4 nights we spent there. We went to the swim beach and fished in the lake.

Good place to fish the view is great just to much carp.

The women’s bathroom was dirty, and the garbage had not been taken out for a while. The men’s bathroom shower would only except 3 quarters and was barely a trickle. The park rangers drove around a lot and the woman who mows the lawn mowed it even though the lawn was pretty short already. I would not waste my time here. The only redeeming value was there was hardly anyone camping, maybe 10 rigs.

Was nice except for the high alge content. Which Cant be helped.

Good views, lots of birds. Wish I had a boat, because conditions looked good. Bugs. Not much to do about it, but bugs.

When the weather cooperates and the water is high this is a great place to boat and fish. Unfortunately the weather was only good for one day of our stay.

A hidden oasis, although most of the park is a barren landscape with no good view of the bluffs (need a boat) however an area of old cottonwood trees on the Southeast shoreline were a unique microclimate. Truly an Oasis!

Had a great time the rangers are great the only negative was the huge issue if buying flies. If this gets fixed it would rate 5 stars.

Worst park in the state ....the game wardens are garbage

Park rangers constantly nitpicked us. I was immediately asked to move my car because two tires were on the grass... Which I was fine with because the ranger was nice. Then we had two rangers rudely approach us with flashlights in our face over being too loud. Then we were told that we couldnt have 3 tents in one camp space, mind you we paid for 4 camping spaces, just had some tents close together in one of them because all of our kids of different age groups wanted to be near eachother (No tent limit was exceeded based on the space we PAID for.) Just felt scolded for every little thing. Rangers are clearly overstaffed around there. Wont ever go back.To not be a total negative Nancy:There was one other nice ranger who brought around popsicles & the camping lots are spacious.

Very nice and clean. Quiet and relaxing. Good fishing

Quick stop with my dog and we both really enjoyed it.

Fishing is terrible right now

Its no Lake of the Ozarks but its one heck of a good time and a lake we have and will continue to visit every year as long as it stays as fun as it is now! Its definitely a fishy lake - they are constantly jumping all around you and it you have to avoid certain areas of the lake that the cows go in, but if you know those things, you can have a blast. Weve only had a few run-ins with the rangers (even on busy holidays) but theyve always been polite. We go there every year for the July 4th holiday because they do an amazing fireworks show over the boat dock and theres nothing better than watching it all from a boat!

Very nice place to tent or rv

Great clean park. Definitely a trailer type park there is little shade. Definitely worth checking out.

Nice view..great day for a walk along the lake

How can you go camping without trees? Left before we could even camp

So fun and a variety of things to do

Decent park, but my camping experience was not worth the camp fee and the park pass fee. The reservation was also made by phone call and I was not informed that it was on the second campsite location rather than the main one.

Nice place to go

Lake on the prairie. Windy but nice.

Its a very good place to swimming to have fun.

2nd week of September and the park is almost empty. We stayed Tues and Wed. Great open vistas but limited shade, trees are still too small. Good Verizon, water and electric, no sewer but easy access dump site. Ranger was very nice. Wed night we were the only ones at the Elks campground. Hot and dry weather so we opted for the only site (#20)that shaded the trailer with no view if the water. Didnt use the bathrooms or showers.

Always very clean, quiet, and very beautiful. Never disapoints.

Great spot for fishing, grilling, chilling! Rangers and staff are nice too.

Very accommodating for our Girl Scout Camping.

Weve stayed here twice. Both times in late summer after irrigation of crops and lawns, the designed purpose, have drawn down the reservoirs level leaving very wide exposed shorelines. Large flocks of pelicans and Canadian Geese. Located far enough from highways and town to hold down the effects of sound and light on the nights quiet and skies.Will visit again during our voyages to and from the Rockies.

Love it here. Just plan on it being a little windy and you will love it!

Came from out of state. Not promoting tourism when reservations only. Never having been there had no idea what site to pick do went to Lake Ogallala instead. Never used to be this way in Colorado before. Not a fan.

We have camped here for two years but went to the side with electrical. The shower was awful. No pressure and cooler water. Cold inside the bathrooms. Last year my husband was shocked putting in quarters in the shower. He has a defibrillator and it could had killed him! This was the nonelectrical camp side. This year we were told the machine for getting a campsite reservation was not working and had not for over two weeks. We had to drive back to town to make a reservation since they will no longer do reservations in the office!!!

Nice quite park, awesome sunsets, and great trails

People were talking so loud and they were playing their music so loud. At 10pm the noise did stop but around 8am I was awake from the same issue

First time camping there. Fishing; plenty to catch. A large Beach Area for swimming. Boats and skidoos didnt appear to be crowded. Camp sights were well maintained; both electrical sites and the overflow area which did not have electrical hookups. Pet friendly. All facilities were well maintained. Access to the park from the town of Sterling was a 2 lane nicely paved blacktop road. We will definitely be returning to this place.

Very clean. Good fishing..beautiful place

I just LOVE the Archery Course.

Good RV camping sites, good fishing.

An absolute gem in Northeast Colorado. Plenty of space, great walking trails, just a wonderful visit

The campground had power failures twice!!! Other than that it was kinda nice.

Nice park. But it has no Handicapped area. And no place for a handicap accessible area to fish.